Dundee seek designers

Dundee City Council's Educational Development Service seeks Designer for Residency.

Deadline for Submissions Friday 19th June 2009
Interviews would take place within 1-2 weeks of deadline.
Date of Project: During August 2009 - Feb 2010

Dundee City Council's Educational Development Service is seeking 2 professional freelance designers:

3D Product / Visual Designer
Fashion / Textile Designer

This opportunity is for individuals looking to develop their work whilst being professionally supported in an Education setting.

The successful candidates will work with the following principal contacts:
Education Support Officer
Cultural Co-ordinators
Principal Teachers of Art and Design in 6 secondary schools
Secondary School Pupils
Local Arts Partners

Key Skills:
· demonstrate their ability to work within their specialist area:
· an ability to work with low cost sustainable school materials
· a wide variety of transferable craft and design skills
· the ability to create, develop and deliver relevant CPD with support from Cultural Co-ordinators
· understand and innovate good practice in the curriculum
· advise and develop pupil tutorials
· development of own work
· co-ordinate and exhibit in a project showcase event.

Application packs are available from Julie Blair (Cultural Co-ordinator) Dundee City Council on 01382 434888, julie.blair@dundeecity.gov.uk
For more information on the project contact: Mr Drew McIntyre, Principal teacher of Art and project mentor on: DDamcintyre928@ea.dundeecity.sch.uk