Senior Hair & Make-up Artist

At NEXT, we are looking for an experienced and talented Senior Hair & Make-Up Artist to lead the team at our Head Office Photo Studio!

You will be part of an amazing team of in-house creative managers working as one to deliver the full end to end process of asset creation. This is an extremely fast-paced role that strives to maintain Next’s photographic vision and creative beliefs.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is creative & proactive with an exceptional eye for detail who can deliver results and guide a team.

What You'll Take On

• Lead hair and make-up across one or multiple studio sets, ensuring consistent, brand-aligned results.
• Create and translate creative briefs into commercially relevant, trend-aware hair and make-up looks.
• Create and present mood boards and briefs aligned to seasonal trends, product categories, and campaign direction.
• Remain ahead of fashion, beauty, social and cultural trends to evolve studio aesthetics.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and mentorship to the team, including freelance talent within the studio.
• Support onboarding, training, and ongoing development of team members.
• Lead by example on set, fostering a positive, collaborative, and solution-focused environment that maintains exceptional standards.
• Ability to confidently build rapport, present ideas and presentations to senior members of the team.
• Carry out performance feedback conversations to help drive team engagement, accountability, and consistent standards across all shoots.
• Ensure kit standards, hygiene compliance, and stock control processes are maintained.
• Flexibly support shoots at other studios or on location when required.

What You'll Bring

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in commercial hair and make-up within a fast-paced studio environment.
• Proven experience leading or mentoring other artists.
• Advanced technical knowledge of hair styling, make-up application, products, and emerging techniques.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating e-commerce and editorial work.
• Commercially aware with a deep understanding of fashion and lifestyle trends.
• Confident in making creative decisions under time pressure.
• Exceptional planning, organisational, and workload management skills.
• Calm, resilient, and solution-oriented in high-pressure environments.
• Excellent communicator with the ability to give and receive feedback.
  Competent using Mac OS and G Suite.

Please include your portfolio to support your application

• 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.