Dress and Fit Model Cardiff, Wales
Job description
The opportunity
A British Art & Design School with a 150-year history, Cardiff School of Art & Design (CSAD) is housed in a state-of-the-art building on the Llandaff Campus and is home to students united by ambition and a true passion for creative enquiry. They are artists, designers, makers and thinkers in the fields of architecture, design, fashion, fine art, and a range of craft disciplines. The school is also home to FabLab, the Perceptual Experience Laboratory, Spin-out companies Fovotech and HUG™, and a number of major research and innovation initiatives that cohere around visual perception and user-centred design, linking disciplines from fine art to computer science.
The role of Dress and Fit model is based in the Cardiff School of Art and Design, primarily supporting the Fashion Design programme. The role involves working closely with students to model clothing.
The model will be dressed in various clothing and required to pose and move as instructed by School staff whilst students assess the fit of the garments and how they sit on the figure.
The model will be dressed in a variety of clothing samples for students to gain knowledge and experience of how clothing interacts with the body-space, tolerance, balance, pattern, shape, function and fit.
You will be:
Required to be dressed in designers’ sample garments.
Required to pose or move while clothed.
Responsible for assuming poses as directed by the lecturing staff.
Required to maintain standing or sitting positions for extended periods of time.
May be photographed or filmed while posing and moving.
What we are looking for
- Able to maintain standing or sitting positions: this may involve bending, stooping or holding arms and legs in stationary positions for extended periods of time.
- Must be willing to pose with various clothing.
- Reliable and punctual.
- Flexible as you may be asked to work at short notice.
- Ability to follow simple instructions.
- Ability to demonstrate a commitment to Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety, Quality Standards.
- You will be an enthusiastic and friendly with excellent communication and interpersonal skills coupled with a commitment to providing an excellent student experience.
Why join Cardiff Metropolitan University?
In 2020, the University was named The Sunday Times ‘Welsh University of the Year 2021’; in 2021 it became the Times Higher Education ‘UK and Ireland University of the Year 2022’; and in 2022 it was ranked the top university in the UK in the People and Planet Green League.
Dress and Fit Models form part of the vibrant curriculum at CSAD and play a key role in supporting student learning and enhancing student experience.
Further information about Cardiff School of Art & Design can be found here: https://cardiffmet.ac.uk/csad/
In addition, the University offers highly competitive terms and conditions including:
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with generous contributions.
- Award winning sports and fitness facilities with subsidised membership, plus subsidised physiotherapy/complementary therapy/sports massage.
- Access to all library facilities.
- Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work.
- Free family access to our independent specialist wellbeing support provider, Health Assured.
If you would like to talk with us about this opportunity please contact Avalon Cory, Fashion Design Lecturer at [email protected].
The opportunity is open to Cardiff Met students only.
Should a high volume of applications be received, we may need to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage you to apply as early as possible.
The University is committed to creating a highly inclusive culture. We offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements and a range of staff networks, forums and events to support and develop our people. We warmly welcome applications from those traditionally underrepresented in the higher education sector.
Further information
Please read our Candidate Pack or visit our staff recruitment website for information about working for us, our culture, benefits, work-life balance and our career progression and development opportunities.
