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We’re seeking a Senior Creative Co-ordinator to join our Photo Studio team at Next. You'll lead the end-to-end asset creation process across styling, photography, and videography within the model channel guiding a talented team of in-house creatives. This is a fast-paced, hands-on role ideal for someone highly creative, proactive, with a keen eye for detail.
Due to the nature of this role, this position is based in our onsite Photo Studio in Leicester 5 days a week.
About the Role
You’ll be responsible for delivering high-quality creative content that aligns with Next’s brand direction. Working closely with your Creative Lead, you'll guide the studio on image quality, training, planning, and resource management. This role requires a driven, collaborative individual who communicates effectively, adapts quickly, and thrives in a dynamic studio environment. You should be equally confident leading projects and working as part of a team, with the professionalism and empathy to support and inspire others. It is vital to build and maintain strong relationships with your Creative Lead and senior management within Next Studios.
Responsibilities
* Provide strong, clear and aspirational creative guidance and support to the studio team from a creative standpoint.
* To build, develop and strengthen briefs to satisfy both the client and the direction from your Creative Lead.
* Offer strong creative guidance to clients to develop and push model photography and videography forward.
* Work alongside the other seniors to ensure briefs are fulfilled to the desired output.
* Ability to confidently present ideas and concepts to senior managers within the studio, external stakeholders and wider teams.
* Communicate effectively with your team to evolve the aesthetics of the imagery creatively.
* Consistent research and understanding of fashion trends, across mens, womens fashion and accessories Pinterest, Instagram, trend forecasting etc to stay inspired, and bring the correct approach to every shoot.
* Create presentations of current testing & developments to ensure the highest quality imagery is produced in-line with the creative direction of the business.
* Liaise with studio, product and coordination teams to ensure props, product and sets are organised on time.
* Carry out performance reviews on a regular basis to ensure effective, motivated and supported teams.
* Conducting 1-to-1s and assisting in the development of more junior members of the team.
* Responsible for implementing any new training and developments throughout the studios.
* Maintain and organise internal guides and information, ensuring these are up to date for the wider studio team to follow.
* Responsible for quality control of imagery and creative working practices across the studios.
* Consistently strive to think outside the box with all processes and projects showing initiative and innovation.
* Communicate effectively with your Creative Lead to establish clear, recognisable and achievable goals.
* Flexibility to work at other Next studios and adapt to changing business needs.
About You
* Multi faceted approach with proven experience leading multi-disciplinary creative teams (styling, photography, assistants).
* Expert knowledge of commercial/editorial fashion model photography.
* Extensive previous experience in a high-volume, fast-paced studio environment.
* Forward-thinking, detail-oriented, and highly organised.
* A confident presenter with a strong creative portfolio or website.
* Commercially aware with a sharp eye on trends and competitor activity.
* A passion for ecommerce with experience in fast paced model shoots.
* A strong leader, who can manage, inspire and develop a team.
* Highly developed interpersonal, problem solving and presentation skills.
* Creative flair and knowledge, producing innovative ideas and solutions.
* To be adaptable in working for other areas and teams across all studios.
* Comfortable with a highly pressured and rapidly changing environment.
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