Anthropologie Designer - Sweater Dresses

URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Generous employee discounts

Retirement savings

Job summary

URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. is seeking a highly creative Sweater Dress Designer to drive innovation in Anthropologie's dress collection. This role involves collaborating closely with the design team, focusing on creating unique designs aligned with seasonal concepts and market trends.

The ideal candidate will have 5-7 years of experience, strong technical knowledge, and proficiency in design tools such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Perks include comprehensive benefits, along with a commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of progressive experience in fashion design.
• Strong understanding of fashion trends and knowledge of the Anthropologie customer.
• Expert knowledge of sweater garment construction.

Responsibilities

• Create unique and innovative sweater dress designs.
• Research trends and develop swatches for seasonal concepts.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure product execution meets specifications.

Skills

Creative trend forecasting

Sweater garment construction

Excellent communication skills

Proficient in Adobe Photoshop

Strong organizational skills

Technical apparel knowledge

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Google Docs

Job description

Role Summary

We are seeking a visionary and highly creative Sweater Dress Designer to collaborate closely with our Assistant Design Director and Senior Design Director. This role is pivotal in shaping and expanding Anthropologie's diverse dress collection. The ideal candidate will possess a trend-forward, hands‑on approach, bringing innovative concepts and exquisite details to life, ultimately enhancing our product offerings. Our sweater dress business represents a significant growth opportunity, and we are looking for a designer who will help take this category to the next level through creative thinking, new ideas, and a passion for product innovation. This role will design across all Anthropologie brands and dress aesthetics, with a particular focus on clean, modern silhouettes, elevated stitch techniques, and thoughtful detailing that enhances both style and wearability.

Role Responsibilities

• The Designer will create unique and innovative sweater dress product relative to the seasonal concepts and appropriate for the Anthropologie customer.
• Work closely with Assistant Design Director and Senior Design Director to complete lineplan requirements on a seasonal basis ensuring that the product is consistent with the market trends and business strategy.
• Research emerging trends and inspiration as they relate to the Anthropologie product and seasonal concept direction.
• Contribute to finding inspiration based upon the concept direction. Develop knit down swatches to push product forward each season, manage yarn library and panel requests, order sample yarn for each season.
• Use multiple design tools including mocking, sketching, CAD, and image creation to support product design.
• Partner with PD to globally source yarns & raw materials and develop them within pricing guidelines.
• Execute sweater dress tech packs and stitch layouts. Collaborate with Technical Design to set‑up specifications and construction for confirmed silhouettes, and communicate style details to PD.
• Partner with PD and communicate with vendors on the status of styles in development on a daily basis to ensure product execution meets design specifications.
• Track approvals with PD and vendors. Attend weekly fittings and all relevant design meetings.
• Travel to factories for development and execution of programs as needed.

Role Qualifications

• Highly creative with the ability to recognize and forecast fashion and cultural trends as they relate to the Anthropologie customer.
• Expert knowledge of sweater garment construction, yarns, and techniques.
• Detailed understanding of the sweater manufacturing process.
• Ability to respond to business objectives with creative, innovative, and commercial design solutions. Strong organizational and leadership skills with the ability to multitask in a fast‑paced environment.
• Energetic team player with excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with partners in Design, Buying, PD, and Production. Ability to spot and suggest better practices for cross‑functional team alignment.
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Google Docs, and open to learning and using emerging AI generating programs.

Experience Requirements

• 5-7 years of progressive experience in fashion design.
• Strong understanding of fashion trends and deep knowledge of the Anthropologie customer.
• Expert‑level technical knowledge of apparel construction.
• Expert‑level understanding of fabrics and trims, supported by strong vendor and resource relationships.
• Extensive knowledge of fabric treatments, wash processes, and dye techniques.
• Extensive experience with manufacturing techniques and end‑to‑end production processes.

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

EEO Statement

URBN celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression), religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic as established by law. We believe strongly in fostering a safe, fair and respectful work environment. To ensure compliance with our non‑discrimination and anti‑harassment policies, we offer anti‑harassment training to managers and employees.