Christmas Decorations Designer Home 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

Working Pattern: Typically 3 days in the office with core hours flexible between 8am-6pm.

The Role
As a Christmas Decorations Designer you will be the creative architect behind the magic of our festive season. Your mission is to translate global winter trends into commercial high-quality products that span everything from ornate baubles and majestic trees to wreaths garlands and room decorations.

Youll play a pivotal role in ensuring a cohesive and enchanting Next Home festive aesthetic. Working as a key part of the critical path you will push the boundaries of seasonal decor creating innovative designs that captivate our customers. You will work closely with our wider Home design team and buying partners receiving full support from our Lead Designers to ensure you hit the ground running for this fast-paced 6-month fixed-term contract.

Our Designers here at Next are always looking forward. Looking for that Next thing focusing on trend and pushing the boundaries of what we can offer our fantastic customer base. Working as a key part of the critical path; creating new and innovative Print and Pattern Designs for our Bedding range!

What Youll Take On

• Design & Innovation: Create original commercially viable designs for baubles wreaths garlands and large-scale room decorations that align with our seasonal trends.
• Trend Translation: Interpret global festive trends into tangible products ensuring a balanced mix of traditional and contemporary styles.
• Technical Design:Produce detailed CAD work and technical specifications to ensure designs are production-ready and meet Nexts quality standards.
• Collaboration:Partner with the Buying and Merch teams to ensure designs are cost-effective and hit the necessary delivery windows.
• Product Development:Oversee the journey of a decoration from initial sketch to final sample ensuring the Next level of detail is maintained throughout

What Youll Bring

• Creative Flair: A strong eye for festive aesthetics color and texture with the ability to design across various materials (glass foliage textiles etc.).
• Technical Proficiency:Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop/Illustrator) for creating high-quality CADs.
• Adaptability:The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and hit the ground running within a 6-month contract.
• Commercial Awareness:A grounded understanding of the Next customer and what makes a Christmas product a must-have.

• Organisation:Excellent time management skills to handle multiple projects within the seasonal critical path.

Portfolios:To help us get a feel for your style please attach a digital portfolio. Were looking for work that demonstrates a sharp eye for the future of Christmas & Seasonal Decor how these can be commercially viable for Next and showcases your designs and CAD work within this area!

Applications without a portfolio will not be considered.

Sponsorship
Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. For further information please see: NEXT we believe the best work happens when there are no barriers to collaboration. Thats why we are a Google-powered workspace. From your very first day youll be using the full Google Workspace suite; Docs Drive and Meet to stay connected and move fast. If your previous experience is rooted in other software suites dont worry! Well point you to a digital Google toolkit the moment you join packed with handy guides and insider tips to help you transition smoothly and hit the ground running.

We encourage early applications for our roles as our recruitment process begins as soon as the role is advertised. If we successfully fill the position this advert may close earlier than planned.

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