Bournemouth University
Head of The Media School
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Salary: £67,468 - £71,566 per annum (pro rata) with progression opportunities to £82,973
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Location: Weymouth House (Bournemouth - Talbot)
Closing Date: 9 Aug 2026
About the role
The Faculty of Media, Science & Technology is seeking an exceptional and inspiring academic leader to become Head of School for The Media School, one of the UK's most respected centres for media education and innovation.
The Media School brings together expertise across Corporate and Marketing Communication, Journalism, Film & TV, Media, and Music Production, creating a dynamic environment where creativity, research and industry collaboration thrive. Students benefit from access to outstanding facilities, including a 200m² soundstage studio, green screen studio, screening rooms, SSL recording studios, specialist software and multi-channel audio spaces.
As Head of School, you will build on the School’s excellent reputation and play a pivotal role in delivering the ambitions of the University's BU2035 Strategy. Reporting to the PVC Dean of the Faculty and supported by four Associate Heads of School, you will provide visionary academic leadership and strategic direction, ensuring excellence across education, research, innovation, employability and industry engagement.
You will:
- Lead the development and delivery of the School’s vision and strategy, aligned to University and Faculty priorities.
- Provide strong academic, operational and financial leadership, managing people, resources and performance.
- Drive excellence in learning, teaching, student experience and graduate outcomes.
- Enhance research quality, outputs, impact and income generation.
- Strengthen and expand partnerships with industry, professional bodies and external stakeholders.
- Foster innovation through technology-enhanced learning and future-focused curriculum development.
- Lead educational and employability initiatives that create experiential, immersive and student-centred learning opportunities.
- Champion a culture of continuous improvement, talent development, succession planning and high performance.
- As a member of the University Leadership Team, you will help shape the future direction of the Faculty and University while contributing to education, research and professional practice activity.
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About You
You will hold a Doctorate (or equivalent professional standing) in a relevant discipline and demonstrate:
- Significant academic leadership experience.
- A strong track record of research leadership and achievement.
- Established industry networks and external engagement.
- Strategic vision and the ability to lead organisational change.
- A commitment to academic excellence, innovation and student success.
- Outstanding people leadership skills, with a focus on developing high-performing teams.
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a newly configured School at a transformative point in its development, helping to shape graduates, research and creative practice that make a meaningful social, cultural and economic impact.
For an informal discussion, please contact Professor Christos Gatzidis, PVC Dean, Faculty of Media, Science & Technology, at cgatzidis@bournemouth.ac.uk.
Join us and help define the future of media education.
About the department
Our vibrant Faculty of Media, Science & Technology encompasses a wide range of disciplines across four Schools: the School of Computing & Engineering, the National Centre for Computer Animation, The Media School and the School of Psychology. The breadth of subject areas in the Faculty means our cutting-edge research is delivering real benefits to digital creative industries, simulation domains, cyber security, human centred artificial intelligence, cognitive science and many others. Our staff base includes high profile researchers who are involved in both UK and global consortia of externally funded collaborations, furthering knowledge in the aforementioned areas plus many more, thus providing significant impact to the economy as well as society and, ultimately, the quality of living across the globe.
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About us
Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community.
BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society. To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
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