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

Anthropologie Temporary Art Director - Art Department (Print)

URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly) • $80K — $95K *
Philadelphia, PA 19120In-Person
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in an Art Director or similar creative leadership role
  • Strong graphic design and typography skills with a sophisticated visual sensibility
  • Preferred experience in fashion, retail, or lifestyle brands
  • In-depth knowledge of print production processes including signage and packaging
  • Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma; familiarity with Asana or similar tools
  • Ability to manage multiple projects from concept to production under tight deadlines
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills for articulating creative direction

Responsibilities

  • Provide art direction and feedback to a diverse team of designers
  • Review briefs, assign projects, and set creative direction
  • Lead creative development for promotions, signage, and marketing events
  • Ensure high design quality and brand consistency through feedback rounds
  • Concept and design complex projects requiring creative exploration
  • Collaborate with Creative Operations to manage project timelines and resources
  • Oversee production processes, including proof reviews and mock-store presentations

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Generous paid time off (PTO)
  • Employee discounts on products
  • Retirement savings options
  • Additional perks may vary by location and employment status
Full Job Description
Role Summary

The Art Director is responsible for leading creative development and execution across the Art Department's print-focused initiatives, including promotions, store signage, and marketing events, activations and gifting. This role provides art direction and creative guidance to a team of designers, while partnering closely with Creative Operations and cross functional teams to manage projects from initial brief and concept through production and final execution.

The Art Director is also an active creative contributor, supporting concept development and taking on design for more complex or early-stage projects as needed.

Role Responsibilities

  • Provide art direction, creative guidance and design feedback to a team of designers across multiple levels.
  • Review incoming briefs, assign project ownership and establish creative, design and production direction.
  • Lead creative development across promotions, store signage, and marketing events, activations and gifting, while supporting campaign and broader brand initiatives as needed.
  • Review and develop work through multiple rounds of creative feedback, ensuring a high level of design and brand consistency.
  • Concept, design and develop higher-level or more complex projects that require additional creative exploration and ideation.
  • Partner closely with Creative Operations to manage priorities, project timelines, workload and resources across the team.
  • Manage and direct freelance creative support as needed.
  • Collaborate with Marketing, Visual, Copy, Marketing Operations, Store Operations and other cross-functional partners to workshop creative solutions and problem-solve throughout project development.
  • Oversee projects through production and final execution, including proof review, print production considerations, materials and substrate recommendations, signage implementation and mock-store presentation.
  • Represent the Art Department in cross-functional briefings, creative reviews and higher-level meetings.
  • Present creative work and recommendations to senior creative leadership and communicate feedback and direction back to the design team.


Role Qualifications

  • Demonstrated experience in an Art Director or comparable creative leadership role, with experience managing and directing designers.
  • Strong graphic design, typography and art direction skills with a sophisticated visual sensibility.
  • Fashion, retail or lifestyle brand experience highly preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of print production processes, with experience across signage, packaging, large-format graphics and printed collateral.
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma; experience working within Asana or a comparable project-management platform.
  • Ability to independently lead multiple projects from concept through production while managing competing priorities and tight timelines.
  • Strong presentation, written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate creative direction and rationale.


Qualities:
  • Flexible and nimble, with the ability to pivot quickly as priorities, timelines and creative direction evolve.
  • Comfortable working within tight timelines and responding to high-priority and executive-level requests.
  • Strong creative thinker and problem-solver who can move fluidly between concept development, art direction and execution.
  • Collaborative leader who can provide clear, actionable feedback while empowering designers to independently own their work.
  • Highly organized with the ability to prioritize multiple concurrent projects and keep work moving in a fast-paced environment.
  • Confident communicator and relationship builder who can collaborate effectively across creative and operational teams.


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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

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
Retail & Consumer Goods
Net Income
$282 million
Founded
1970
5 Year Trend
+5%
Revenue
$4 billion
NASDAQ
URBN
* Ladders Estimates

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