Shape the future of Australia’s creative industries through high quality, high impact tertiary education.

Collarts is currently recruiting for a exciting opportunities, including in Design, Film, and Fashion. These roles provide opportunities for experienced academic and industry professionals to combine leadership, teaching and curriculum innovation in a collaborative, forward-thinking higher education environment.

Collarts (Australian College of the Arts) is a dynamic creative space full of energy, passion and opportunity. Combining a staff of industry leaders, an incredible community of students, campuses in Melbourne, Sydney and online, we strive to support those who want to succeed in the design, performing arts and creative industries.

We are dedicated to providing innovative, industry-connected education that prepares students for creative careers. Our hands‑on approach and commitment to real‑world learning ensure that students graduate with the skills and confidence to thrive in their chosen fields.

This year we are expanding our creative education offerings in Sydney (Waterloo Campus) and are seeking experienced, industry‑connected academics to join our team.

About us:

Collarts (and its predecessor, Ausmusic) began more than 30 years ago with just three programs, a handful of students, and a small team of passionate lecturers. Founded on music and audio, we’ve grown into one of Australia’s leading creative education providers.

Today, operating as Collarts, we teach more than 2,000 students from over 30 countries across five campuses in Melbourne and Sydney, and in 50 partner high schools. We offer a wide range of degree programs and vocational certificates,



and are rankedAustralia's #1 Comprehensive Creative Arts Course Provideraccording to the2024 and 2025 Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT)national surveys. Our community includes ARIA Award winners, renowned actors and playwrights, leading film directors, DOLBY Atmos practitioners, and some of Australia’s most respected educators and creative industry professionals.

The role:

As Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor – Design, you will contribute to academic leadership and teaching excellence across Design (including but not limited to Graphic Design, Interior Design, and Social Media) programs within the Design and Communication discipline area.

You will support the ongoing development, quality and delivery of courses, ensuring students experience a contemporary, engaging and industry‑informed curriculum that reflects current Australian and international design practices.

Working collaboratively with academic and professional staff, you will contribute across teaching, curriculum design, scholarship, student success, industry engagement and course leadership. You will bring strong knowledge of at least one design‑related discipline, while helping foster an inclusive and high‑performing academic culture.At more senior levels, you will bring a capacity to provide leadership at a disciplinary level, expertise in design principles and concepts that go beyond a specific field or industry,



and an ability to mentor and supervise more junior colleagues who may bring expertise in one design field.

This role suits someone who enjoys balancing strategic thinking with hands‑on teaching, mentoring students, supporting students to develop the academic, creative and professional capabilities needed to pursue their ambitions in the design industry, and building meaningful industry relationships.

The Level B position is well suited for industry professionals with extensive experience who are looking to transition to an education‑focused role, and/or those with higher education teaching experience and some limited leadership experience. The Level C position is well suited to experienced higher education academics who have success in blending high level scholarship, teaching excellence, and leadership at course/program level.The Level D position requires applicants to hold substantial academic experience (teaching, course leadership, and support for governance and continuous improvement activities) in comparable providers and have evidence of leadership and impact within the sector at national level.

Please indicate in your application whether you are applying for this role at Level B, C, or D.

This position is primarily based at our Waterloo campus, with potential for travel to other campuses and flexibility to work from home by agreement.

About You

You’ll bring a combination of academic capability, industry credibility and cooperative leadership, along with:

- Demonstrated experience teaching at undergraduate (Level B/C/D) and postgraduate (Level D) level.
- Experience coordinating courses or units within higher education.
- A student‑centred approach wi

📌 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor: Design (Waterloo)
🏢 Collarts International
📍 Waterloo