Senior Stylist

Castore exists for one single reason – to make athletes better. Our ethos is built upon the philosophy of BETTER NEVER STOPS, an ideal deeply infused in our DNA and something we strive to live every single day. We utilise advanced engineering and unique technical fabrics to create the highest quality sportswear in the world for athletes who demand the very best. Designed with a passion for innovation with specialist features to help to optimise athletic performance in all conditions.

The founders’ vision is to build Castore into a brand respected across the globe for a deep and unrelenting commitment to engineering the highest quality sportswear in the world, with no stone left unturned in its search for innovation and performance enhancement.

The sportswear market has been dominated by a small clique of mass-market brands and the vision is for Castore to be a premium alternative to these, the natural brand of choice for discerning athletes who demand the very best.

The Role

The Senior Stylist is a key member of Castore’s in-house Studio team, responsible for delivering all marketing and e-commerce content across Castore and its partner brands.

The role requires a highly motivated individual with a drive for continual improvement, for whom styling is a core specialism and professional obsession.

The Senior Stylist demonstrates a deep understanding of fashion, combining current and emerging trends with excellent knowledge of historical and heritage styles, and is committed to ongoing learning, skill development, and sharing expertise with others.

The role works across broad and varied creative briefs spanning Castore’s core product as well as automotive, Formula 1, Football, Tennis, Cricket, Golf and Rugby accounts, producing content for leading teams and partners across both UK and international markets.

Responsibilities

Creative Styling:

•Contribute towards long and short-term creative styling concepts and development for Team Sports and mainline brands.

•Style teamsports and mainline creative campaigns across a multitude of tiers.

•Review & research styling trends, maintaining and feeding into Castore's creative styling direction.

•Work alongside production in planning of creative photography shoots.

e-Commerce Styling:

•Contribute towards e-commerce planning, delegating workloads to direct reports, ensuring high product standards for online platforms, and ensuring consistency in, composition, and styling to align with brand guidelines.

•Collaborate with Photographers, retouchers, and product teams to deliver e-commerce photography.

•Contribute to the development of e-com styling for all facias within Castore.

•Analyse weak points, roadblocks, theories, resolution, and present findings to key stakeholders.

•Ensure e-commerce daily / weekly targets are being achieved as planned.

•Ensure e-commerce daily / weekly admin is being completed and accurate communication is being made to maintain output visibility.

•Review weekly e-com outputs to maintain high standards and provide feedback where necessary ( QC ).

•Build and educate junior/midweight direct reports and wider team to motivate and progress one another.

Skills & Experience

•Advanced styling expertise with styling as a core professional specialism

•Fashion knowledge, combining current and emerging trends with historical and heritage influences

•Experience developing and delivering creative styling concepts for campaigns and team sports brands

•Proven ability to style across multiple product categories and creative tiers

•Experience planning and supporting creative photography shoots alongside production teams

•e-Commerce styling experience, ensuring high standards, consistency, and alignment with brand guidelines

•Confident working cross functionally with photographers, retouchers, and product teams

•Analytical mindset with experience identifying issues and presenting solutions to key stakeholders

•Experience managing workloads, targets, and quality control across e commerce outputs

•Proven ability to coach, develop, and motivate junior and midweight team members

What We Offer

•Competitive salary
•Discretionary bonus scheme
•25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
•Modern city centre offices in Manchester
•An opportunity to work with global sporting partners
•Office breakout space with pool tables, dart board and TV’s
•A chance to build a career with a fast paced, high growth brand
•Employee assistance programme
•Generous staff discount