Digital Samples Assistant

Burberry; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury fashion brand is seeking a skilled Digital Samples Assistant to manage digital sample shoots, ensuring adherence to deadlines and high-quality standards. You will collaborate with various teams to ensure effective planning and execution of photo shoots. Ideal candidates should excel in Microsoft Excel, possess strong interpersonal skills, and have some previous product or studio experience. Flexibility for remote work is included once a week.

Qualifications

• Previous product or studio experience would be beneficial.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build cross-functional relationships.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Oversee shoots and support the studio daily.
• Manage the shoot list process and prioritize products.
• Liaise with key stakeholders daily across various teams.
• Request and track product samples from different locations.
• Compile information on products in the content management tool.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work in fast-paced environments

Job description

JOB PURPOSE

Burberry is looking for a skilled Digital Samples Assistant to join our team. Within this position you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless planning and execution of digital samples for Burberry. Your primary responsibility will be to establish and adhere to shoot deadlines, ensuring that every stage of the Digital Samples planning process is delivered with precision and efficiency. While your focus will predominantly be on one division, your flexible approach will enable you to support across all divisions when needed.

Your work is crucial to the success of Burberry.com sales, where the quality and consistency of our imagery are paramount. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including marketing, e-commerce, and studio production, to ensure that the sets we plan and execute in the studio meet the high standards expected of the Burberry brand.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Overseeing shoots on a day to day basis, supporting the studio and updating sets
• Managing the shoot list process from sourcing samples, deciding upon priority products and creating the shoots in our content management tool Flo
• Working closely with the in house styling team on all shoots, seasonal styling and sample requirements.
• Working with product teams to become a product expert in your division.
• Building relationships and liaising with key stakeholders on a day to day basis including Product Development, Merchandising, Press, Styling and Showroom
• Requesting, sourcing and tracking product from a variety of locations - Showrooms, Press, PD, Merch and Burberry warehouse.
• Compiling and maintaining information on all products in Flo
• Attending Change In Production meetings and using this information to determine materials that are ready/not ready for shoot
• Working on key initiatives, such as Runway, festive gifting, seasonal look books and compiling documents with key information
• Managing sample movements using Flo and SAP
• Gathering and maintaining a strong product knowledge pertaining to your allocated division.
• Keeping open communication with management to ensure the highest maximum percentage is achieved by each monthly deadline
• Ability to work mainly in office but flexibility to work from home once a week

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Previous product or studio experience would be beneficial
• Proficient skills in Microsoft Excel
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills to build cross-functional relationships
• Ability to work in fast paced and pressured environment

FOOTER

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.