Free People Graphic Design Assistant

Urban Outfitters • Philadelphia, PA

75d

About The Position

Free People is looking for a Graphic Design Assistant. We're looking for a creative, art-driven Graphic Design Assistant with strong fashion awareness to join our in-house team. This role is ideal for a visual thinker who designs with mood, color, and composition-translating seasonal concepts into elevated design across digital platforms.

Requirements

• 2+ years of professional graphic design experience, ideally within fashion, lifestyle, or an art-forward digital brand.
• Passionate about the world of design, art, fashion and culture-bringing a strong point of view, curiosity, risk-taking, and inspired outlook to the creative process.
• Strong graphic design foundation - knowledge of typography, composition, layout, hierarchy, and color theory.
• Portfolio that showcases both art & photo based graphic design skill, range of sensibility, conceptual thinking, and any hand/illustration capabilities.
• Understanding of seasonal concept development, visual storytelling, and translating artistic references into applied design.
• Interest and experience in Web & Mobile Design, industry trends, forward editorial experiences, and web best practices.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite especially Photoshop. Strong working knowledge of techniques, tools, GIF animation, and shortcuts.
• Organized and streamlined workflow.
• Strong knowledge of typographic principles and hierarchy. Current with trending typefaces, type-mixing and pairing.
• Demonstrates strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively, while proactively identifying and solving problems.

Nice To Haves

• AI, Midjourney, Motion Graphics experience a plus

Responsibilities

• Design artistic and mood-driven emails based on seasonal branding and trends using elevated use of type, color, and layout.
• Design visually compelling assets for digital touchpoints including homepages, landing pages, app, and art-based promotions.
• Contribute to seasonal trend concepts through building inspiration and mood-boards covering a range of artistic mediums, moods, and sensibilities.
• Contribute to refreshing brand typography and graphic systems seasonally-introducing expressive type and hand-lettered treatments that reflect current trends.
• Develop original concepts, artwork, textures, collages, and layered compositions that bring depth and storytelling to sales & promotions.
• Contribute to evolving and elevating the digital experience of website, app, and email programs through presenting forward layouts and concepts.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners including Web Merchandising, Photo Studio, UX, and Analytics to align on seasonal priorities and brand initiatives.
• Organize, plan, and keep weekly digital deliverable timeline on track, acting as a communication liaison between key teams.
• Create web, mobile-forward and on brand assets helping to ensure consistency and brand impact on all platforms.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• PTO
• Generous employee discounts
• Retirement savings
• And much more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees