Description We are looking for a Lead Creative Designer to join our eCommerce team on a 6 Month FTC, to produce standout digital content for a new luxury high-end brand offering for NEXT! Based at our Leicester Head Office, offering a competitive salary alongside great benefits! At NEXT, not only are we one of the UK’s largest fashion retailers, but we’re also one of the largest listed companies, full-stop. Selling our products and thousands of world-famous brands, both in-store and online UK and Internationally. What’s more, we’re growing. Fast. And it’s the kind of growth and investment that is exciting for everyone in our business. About The Role: As the Lead Creative Designer, you will shape the creative direction of a fast paced design team, producing standout digital content for a new luxury high-end brand offering. Leading a team of designers, you'll drive the development and execution of compelling visuals across a wide range of digital touchpoints - from graphics, animations and layouts to email campaigns, brand decks and digital assets. You'll play a key role in ideation, ensuring creative output not only captures attention but also aligns with best practices in design, UI and compliance, helping elevate how the brand shows up online. What else is involved? Help to lead a team of creative designers with your experience by suggesting ways to improve a creative concept using your knowledge of the high luxury market. You will need to present your ideas back to key stakeholders as well as luxury brand partners. You will work with the brand, trade and marketing teams to concept new designs, themes and ideas. Work with premium fashion brands on our designer sites and be able to visualise and present your ideas to key management teams. You will work closely with internal and external stakeholders as well as design leads across the Online Department. Creation of on-site style guides and brand decks where required. Working closely with the commercial team to ensure your designs help drive online sales. Help build pixel perfect pages within the CMS, implementing brand guidelines, styles and layouts, and working to specified deadlines. Help innovate new ideas in technical/digital advances, developing new graphic techniques or suggest new design processes when needed. You’ll be doing all this from our Leicestershire Head Office. Our offices are inspiring, yes. But we understand that life happens. So, we’re big on making sure your work, works for you which is why we offer flexible working. About You: A strong creative portfolio with 3 years experience in a similar creative role. Experience of working with high end luxury fashion brands. You will be comfortable presenting to key internal and external stakeholders so having excellent communication skills is a must. Flexibility and adaptable – to ensure urgent business can be accommodated. Good Experience of Figma Software. Good working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud. CSS, HTML knowledge and wireframing tools (preferred) Working experience of a CMS system (beneficial) High attention to detail. A positive attitude with a ‘can do’ spirit, with the ability to take on constructive criticism to enhance the overall design. A natural self starter and leader.