Job Description

Job Category: Creative
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We are looking for a Senior Content Editor to join the eCommerce Development team on a 12 Month FTC, based from NEXT Head Office in Enderby, Leicestershire with a competitive salary range and great benefits!
Let's talk numbers. When it comes to UK retail, it's hard to find a bigger name. We sell thousands of items an hour and are expanding our e-commerce business by the second. For anyone in Developments, this is the place to learn. To grow. And to thrive.
The Development team plays a key role within the eCommerce department, constantly working to improve our websites and mobile app to deliver a seamless and engaging shopping experience for our customers. From enhancing site performance and functionality to implementing new features and technologies, the team ensures our eCommerce platforms are fast, reliable, and customer focused.
About the Role:
As a Senior Content Editor, you will work as part of a collaborative team of UK and International Content Editors, ensuring our websites are accurate, up to date and aligned with business needs. You'll manage change requests from across the organisation, while also identifying opportunities to streamline workflows, introduce automation and explore how AI can improve the speed and efficiency of our processes. Acting as the first point of contact for website updates, you'll work closely with stakeholders in the eCommerce team to support key projects, campaigns, and respond to fast-paced business requests.
What else is involved?

• Using our CMS to update our platform as per business requests.
• Publishing and editing new and exciting content daily across all website channels including next.co.uk, nextdirect.com and other next websites.
• Embrace and implement new technologies, including AI, to streamline content workflows. You'll be a key player in identifying opportunities to leverage AI for process automation and efficiency gains, particularly in areas like content review, quality assurance, and bulk updates.
• Liaising with our offshore team in India to ensure requests and issues are being resolved in a timely fashion.
• Managing website issues and requests from the wider department and business.
• Working closely with our QA team to ensure all website changes and updates are signed-off and launched on time.
• Utilise your technical skills to develop and run scripts to automate routine tasks, integrate with various APIs, and perform bulk content operations.
• Assisting deliver new and exciting initiatives alongside BAU activity such as sales, new season launches, campaigns, new developments and more!

About You:

• Strong communicator with a real team ethic and the ability to work under pressure
• A genuine interest in fashion retail and ecommerce.
• Experience or a strong interest in using AI tools for content management and process optimisation.
• The ability to use or learn Python scripting to streamline work and automate tasks.
• Adaptable to change and willing to support other team members when required.
• Good at breaking down problems and finding relevant solutions
• Available to work callout shifts every once in a while.
• Excellent planning, attention to detail and organisational skills
• Experience updating online content using a CMS preferably CoreMedia.
• A good technical mind and general understanding of HTML, CSS & XML.

You'll be doing all this from our Head Office in Leicester. 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.
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 headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

Skills Required