Urban Outfitters Temporary Designer - Lounge

Job Title

Urban Outfitters – Temporary Designer, Lounge

Overview

The Urban Outfitters Temporary Designer contributes to the overall trend and direction for designs each season for Urban Outfitters product categories. The Designer actively participates in designing seasonal collections and assists in supervising Associate/ Assistant Designers to ensure that designs and resulting product are appropriate for the Urban Outfitters customer and represent cohesive seasonal collections. 2-3 Month Contract.

Responsibilities

• Design styles, develop or select trims, and identify colors for fabrics selected at the Raw Materials meeting.
• Collaborate with the Design Manager/Director and Buying team on a weekly basis to review emerging trends to chase in-season.
• Identify fabrics and yarns that are within budget guidelines (line plan) to develop into product. Collaborate with partners in Production to manage lead-time, minimum order requirements, and costing constraints.
• Collaborate with the Designers & Design Manager/Director to understand conceptual direction for the total product assortment.
• Have relevant knowledge of street and relevant trend references.
• Manage weekly fittings.
• Work with Design Coordinator to create, update and maintain tech packs in PDM. Communicate fit and construction details to Technical Design department. Complete all technical sketches for domestic and overseas programs.
• Present development samples and color palette for merchant review at Proto and Finalization Meetings.
• Provide support to the Design team as needed.
• Contribute to overall trend and direction for seasonal collections, for all designs, labels and specific categories.

Skills

• Personnel skills to motivate, lead, develop and coach people and the recognition that building a team is critical to the Company’s success.
• Effectively use Adobe Illustrator for the CADing of design work and presentations.
• Ability to articulate ideas clearly and inspire.
• Creative Vision: Have the vision to identify trends in their early stages and understand their impact to fashion, so we can be one step ahead for the aspirational customer. Have the expertise to take aspirational ideas, focusing on the key details and make them work for a broader audience.
• Excellent communication skills to communicate ideas and inspirations to others and to interact with designers, buyers and other Home Office staff.
• Organizational skills necessary to manage: multiple tasks and projects, and complete them within deadlines. The ability to delegate and direct the daily activities of the assistants and associate designers and provide direction to the team.
• Ability to research and report on industry trend direction, color direction, and fabric innovations approximately 9-12 months ahead of season. Have creative ideas that give Urban a point of difference in the market without being too obscure.
• The ability to recognize and accurately forecast fashion and cultural trends.
• Stong interpersonal skills needed to develop partnerships with Buyers, Directors and Department heads.

Qualifications

• Expert-level technical knowledge of apparel construction
• Local to or commutable distance to URBN Headquarters in Philadelphia, PA
• Expert-level knowledge of fabric and trims as well as strong relationships with resources
• Extensive knowledge of fabric treatments as well as wash and dye techniques
• 5-7 years Design experience.
• Extensive knowledge of manufacturing techniques and processes
• Strong understanding of fashion trends and the Urban Outfitters customers

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design or related field preferred.

Location

On-site Philadelphia, PA

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