Overview
Stylist (Home) Jobs in Leighton Buzzard, England, United Kingdom at Next
Title: Stylist (Home)
Company: Next
Location: Leighton Buzzard, England, United Kingdom
Job Description
The Role
As a Stylist joining our Photo Studio team at NEXT, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, still-life and interior photography that brings our brand to life. You will make a tangible difference to how our customers experience our products, working as the dedicated stylist supporting several teams.
This is a highly varied and fast-paced role where you will be flipping between different tasks and setups—ranging from floristry and food styling to bedding and small tabletop sets. You will collaborate closely with your Senior and Creative Lead, who will provide the creative direction, support, and training needed to help you refine your craft and continuously develop your skills in our fast-moving studio environment.
What you'll take on
Taking a hands-on approach to styling everything from tabletop arrangements, bedding, and small sets to floristry, packaging, and food and drink.
Working efficiently as the sole stylist across up to five teams, seamlessly flipping between different setups and ad-hoc shoots to meet daily productivity targets.
Actively maintaining and updating the style guides to ensure a consistent, high-quality approach is applied to every shoot.
Creating engaging styling and product mood boards, and researching the latest home interior trends to evolve the aesthetics of our imagery.
Working closely with photographers, product coordination teams, and the wider studio team to guarantee all shoot requirements are met.
Adapting your schedule to work across various NEXT studios, external studios, and on location as the shoot calendar requires.
What you'll bring
A strong background of experience in creative and commercial styling, specifically focusing on still life and interiors for E-commerce, editorial, and cutout shoots.
A proactive, calm, and professional approach that allows you to thrive and stay positive in a highly pressured, rapidly changing studio environment.
A collaborative mindset with clear communication skills, showing an eagerness to learn, take direction well, and support multiple teams simultaneously.
High competence with MAC operating systems and full confidence in using industrial ironing equipment to prep products to the highest standard.
A keen, continuous eye for home interiors, lifestyle trends, and competitor activity.
Superior planning and workload management skills to handle the changing logistics of a large studio team, coupled with exemplary attention to detail.
A full UK driving licence: Essential for off-site shoots, location work, and prop shopping.
A standout portfolio: A supporting website or portfolio showcasing your relevant still-life and interior imagery, which must be provided alongside your application.
About Us
You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 44,000 people across the Next group. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 450 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 80 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!
About The Team
- 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
- Company performance based bonus
- Sharesave scheme
- On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
- 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
- Early VIP access to sale stock
- Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
- Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
- Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
- Free on-site parking
- Financial Wellbeing – Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
- Apprenticeship – Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
- Direct to Work – Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
- Support Networks – Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
- Wellhub – Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more
Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.
We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email [email protected] (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.
