Associate Designer – Mens

URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly)

Associate Designer for Men’s Design Team driving seasonal vision at Urban Outfitters. Collaborates with cross-functional teams and manages full design process.

Posted 7/29/2026full-timePhiladelphia • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong design experience with a focus on fashion trends, customer behavior, and brand vision, while effectively collaborating with cross-functional partners to ensure product execution aligns with design intent. Proficient in Adobe Suite and Microsoft Office, with a strong ability to balance creativity and business acumen.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Fashion Design ExperienceAdobe Suite ProficiencyStrong Hand And Digital Sketching AbilityTrend Analysis And InterpretationCross-Functional Collaboration

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Hard Skills

Fashion DesignTrend AnalysisDigital SketchingAI Prompting And GeneratingBOM MaintenanceVelo Metrics AnalysisSample ExecutionPresentation DevelopmentOrganizational SkillsProcess Efficiency

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationCollaborationAdaptabilityFeedback ReceptionProfessionalism

Tools & Technologies

Adobe XDMicrosoft Office SuiteTreadstoneLine Sheet Management

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor Degree In Fashion Design

Industry Keywords

Fashion TrendsCustomer BehaviorBrand VisionDesign ProductionAssortment Opportunities

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Assists in interpreting seasonal fashion direction, assortment opportunities, and merchandise trends for category
Ability to interpret trend for the UO customer and shares research and inspiration with direct reports and leads (social media, retail experience, street-style, competitive shopping and vintage exploration as it relates to the UO product)
Works with design leads to execute creative vision in sample and presentation form
Analyzing Velo metrics every Monday to understand business and sell through of product
Works closely with Design lead and Buying partners to gain an understanding of financial reports and earnings as they relate to design production
Maintaining and updating CADs for seasonal assortment in Adobe XD
Ability to investigate design solutions for projects with awareness of cost, process, and impact on partners
Supports Design lead throughout the design process by anticipating needs and assuming accountability for their contributions in the product cycle
Maintains daily communication with cross-functional partners to ease any development issues that may arise
Can independently anticipate and execute assignments and effectively manage up in a timely manner
Develops well thought out comments and opinions using both POV and data to contribute during meetings
Remains humble while receiving feedback openly and positively with a willingness to collaborate on ideas or processes that may require necessary changes
Builds and sustains positive collaborative relationships with multi-level cross-functional partners
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 timelines and recognizing conditions and results that may impact assignments
Maintains courteous, professional email/phone and interpersonal relationships with cross-functional partners and vendors. Ability to format a professional and comprehensive email
Demonstrates and maintains a strong knowledge of trends and customer and brand objectives as well as the UO design vision
Ability to identify efficiencies within processes and initiate opportunities to leverage assets, avoid redundancies, and proactively align resources
Flexible, adaptable and responsive to fast-paced work environment while maintaining style and design vision integrity

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of Design Experience preferred.
Bachelor Degree in Fashion Design or related area of study strongly preferred.
Strong knowledge of relevant fashion trends, customer behavior, and brand vision.
Ability to balance creativity with business acumen, margin parameters, and process efficiencies.
Strong hand and digital sketching ability
Ability to independently conduct set-ups and fittings
Adobe suite proficient
Microsoft Office suite proficient
AI prompting and generating for creative and presentation purpose (MJ, PromeAi, and ChatGPT)
Treadstone and BOM maintenance
Maintain organized and up to date line sheet and assortment tools at all time
Highly organized with capacity to anticipate change

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
PTO
generous employee discounts
retirement savings