Music Production Course Leader Access Creative College Plymouth Contract Type: Permanent Salary: £26,000-£28,000 per year Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week Location: Plymouth About the Role The successful applicant will lead and inspire the next generation of music talent through their planning and delivery of the music curriculum. The role includes the marking and assessment of student projects, setting high expectations and motivating our students to be the best that they can be. You will be a role model, providing our students with innovative, practical and employment-led training. You will collaborate with others to share best practices and ensure that our learners get the highest quality experience. You will work amongst experienced, passionate tutors as well as within a support service provided by our Central Team. Working at Access Creative College means working with learners who are engaged and enthusiastic about the education they are gaining. About You As Course Leader for Music Production at our Plymouth campus you will lead and inspire the next generation of music technologists and producers. You will have full responsibility for guiding the delivery of a high-quality, industry-relevant music production programme, ensuring that students engage, develop technical proficiency and progress to employment or further study. You will work closely with other tutors, support staff and external partners to deliver creative, practical and assessment-led provision, and you will actively contribute to the strategic development of the music provision. Key responsibilities Leading recording sessions, supervise students in the studio environment and ensure professional standards of production, mixing and mastering across multiple genres. Use your confidence and knowledge of analogue recording consoles to facilitate hands-on learning and real-world studio workflows. Demonstrate and coach high-level understanding of recording, mixing, mastering and production techniques. Lead technical sessions using industry-standard software, with an in-depth working knowledge of Logic Pro X, guiding students of all abilities through DAW-based workflows, creative production and sound design. Plan, design and deliver inspiring lessons and Schemes of Work for the Music Production curriculum, ensuring relevance to current industry practices Effectively manage cohorts of learners, monitor student progress, attendance and achievement, and provide one-to-one reviews and support interventions. Collaborate with colleagues across the college to share best practice, professional development and curriculum enhancement, maintaining awareness of current music‐technology, hardware and software trends. Essential skills, knowledge & experience Proven ability to confidently lead recording sessions, with previous experience doing so in a professional environment, preferably in an educational studio context. Strong working knowledge and confidence in the use of analogue recording consoles, studio hardware to undertake recording, mixing, mastering and production across multiple genres. In-depth expert knowledge of Logic Pro X; able to demonstrate advanced techniques, customise workflows and teach users to compose and produce music, from beginner through to advanced levels. Confidence and capability to lead tech‐based sessions and teach students of all abilities—able to adapt pedagogical approach, manage diverse learner needs and deliver inclusive learning. Excellent communication and organisational skills to manage delivery of high-quality lessons and Schemes of Work, and to organise internal and external examination/assessment-related administration including coursework moderation, internal verification and assessment processes. Performance and technology skills: hands-on experience in Music Production, Performance (band or ensemble context), Electronic Music Production and Studio Technology Who are we? We are ‘Access Creative College’ (ACC), formerly known as Access to Music, and were founded in 1992. We’re an Ofsted ‘Good’ provider that reach every corner of the country, with 7 campuses and over 2,500 students nationwide. We are part of Access Education Group which boasts 32 campuses nationwide with over 5,000 students & apprentices across ACC, dBs Institute (Higher Education) & Access Sport What we offer? Generous Holiday Allocation Wellbeing Benefits: Health Cash Plan, Doctorline GP Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Access to Counselling and Cycle to Work Staff Discounts & Benefits: access to Accolade, our benefits platform which offers discounts at over 800 retailers! Paid Leave: Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Sick pay. A full job description and person specification is available for download alongside our full benefits booklet. DBS Checks: Enhanced DBS clearance will be required.