Senior Designer: Soft Wovens & Knits, Trend Leader

URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly); Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

PTO

Employee discounts

Retirement savings

Job summary

Anthropologie seeks a Senior Designer to lead season direction for Pilcro, collaborating with the Design Director to set trends across blouses, dresses, skirts and knits. You will supervise designers, ensure meticulous execution and maintain the Anthropologie customer in mind.

You will oversee trend research, fabric sourcing within budget, and manage fittings from concept to proto. Strong CAD/Illustrator and hand sketching skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years in women's design.
• Strong understanding of fashion trends and Anthropologie customer.
• Strong technical knowledge of fabrications and construction.
• Excellent hand sketching and/or CAD skills in Illustrator and Photoshop.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to overall trend and direction for each season, for all designs, labels and categories.
• Shop and observe street fashion. Take photos and purchase samples for inspiration.
• Globally source fabrics and yarns within budgetary guidelines to develop.
• Collaborate with Design Director and Buying team weekly to review emerging trends.
• Collaborate with Design Director each season to develop conceptual direction for total product assortment.
• Identify fabrics and yarns within budget guidelines to develop into product.
• Collaborate with Production to manage lead-time, MOQs, and costing constraints.
• Design styles, trims, and colors for fabrics selected at Raw Materials meeting.
• Present development samples and color palette for merchant review at Proto and Sample Review Meetings.
• Oversee spec sheet setup and communicate fit and construction details to Technical Design.
• Complete all technical sketches for domestic and overseas programs; CAD styles where possible.
• Manage weekly fittings.

Skills

Trend forecasting

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Hand sketching / CAD

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

CAD

Job description

Anthropologie seeks a Senior Designer to lead season direction for Pilcro, collaborating with the Design Director to set trends across blouses, dresses, skirts and knits. You will supervise designers, ensure meticulous execution and maintain the Anthropologie customer in mind.

You will oversee trend research, fabric sourcing within budget, and manage fittings from concept to proto. Strong CAD/Illustrator and hand sketching skills are essential.