Urban Outtfitters Associate Designer - Mens

Urban Outfitters•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

Urban Outfitters is seeking an Associate Designer to join our Men’s Design Team. The Associate Designer is an integral creative who can navigate multiple categories, all while leveraging modern tools and creativity to push the boundaries of design. As a brand ambassador and creative facilitator, the Associate Designer partners closely with cross-functional teams—including Buying, Product Development, and Print + Color—to drive seasonal vision, identify white space opportunities, and respond to business trends in real time. They support by providing clear communication, constructive feedback, and development opportunities to their leaders while fostering a collaborative, positive, and solutions-oriented environment. The Associate Designer supports the full design process—from concept, sketching, and fabric development through fittings, finalization, and seasonal presentations—while ensuring timelines are met and processes are continually optimized. With deep knowledge of trends, strong technical skills, and the ability to anticipate change, this role plays a pivotal part in shaping the UO aesthetic and driving the brand forward.

Requirements

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.

Responsibilities

Assists in interpreting seasonal fashion direction, assortment opportunities, and merchandise trends for category.
Interprets 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.
Analyzes 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.
Maintains and updates CADs for seasonal assortment in Adobe XD.
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.
Independently anticipates and executes assignments and effectively manages up in a timely manner.
Develops well thought out comments and opinions using both POV and data to contribute during meetings.
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 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.
Demonstrates and maintains a strong knowledge of trends, customer and brand objectives as well as the UO design vision.
Identifies efficiencies within our processes and initiates opportunities to leverage assets, avoid redundancies, and proactively align resources.
Sets up spec sheets for all bodies.
Communicates fit and construction details to Technical Design department.
Actively participates, contributes, and assists Design lead in creating seasonal assortment.
Provides feedback / approves all samples and design submits.
Assists in preparing presentation materials for seasonal benchmark meetings such as Sketch Review, Finalization, and Print + Color day.
Executes accurate fabric, trim, and wash information in design packs and tech packs.