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Senior Photographer

Employer
NEXT
Location
Leicester, Leicestershire
Salary
£30,000 - 40,000 p/a
Closing date
7 Feb 2022

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Job Details

You will manage an amazing team of in-house photographers and freelance talent working as one team to deliver the full end to end process of asset creation. This role is based between two Studio locations, Enderby Leicester and Elmsall. This is an extremely fast-paced role that covers all our in-house photography teams to maintain Next’s photographic vision and creative beliefs.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is creative & proactive either looking to step up into a Senior photographic role or has experience within a similar position.

About the role

To deliver content to the highest quality for the Next customer aligned to our brand principles & creative direction. You will provide strong guidance to the Studio from a creative perspective in line with your Creative Lead. You will be a focused, driven, hard-working individual that has the maturity and empathy to brief, manage and direct your team.
You must be able to remain calm and professional while maintaining a positive and proactive attitude. This role demands a strong team player with exceptional communication skills who is eager to learn and develop and can grasp new information very quickly.
You will be able to identify with the ever-changing requirements of a large studio team.
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. Communicate effectively with your team of photographers to evolve the aesthetics of the imagery creatively. Consistent research and understanding of new trends, street style, models, celebrities, social movements, Pinterest, Instagram etc to stay inspired, in order to bring the correct approach to every shoot.
Maintain constant awareness of competitors, be ahead of the curve.
To work collaboratively with other Senior Photographers within the Studio.
Oversee multiple photographic sets to ensure the quality & output is to the required level.
Carry out performance reviews on a regular basis to ensure effective, motivated and supported teams. Conducting 1:1s and assisting in the development of more junior members of the team.
Responsible for training and development of your team of photographers.
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, external studios and on location when required.

Criteria

About you

Previous management experience is preferred.
An expert knowledge of photography, retouching and lighting techniques is essential.
An extremely high competence of using Photoshop & Capture One.
General skills in graphic design preferred.
Confidence in training others on photographic and retouching techniques.
High competence using MAC Operating systems.
A strong leader, who can manage, inspire and develop a team.
Experience working within a large creative studio environment.
Thorough understanding of current trends and lighting techniques.
Forward thinking, innovative & proactive in approach of all projects
Superior planning, workload management and organisational capabilities.
Highly developed interpersonal, problem solving and presentation skills.
Creative flair and knowledge, producing innovative ideas and solutions.
A strong communicator and listener.
It is essential to be commercially minded and aware of retail fashion and lifestyle trends.
Comfortable with a highly pressured and rapidly changing environment.
Experience in E-commerce and editorial photography essential.
At least 5 years relevant experience.
A supporting portfolio or website.
Exemplary attention to detail.
Full UK driving license.

Benefits

  • Bonus Scheme
  • Pension Scheme
  • ShareSave Scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Staff Discount
  • On-site Nursery

About Next

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 43,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 540 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!

Company

NEXT is a British multinational clothing, footwear and home products retailer headquartered in Enderby, Leicestershire. It has around 700 stores, of which circa 500 are in the United Kingdom, and circa 200 across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Next is the largest clothing retailer by sales in the United Kingdom, having overtaken Marks & Spencer in early 2012 and 2014. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

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