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Senior Designer
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Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Urban Outfitters: Senior Designer
Founded in 1970, Urban Outfitters (www.UrbanOutfitters.com) operates more than 200 stores in the United States, Canada, and Europe, all offering an eclectic mix of merchandise. We stock our stores with what we love, calling on our—and our customer's—interest in contemporary art, music, and fashion. From men's & women's apparel and accessories to items for the apartment, we offer a lifestyle-specific shopping experience for the educated, urban-minded individual in the 18 to 30 year-old range—both online and in our stores as well as through our catalog.
Title Senior Designer Reports to
Design Director
Overview
Responsibilities
• Contribute to overall trend direction and final product aesthetic for all wovens product classes.
• Identify fabrics that are within budget guidelines (line plan) to develop into product.
• Design styles, develop or select trims, and identify colors for fabrics. Communicate ideas in a clear sketch format with highest level of detail.
• Work with Design Coordinator to create, update and maintain tech packs in PDM. Communicate fit and construction details to Technical Design department.
• Attend weekly fittings, providing comments and approvals for final product deliveries.
• Travel to factories for development and execution of programs.
• Present development samples for merchant review at Proto and Finalization Meetings.
• Develop and train Designer and Design Coordinator. Ensure training goals are set each review period and renewed regularly. Motivate and encourage them to be creative and to support your needs.
• Extensive knowledge of manufacturing techniques and processes.
Qualifications
• 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.
• Ability to articulate ideas clearly and inspire through design work and presentations.
• 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 Designer, Design Assistant, Design Coordinator, and interns.
• Comprehensive knowledge of apparel construction, including dying, silk screening, washing techniques and other treatments.
• Personnel skills to motivate, lead, develop and coach people and the recognition that building a team is critical to the Company’s success. The ability to provide feedback and performance evaluation in accordance with Company guidelines with the goal of developing and promoting staff internally.
Experience
• Strong understanding of fashion trends and the Urban Outfitters customers
• Expert-level technical knowledge of apparel construction
• 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
• Extensive knowledge of manufacturing techniques and processes
Education
Bachelors Degree in Fashion Design
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Travel
Position requires domestic and overseas travel
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.