Adobe InDesign, Benchmarking, Bill of Materials (BOM), Business Skills, Clothes Dyeing, Communication Skills, Consumer Branding, Cross-Functional, Detail Oriented, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Genetics, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Legal, Maintain Compliance, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Organizational Skills, Product Design, Team Player, Technical/Engineering Design, Time Management
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Urban Outfitters Design Team is looking for a Temporary Design Coordinator.This role requires a strong interest in Design Operations, a passion for the UO brand and its customers, and a commitment to highly detail-oriented and self-motivated work.
Role Responsibilities:
JOB SKILLS
VISION
- Interest in Design Operations
- Highly detail oriented and self-motivated
- Exceptional organizational skills
BUSINESS ACUMEN
- Passionate for the UO brand and customers
LEADERSHIP
- Helps to build and maintain collaborative relationships with multi-level cross-functional partners
- Develops well thought out comments and opinions using both POV and data to contribute during meetings
- Effectively manages up in a timely manner
- Learns from mistakes and displays curiosity. Asks questions, and probes for clarity and understanding
- Flexible, adaptable and flourishes in a fast-paced, high pressure and challenging work environment
- Remains humble while receiving feedback openly and positively with a willingness to collaborate on ideas or processes that may require necessary changes
TEAMWORK/COLLABORATION/CULTURAL FIT
- Communicates and collaborates effectively both internally and with cross-functional partners and vendors to ensure product execution reflects design intent
- Takes responsibility for organizing their work, setting their own timelines and recognizing conditions and results that may impact the assignment
- Maintains courteous, professional email/phone and interpersonal relationships with cross-functional partners and vendors. Ability to format a professional and comprehensive email
DRIVE
- Proficient in Excel required, Microsoft Office Suite / Willing and eager to learn Tradestone, XD, InDesign
- Asks questions and strives for clarity, quickly learns from mistakes and actively seeks solutions
- Displays the ability to “find work” and offers to help teammates during down time
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Strong communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional partners
- Willingness to learn about fabric, trims, wash and dye treatments and techniques
- Highly organized with capacity to anticipate change
- Assists in prepping team for seasonal benchmark meetings such as Sketch Review, Finalization, and Print + Color Day
- Responsible to create and update the Seasonal Hierarchy Pyramids (linesheets) and XD Color Docs
- Organizes and maintains all TOP reference samples for team review, manages high density and other sample racks as directed by manager
- Create and update all style tech packs in Tradestone ensuring accuracy for entire life cycle of each style
- Works closely with designers to ensure precise and timely responses to all approval requests and queries to cross-functional partners and overseas vendors
- Work with print and fabric team to send out artwork in a timely manner to hit seasonal deadlines
- Manage all outgoing international packages for cross functional teams (Design, PD + Fabric)
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Proficiency in Excel required
- Microsoft Office suite proficient
- Tradestone and BOM maintenance
- Always maintain organized and up to date line sheet and assortment tools
- Highly organized with capacity to anticipate change
Role Qualifications:
- Proficiency in Excel required
- Microsoft Office suite proficient
- Tradestone and BOM maintenance
- Always maintain organized and up to date line sheet and assortment tools
- Highly organized with capacity to anticipate change
The Perks:
URBN offers comprehensive Perks & Benefits to employees. Availability and eligibility to specific benefits may be subject to your location and employment status. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, PTO, generous employee discounts, retirement savings and much more! For additional information visit www.urbn.com/work-with-us/benefits
EEO Statement:
URBN celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression), religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic as established by law. We believe strongly in fostering a safe, fair and respectful work environment. To ensure compliance with our non-discrimination and anti-harassment policies, we offer anti-harassment training to managers and employees.