Job Description
About the Role:
Trainee Graphic Designer
- Do you love trends and are confident to bring new ideas to the team?
- Do you have a positive and energetic approach to a fast paced environment?
- Working mainly in our Enderby campus with travel to our London office, working collaboratively within the womenswear teams.
The scheme
You will start your 12 - 18 month training programme on our Womenswear Next Sourcing team.
With support from your team, you will learn the skills required to progress within our Design team. Responsibility comes early and you will be looking after graphic design concepts and designs.
You will receive regular feedback from your team who will coach and develop you throughout the scheme, supporting you in reaching your goals.
Once you are ready to take the next step you will be promoted to Assistant Designer!
Day to day you will be...
- Creating graphic design work developing new ideas and trends.
- Use an excellent working knowledge of Adobe CS software packages, InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop, learning new tools and updated versions where possible
- Encourage constructive in-person feedback and evaluation
- Working with all AOP prints, pantoning, colour matching and submitting speculative art work.
About You:
Are you the kind of person who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment?
Do you excel at juggling a wide range of tasks while maintaining impeccable organisation?
If so, you could be the perfect fit for our team.
We’re looking for someone who is not just a great communicator but a relationship builder, someone who can effortlessly connect with both colleagues and clients.
Your graphic design skills are sharp; you can confidently use Adobe suites and are comfortable working on Apple software. You have a high skill in photoshop and CAD, whilst also delivering detailed hand painting and drawing skills. In our bustling workplace, your approachable nature and team spirit make you a go-to person, fostering collaboration and positivity. You’re driven and decisive, always aiming to make a meaningful impact.
If this sounds like you, then you’re exactly who we need to help take our team to the next level.
Your team
It's all about collaboration and great teamwork! You will be working alongside our Design Manager, along with the Senior Graphic and Print Designer. You will also be working closely with creative Buyers, Merchandisers and Technologists to influence what our NEXT product ranges look like.
It's fast paced, exciting, challenging and very rewarding!
As part of your application, please include a cover letter detailing the below:
- Why should Next Sourcing offer you a role as a Trainee Graphic Designer?
- What skills and interests do you have that relate to the Trainee Graphic Designer role?
- Why are you interested in joining Next?
Please also upload a copy of your portfolio showcasing your graphic design work.
At Next we embrace technology and innovation, but we want to see the real you! A generic AI response won't help you stand out from the crowd and may hinder your application.
We appreciate you might want to use Gen AI to help structure your responses, and check for grammar and spelling but the content needs to reflect your unique self, your passion and your understanding of the role.
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: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
About Us
You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 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 500 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!
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.
