Head of Digital

Prospectus is delighted to be recruiting for a Head of Digital on behalf of an independent, not-for-profit organisation that aims to raise the standard and profile of drawing through teaching and practice. The charity is one of only a few institutions in the world offering in-depth, quality tuition in drawing from observation. By offering tuition and resources to art students, artists, children and the public, they aim to address the permanent need for high-quality drawing teaching in the UK, filling a gap left by the steady erosion of observational drawing from the study of art in higher education and in schools.

Over the past few years, the charity has invested in digital initiatives that rethink online art education, using technology to find new approaches for how drawing skills and practice can be taught. They have secured new funding and is developing a number of new digital programmes that will put it at the forefront of digital innovation within the art education sector. To achieve their ambitions, the charity is recruiting for a newly created Head of Digital role.

This role will be responsible for driving and leading the digital strategy, delivering on new investment and projects such as: their new programme of asynchronous pre-recorded education courses; their ongoing Living Library content creation project; their live weekly life drawing broadcast capability, The Digital Studio; and the charity’s ongoing digital transformation. The new Head of Digital will play a pivotal role in developing and building a new digital team, delivering their unique drawing tuition to new audiences, and driving commercial income growth to sustain their charitable mission.

The successful candidate will bring significant experience of digital transformation and project management having developed and delivered multiple digital projects. You will bring excellent leadership and team management skills and have successfully led high-performing digital teams previously. As this is a newly created role, you will need to bring experience and enthusiasm of working both operationally and strategically, willing to be adaptable as the role and department develops over time. You will have excellent relationship building and communication skills, with the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels. In addition, you will be a self-starter with a commercial mindset and will bring a passion for their mission. 

To apply please submit your CV and a two-page supporting statement, preferably in Microsoft Word/PDF format. The statement should outline your motivation for joining the charity and why you feel you would be a good fit for this role. You should also demonstrate your experience and skillset with examples relating to the person specification in the Appointment Brief. If you have any further questions or would like to know more about this opportunity, please contact Steven Fraser from Prospectus.

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