Burberry Studio Operations Coordinator

Overview

Burberry is an iconic British luxury fashion house renowned for its outerwear, ready-to-wear, and accessories. Celebrated for a blend of heritage and modernity, Burberry operates global design, retail and digital functions and is recognised for investing in craftsmanship, creative direction and experiential client engagement.

Role & Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day studio operations to ensure a productive, safe and well-resourced creative environment for design teams and senior leadership.
• Administer research sample programmes across categories, including rental vendor relationships, international and UK shipping coordination, purchases, categorisation and archiving within HFH.
• Oversee budget control for the Design Studio and multiple design teams, approving T&E, tracking expenditures and partnering with Finance to monitor spend through the financial year.
• Coordinate archive loans with external PD vendors (Italy), manage associated paperwork, shipping, internal tracking and timely returns to minimise rental fees.
• Act as primary liaison with in-house services (WPS, IT) for product movement, furniture and equipment set-up/removal, IT access and ticket resolution.
• Manage new-starter onboarding logistics: building access, IT equipment provisioning, welcome guides and orientation tours.
• Support freelancer resourcing: job postings, onboarding, contract extensions, tax assessments and weekly timesheet approvals.
• Provide operational and logistical support to senior leadership, including meeting and workspace setup, layout planning and event coordination.
• Collaborate with Production for shows and lookbooks: crew booking, furniture hires, catering, backstage lists, show-day coordination and dresser management.
• Maintain studio administrative systems and records; travel domestically and internationally as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in fashion, design, marketing or a related creative discipline.
• Proven experience working within a design or creative studio environment.
• Demonstrable track record of proactive budget monitoring and cost control in a fast-paced creative setting.
• Strong organisational capability with the ability to prioritise competing tasks and adapt quickly under shifting deadlines.
• Experience managing vendor relationships, shipments and archive logistics.

Skills

Experience

Several years of hands-on experience in studio or creative operations, managing samples, vendor logistics, budget control and supporting multi-disciplinary design teams in a high-paced environment.

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing, fashion, design or a related creative subject.

Workplace

Culture

Burberry blends British heritage with contemporary creativity; the workplace values craftsmanship, cross-disciplinary collaboration and an entrepreneurial approach to design. Teams operate in a high-energy, deadline-driven environment where flexibility, initiative and attention to detail are prized.

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