Brand Menswear Styling Lead, FTC

Brand Menswear Styling Lead, 12 Month FTC

Department: Brand Creative

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: Head Office, Chelsea House

Reporting To: Natalie Fuorvito

The Brand Styling Lead is responsible for curating and maintaining a cohesive visual identity for the retailer across all touchpoints. This role combines creative vision with a strategic approach to styling, ensuring that all campaigns and gallery styling align with the brand’s image, resonate with the target audience, and drive customer engagement.

• Execute the brand’s styling aesthetic and guidelines in line with the brand identity for campaign and gallery shoots.
• Develop and implement clear styling guidelines and standards to ensure consistency and alignment across the team’s work, fostering a unified brand identity.
• Act as the primary point of contact (division specific) for online and campaign styling consistency.
• Oversee the styling of photoshoots, ensuring all outfits and accessories align with the brand’s target customer and trends.
• Collaborate with photographers and art directors to deliver compelling assets.
• Research fashion trends, competitor activity, and customer insights to inform styling choices.
• Collaborate with buying and merchandising teams to ensure styled looks reflect current stock and key items.
• Manage and mentor a team of stylists and junior creatives.
• Use styling to communicate the brand’s ethos, target audience, and positioning.

We’re a much-loved brand with an exciting future. Our Islanders are a diverse bunch of bright, talented people who love working together – and are proud of the work they do. Progression here can take you in all kinds of directions. This is what a career at River Island is like. And this is where yours starts.

This role is based at our Head Office in West London.

• Generous 50% staff discount and staff shop on site.
• Reward Gateway benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions and more.
• Free onsite gym, subsidised restaurant & café, and various social events.
• Support for diverse family setups including maternity, paternity, adoption and fertility treatment.
• Flexible working, early finish Fridays, and a ‘Giver Island’ day each year.
• Support with upskilling, on‑the‑job training, qualifications, and a succession plan.
• Generous bonus scheme and private pension plan.
• Choice to opt in for healthcare through AXA.
• 25 days paid holiday, exclusive of Bank Holidays, with additional holiday purchase option.

We are committed to safeguarding all employees. We uphold the Prevent duty to stop extremism. We promote British Values and equality of opportunity for all. We consider flexible working requests for all roles. Learn more about our interview process.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Statement:
We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.