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

Anthropologie Head of Concept

Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong understanding of the Anthropologie brand and market competition.
  • Proven experience in leading and inspiring creative teams.
  • Expertise in fashion trend forecasting, color, and fabric innovations.
  • Ability to convey fashion trends relevant to the Anthropologie customer.
  • Skilled in creating engaging and emotive presentations for seasonal trends.
  • Exceptional collaboration and influencing skills across departments.
  • Strong awareness of current fashion trends and cultural movements.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the creative vision for Apparel and Accessories, partnering with design and buying teams to spot trends and business opportunities.
  • Develop seasonal trends encompassing shape, print, color, fabric, and embellishments.
  • Produce in-depth trend analysis including chase decks and runway reports beyond seasonal concepts.
  • Collaborate with Design Directors to offer feedback and guidance during sketch reviews, balancing creative objectives with business needs.
  • Ensure effective execution of trends in seasonal presentations, working closely with design leads.
  • Contribute ideas during various design review sessions to capture relevant shapes, prints, and colors each season.
  • Coordinate inspiration meetings engaging all design team members across categories.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Generous paid time off (PTO).
  • Substantial employee discounts on products.
  • Retirement savings plan options.
  • Flexible working arrangements in a hybrid model.
Full Job Description
Role Summary

The Anthropologie Apparel design team is searching for Concept Director. This highly creative leader will help guide and shape the overall creative vision for Anthropologie Apparel design. This is a hybrid position that will require several days per week in Philadelphia.

Role Responsibilities

Responsibilities:
  • Take leadership in guiding overall creative vision for Apparel and Accessories, working closely with design/buying teams to identify trends as well as new opportunities in business to set the tone for each season.
  • Create seasonal trends that cover shape/print/color/fabric and embellishment.
  • Deliver proportion, shape, trend, chase decks, runway reports as needed outside of seasonal concept
  • Work closely with Design Directors and their teams, providing inspiration and feedback for each season during sketch reviews, keeping both creative and business objectives in mind.
  • Work closely with design leads to ensure we have a balance of trend and core, as well as strong execution of seasonal trend prior to presentations with Senior Leadership
  • Contribute ideas during sketch review, sample review, buyer work sessions etc. to protect trend/newness/relevant shapes, proportions, print and colors each season
  • Create chase/trend packs based on feedback in seasonal presentations
  • Travel for inspiration as needed and have group meetings to present samples and inspirations.
  • Coordinate periodic inspiration meetings where all Design members participate regardless of what category they cover.
  • Special projects as needed. Ex. Annual/Seasonal refreshes, chase trends, brand dna ideation etc.
  • Build and maintain strong partnerships with the other Design departments, Buying, Sourcing, and Merchandising teams.
  • Lead and mentor concept, print and color team to grow and strengthen them.


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Role Qualifications

  • Strong understanding of the brand and competitive space.
  • Experience leading, developing and inspiring robust creative teams with demonstrated success.
  • Ability to research and report on industry trend direction, color direction, and fabric innovations.
  • Ability to recognize and accurately forecast fashion and cultural trends as they relate to the Anthropologie customer.
  • Ability to create beautiful and emotive presentations to communicate inspiring trends to the team each season
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively influence and collaborate with partners in Merchandising, Production, and Design.
  • Ability and desire to foster a collaborative team environment.
  • Strong pulse on fashion trends, pop culture, emerging brands, designers
  • Excellent presentation skills
  • AI skills are a plus
  • Hybrid position (3 days per week in Philadelphia).


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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

Pay Range

USD $225,000.00 - USD $300,000.00 /Yr.

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

URBN is a portfolio of global consumer brands comprised of Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People, BHLDN, Terrain, Nuuly and Menus & Venues. Urban Outfitters, Inc. is a lifestyle specialty retail company that operates under the Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People, BHLDN, Terrain, Nuuly and Menus & Venues brands. The company's Urban Outfitters brand offers women's and men's fashion apparel, footwear, beauty and accessories, activewear and gear, and housewares, as well as music, primarily vinyl records and cassettes. The Anthropologie Group brand sells women's apparel, accessories, intimates, home decor, and gifts. The Free People brand includes bohemian apparel, accessories, intimates, and swimwear. The BHLDN brand offers wedding collections. The Terrain brand sells home goods, gifts, and garden products. The Nuuly brand is a subscription-based rental service for women's apparel. The Menus & Venues brand is a hospitality group that operates restaurants and catering.
Learn more about URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly)
Size
25,000 employees
Industry
Net Income
$282 million
Founded
1970
5 Year Trend
+5%
Revenue
$4 billion
NASDAQ

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