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While you’ll have heard our name, there’s a lot you probably don’t know about NEXT. Like how we facilitate e-commerce for numerous other brands that don’t have the scale and know-how we do. And that after over 150 years, we’re growing faster than ever.
The Organic Social Team are a dynamic bunch, responsible for delivering best-in-class social content that’s fully bespoke and tailored to meet the needs of our audience, no matter which social feed they’re seeing us in.
About the role
As a Trainee Social & Content Assistant at NEXT, you will work within the Organic Social team to create compelling video assets that effectively hook viewers attention and engage our target audience (this is a 12 month fixed term contract). What else is involved?
Content
- Learn to plan, produce (self-shoot) and edit engaging, high-quality content which has a clear hook
- Craft compelling ideas and narratives that effectively communicate our product offering in a way that resonates with the desired target audience e.g. gen z
- Drive brand love and affinity by producing content which is hyper-relatable, positioning Next as a brand people recognise for its personality as well as its products
- Identify opportunities to initiate or contribute to conversation to enhance customer experience in the comments
- Be quick to react to emerging social trends, ensuring we are early adopters and feeding back key insights on what’s trending in the wider social space
- Stay up to date with our competitors, providing updates and info to help us stay ahead of the curve
- Support with scheduling across the @nextofficial channels
Analysis
- When required, help collate data and insights
- Keep up to date with industry developments (trend or tech based) and attend relevant training / webinars to broaden your knowledge
You’ll be doing all this from our Leicestershire Head Office. Our offices are inspiring, yes. But we understand that life happens. So, we’re big on making sure your work, works for you which is why we offer flexible working.
What are we looking for?
If you are an avid social media user who is creatively confident, both behind and in front of the camera and you have the ability to confidently communicate and bring the energy, this is the place for you and your career!
This is a 12 month fixed term contract.
The benefits
We’ll discuss more of what you’ll get when you work for NEXT at interview, but here’s an overview of what you can expect:
- Starting salary of £26,200
- Profit–related bonus
- Contributions into a pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Sharesave scheme, which allows you to invest in NEXT and claim your share of our success
- A newly refurbished subsidised restaurant and bar
- On-site nursery (salary sacrifice scheme) in Leicester
- Staff shop
- Juice bar and coffee shop
- Free parking on-site, including car sharing
- Free company bus service to and from Leicester city centre and other areas
- 25% staff discount on most NEXT products – either in our stores or delivered directly to your desk
- National and local discounts on goods and services
- A digital GP healthcare service
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!
