Senior Planning Coordinator

About The Role:

At Next, we have a great opportunity for a Senior Planning Coordinator to join our Studio based at our Head Office in Enderby. You will lead the planning and coordination of model photography, supporting the end-to-end delivery across a high-volume, fast-paced studio environment.

You’ll work closely with your  planning colleagues, Creative coordinators , Production teams, and Stylists to ensure our model shoots run smoothly, meet the brief, and deliver on time. The role has shared accountability for the wider planning function and plays a key part in optimising workflows, influencing decision-making, and improving the way we work.

If you have a passion for operational delivery, content planning, and supporting teams in a creative environment — this could be the ideal role for you.

About the Role

• You will report to the Studio Planning Lead and be a key part of the team that plans and delivers model shoots for Next and Brands.
• You will own planning for dedicated business areas and collaborate with your colleagues  to manage studio schedules, product readiness, and shoot prep.
• You will guide and support other team members from a planning perspective, ensuring clear priorities and joined-up communication.
• You will help ensure the smooth daily running of the studio while contributing to long-term planning and improvements.
• You will work closely with internal partners including creative, styling, photography, and production, as well as external product teams when required.
• You will be confident working under pressure and adaptable to change, while always maintaining a calm and professional approach

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and coordination of model imagery for assigned departments, ensuring efficient scheduling and delivery of product to set.
• Guide Planning Coordinators and contribute to their development through on-the-job coaching and day-to-day support.
• Maintain planning tools and trackers to ensure data accuracy and forward visibility (e.g. Asana, Airtable, Google Sheets).
• Represent the planning team in meetings and escalate any issues that may impact delivery timelines or shoot quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional studio teams to resolve challenges and remove blockers to delivery.
• Support the Planning Lead with continuous improvement initiatives, resourcing discussions, and capacity reviews.
• Provide administrative and coordination support for larger projects or campaign planning as needed.
• Maintain a deep understanding of studio workflows, SLAs, and business requirements to ensure planning decisions are commercially aligned.

About You:

• Experience in a similar planning, operations, or production role within a fast-paced studio or creative environment.
• Strong coordination and communication skills, with a natural ability to work with multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Previous leadership or mentoring experience is desirable, even if not in a formal line management capacity.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Confident in using planning and reporting tools such as Asana, Airtable, Power BI, Google Sheets, or Excel.
• A proactive, positive, and professional attitude, even when under pressure.
• Forward-thinking and adaptable, with a passion for improving processes and supporting others.
• Experience working on fashion or model shoots, or within a content creation studio, is desirable but not essential.
• Mac literate, with experience across Google Workspace and Microsoft Office.  

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!