Programme Lead

Catalyst is an international creative production and performance learning community based at the extraordinary Funkhaus. Our courses span electronic music production and performance, music production and sound engineering, film production, tech arts & visual effects, and acting and follow a progressive educational approach. We provide students with a safe space to dream big, grow their own greatness and build a life they love.

Our international team of professionals work under a progressive work model called Holacracy - a decentralised management system where decision-making is distributed throughout different circles that hold clear and driven purposes and all feed back to our core values. Working with purpose means that our roles and accountabilities adapt to always align with our purposes and this provides for a flexible and dynamic work and collaboration amongst our team members.

**What can you expect from us**:

- Opportunity to learn and exchange experiences with a vibrant creative community
- Dynamic and fast changing work environment
- Encouragement to express yourself and take initiative in shaping your role
- Freedom to express yourself within your specific academic focus
- Possibilities to develop yourself as teacher as well as a music professional

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and experienced professional to refine and run our Visual Effects, Digital Arts and Animation B.A programme. As the programme lead you will be tasked with refining, developing and running a cutting edge B.A (Hons) programme according to your own practical experience in the industry, whilst aligning with our teaching and learning philosophy. You will have the support of multiple roles within the organisation, both to ensure cohesion between all of our courses and to get inspiration from what we’ve done before - but your hands will be free to develop the course that you feel will excite, motivate, and create the best possible space to learn in.

**Purpose**

Upholding the vision and direction of the programme through thorough planning, development and refinement processes.

**Key Accountabilities**
- Setting out objectives, vision and strategy
- Designing programme content, course structure, schedules, outlines, and delivery methods
- Managing, and providing educational support and planning for tutors
- Helping to design appropriate spaces and equipment
- Developing marketing copy
- Interviewing prospective students
- Communicating with potential students about the course
- Advertising for, interviewing and hiring new tutors
- Developing projects and module handbooks with tutors in line with module descriptors
- Running weekly team meetings

**About You**
You may have many or all of these qualities/experiences:

- Strong pedagogical background, with a relevant M.A to back it up
- Relevant industry experience with a strong creative portfolio
- Strong communicator speaking and writing in English at a high level
- An interest in progressive education methodologies (PBL a bonus)
- Highly developed real-world teaching practice
- Efficiency in designing and carrying out administration processes
- Ability to critique and guide the teaching and assessment of others
- Experience in conceiving, developing and enacting planning strategies
- Achieving great results with ideas rather than large budgets
- Happy to get your hands dirty and be a team player

You should be able to demonstrate that you are exceptionally capable with evidence of earlier real-world roles/ projects to prove your abilities.
- We will be testing your capabilities and role fit as part of our interview process. Short-listed applicants may work a trial day as part of the interview process._

**Next Steps