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

Free People Senior Designer - Dresses

URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly) • $95K — $115K *
Philadelphia, PA 19120In-Person
Retail & Consumer Goods
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design preferred with 8-10 years of relevant experience.
  • Strong creative and trend vision with the ability to identify emerging fashion trends early.
  • Expertise in sketching and using design software like Procreate, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
  • In-depth fabric knowledge, especially with Cut & Sew Knits and Woven fabrications.
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills for collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Experience in managing and guiding 1-2 assistant designers is a plus.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office tools such as Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and execution of designs for Free People Dresses.
  • Forecast fashion trends and collaborate on monthly trend directions for the category.
  • Drive innovation by proposing new designs that align with business objectives.
  • Participate in fittings, addressing fit issues alongside cross-functional teams.
  • Support the seasonal development calendar for retail and wholesale deliveries.
  • Contribute to the design process through sketching and utilizing AI platforms for trend research.
  • Manage design packages and ensure effective communication regarding developments.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Generous paid time off (PTO).
  • Employee discounts on products.
  • Retirement savings plans.
  • Additional perks may be specific to location and employment status.
Full Job Description
Role Summary

Free People is seeking a Senior Designerto lead the development process of design project supporting the Free People Dresses category. The Senior Designer actively participates in designing seasonal collections, sewing/ mocking original ideas for key meetings, and supports the team to ensure that designs and resulting product are cohesive and appropriate for the Free People customer.

The Free People Dress category touches a variety of fabrications and sensibilities. This is a great opportunity if you are a seasoned designer who is passionate about fashion, trends and newness! This role is based at our World Headquarters in Philadelphia, PA.

Role Responsibilities

  • The Senior Designer will lead the design creation, development, and execution of own brand product appropriate for Free People Dresses with a focus on sensibilities ranging from Femmes, Sexy, Effortlessa - Only at Free People styles.
  • Forecast fashion and cultural trends and understand how they relate to the Free People customer. As a Senior Designer Dresses, you will play a key role in collaborating, brainstorming, and presenting monthly trend direction for your category alongside the Design Director.
  • Thrive in a fast-paced environment, constantly pushing new ideas, concepts as well as responding to business objectives with creative and innovative designs to move the category forward.
  • Attend all fittings and support the Team through problem solving fit issues and communicating with cross functional and vendor partners.
  • Support seasonal development calendar for both Retail & Wholesale deliveries.
  • Creative Contribution to the design process including sketching new ideas with the help of procreate and Adobe programs (Illustrator, Photoshop), researching new trends and ideas as well as utilizing ai platforms to increase creative research (such as MidJourney, PromeAi)
  • Manage development and execution of all design packages alongside Assistant Designer and participate in all follow-up communication related to each package in partnership with the Design Coordinator & Product Development team.
  • Strong initiative and point of view on design research and staying up to date with industry trend direction, color direction, and fabric innovations that can relate to the Free People target customer.
  • Execute original design ideas through sketches and draped & sewn mocks to communicate design's vision in key meetings.
  • The Senior Designer Dresses leads and develops 1-2 Assistant Designers.

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Role Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design with 8-10 years experience in Dresses Design or related category preferred.
  • Creative & Trend Vision:
    • Creativity is a must! Having a strength in pushing new ideas, silhouettes, and design concepts
    • Demonstrate 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.
    • Expertise in taking aspirational ideas, focusing on the key details and make them work for a broader audience.
    • Ability to research and report on industry trend direction, color/print direction, and fabric innovations approximately 9-12 months ahead of season.
    • Passionate about dresses and the Free People customer.
    • Excellent hand sketching and CAD skills in Procreate, Photoshop, Illustrator
    • Ai knowledge/experience not required would be a plus!
  • Fabric/Sewing knowledge:
    • Strong understanding of Cut & Sew Knits (Jersey) & Woven fabrications and technical ability to apply that knowledge on to fits and designs
    • Ability to drape, mock and sew.
    • Any knitwear/sweater experience not required but would be a plus!
  • Soft Skills:
    • Strong sense of organizational skills as well as passionate of fast speed environment
    • Excellent communication skills to communicate ideas and inspirations to others and to interact with Designers, Buyers and other Cross Functional partners. Collaboration across teams is key at Free People
    • Strong project management skills and ability to manage the whole design process for multiple projects at different production stages
    • Ability to respond to business objectives with creative, innovative, and cost-effective design solutions
    • Some experience with managing 1-2 team members would be added value.
    • Proficient in Microsoft platforms (Excel, Powerpoint, Word)
  • Ability to work on-site 3-5 days per week at our Home Office (Navy Yard) in Philadelphia, PA.


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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