Job Description
Media Lecturer
Application Deadline: 1 July 2026
Department: Music & Performing Arts
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Wigan & Leigh College
Compensation: £31,699 - £42,450 / year
37 Hours per Week, Permanent
You know how stories are made. Now teach the people who will tell the next ones.
A strong idea is only the start. Students also need the technical skill, judgement and discipline to turn it into work that connects with an audience.
As our Media Lecturer, you’ll teach across Level 2, Level 3 and T Level Media programmes. You’ll help students develop practical skills in film making, video production, audio, radio and content creation, while showing them how professional media work is planned, produced and refined.
You’ll bring current industry practice into the classroom. That means more than teaching software or equipment. You’ll help students understand the choices behind a piece of work, the standards expected on a production and the teamwork, deadlines and attention to detail the sector demands.
You’ll also take course leadership responsibility. You’ll keep delivery organised, monitor progress and work with colleagues to make sure students receive a coherent, current and ambitious learning experience.
Your students may be preparing for university, apprenticeships, freelance work or roles across film, audio, broadcasting, digital content and the wider creative industries. You’ll help them build the portfolios, technical confidence and professional habits that move them towards those next steps.
What you'll do
- Teach practical and theory Media across Level 2, Level 3 and T Level programmes.
- Bring film making, video production, audio, radio and content creation to life through practical projects.
- Help students understand professional workflows, production standards and creative decision-making.
- Plan engaging lessons that develop technical skill, creativity and employability.
- Assess work, give clear feedback and guide students on how to improve.
- Lead agreed courses, coordinating delivery, assessment and student progress.
- Monitor attendance and achievement and act early when students need additional support or challenge.
- Help students build portfolios and prepare for higher education, apprenticeships and creative careers.
- Keep your subject knowledge current as technology, platforms and industry practice develop.
- Contribute to live briefs, showcases, Open Evenings and activities promoting Creative Media.
What you'll bring
- A degree or relevant vocational qualification in Creative Media or a related subject.
- Experience teaching or training in Media.
- Experience delivering BTEC Level 2 and Level 3 programmes.
- Knowledge of T Level Media, or the ability to get up to speed quickly.
- Broad technical experience across film, video, audio, radio or content creation.
- Current knowledge of contemporary media production and industry practice.
- The ability to translate professional experience into teaching that lands with students.
- A teaching qualification, or willingness to work towards one.
- Experience leading or coordinating a course would be helpful
What you're like
- Industry current. You know how media practice is changing and keep your teaching connected to it.
- Creative. You help students find their voice while maintaining strong technical standards.
- Hands-on. You can teach production in practice, not just on paper.
- Organised. You keep hold of course delivery, deadlines, assessment and progress.
- Clear. You explain technical and creative ideas in ways students understand.
- Encouraging. You help students improve without lowering expectations.
- Collaborative. You enjoy working across a creative department and sharing ideas.
Essentials
- You’ll need an enhanced DBS check. If you get the job, we’ll do this for you.
- You’re committed to safeguarding and inclusion.
- You can travel across our sites.
- You’re flexible and happy to work beyond standard hours when productions, events or college activity require it.
Why work for us
Great media teaching often starts with a small shift.
A student stops copying what they have seen and starts making creative decisions of their own. A rough first edit becomes something with pace and purpose. A nervous pitch becomes a confident idea. A piece of feedback helps someone see what their work could become.
At Wigan & Leigh College, you’ll help create those moments.
You’ll work with students who want to build careers in film, audio, broadcasting, digital content and the wider creative industries. You’ll help them develop the technical grounding, creative confidence and professional habits they need to progress.
You’ll also have the opportunity to shape course delivery, keep the curriculum connected to contemporary practice and bring your own industry experience into the work students produce.
This is a role for someone who understands that creative ambition matters, but so do deadlines, standards, teamwork and the detail behind the finished piece.
Time to recharge
- Generous annual leave entitlement, including bank holidays, depending on your role
- Family-friendly leave policies
Wellbeing as well as work
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Medicash healthcare plan
- Occupational health support
- Confidential counselling
- Specsavers eye test vouchers
- A culture where people look out for each other
Financial peace of mind
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Salary sacrifice schemes, including Cycle to Work and buy tech
- Railcard and Tusker Green Car Scheme
- Local and national discount schemes
Clear progression routes
- Support to gain a teaching qualification
- Ongoing professional and industry development
- Opportunities to step up, specialise or move across departments
- Leadership pathways
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benefitsWe’re recruiting across the college as we grow, with roles in teaching, technical and support.
Please complete our application form in full. We can’t accept CVs.
Media Lecturer. Apply now.
