Temporary Apparel Design Coordinator | PLM & Team Ops

URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts

Health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Anthropologie Apparel is seeking a Temporary Design Coordinator to join their team. The Design Coordinator is an operational support role for the design team.

They oversee the team’s budget, calendar & seasonal lines-heets while performing other miscellaneous tasks to help the team’s day to day performance. The position works on multiple categories and assists the Design Directors with the organization and management of the team The role spans multiple categories and collaborates with Design

Qualifications

• Strong organizational and time management skills for multitasking.
• Clear communication to collaborate cross-functionally.
• Problem solving and creative solution skills.
• Ability to work with others in a team setting.
• Positive attitude, high energy, eagerness to learn design.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Illustrator, Web PDM.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Leadership to execute seasonal concepts, business objectives & emerging initiatives.
• Organize PLM trainings for all new design members.
• Strategize with the Art, Tech, Production & Buying leads to ensure all own brand labels are up to date and changes won’t affect delivery.
• Understand the product lifecycle & anticipate needs, deadlines & necessary information for efficient meetings.
• Mentor the Design Coordinator team and establish best practices across categories.
• Build team morale by embracing change, staying positive & encouraging collaboration.
• Manage all of Anthropologie’s Plus product in PLM & communicate updates to partners.
• Create and manage Seasonal Linesheets.
• Assist Design Coordinators in sending vendor packages weekly.
• Manage the design calendar and processes.
• Organize team communication on an operational level with budgets, calendars and linesheets.
• Generate style numbers & maintain updates in Tradestone.
• Work with directors on budget, calendar & team management.
• Assist in sample preparation for Sample Review.
• Communicate with cross functional team in a timely manner.
• Problem solve and troubleshoot issues within the team or escalated to directors/design manager.
• Onboard new hires with tools and training.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Teamwork

Positive attitude

Tools

MS Office

Photoshop

Illustrator

Web PDM

Job description

Role Summary

Anthropologie Apparel is seeking a Temporary Design Coordinator to join their team. The Design Coordinator is an operational support role for the design team. They oversee the team’s budget, calendar & seasonal lines-sheets while performing other miscellaneous tasks to help the team’s day to day performance. The position works on multiple categories and assists the Design Directors with the organization and management of the team

Role Responsibilities

• Partner with Leadership team in executing projects related to seasonal concepts, business objectives & emerging initiatives.

• Organize and hold PLM trainings for all new design members.

• Strategize with the Art, Tech, Production & Buying leads to ensure all own brand labels are up to date and any changes won’t affect targeted delivery.

• Understand the product lifecycle & anticipate needs, deadlines & necessary information so meetings can run more efficiently.

• Mentor the Design Coordinator team, help them to establish best practices across all categories.

• Build team moral by embracing change, staying positive & encouraging collaboration.

• Manage all of Anthropologie’s Plus product in PLM & communicate updates to critical partners.

• Create and manage Seasonal Linesheets

• Assist Design Coordinators in sending vendor packages weekly

• Manage the design calendar and processes.

• Organize team communication on an operational level by creating budgets, monthly calendars and seasonal linesheets.

• Generate style numbers & maintain updates in Tradestone.

• Closely work with directors on budget, calendar & team management

• Assist in sample preparation for Sample Review

• Professionally communicate with cross functional team members in a timely manner to assess daily tasks.

• Problem solve and troubleshoot any issues that arise within the team or bubble up to directors/design manager.

• Onboard new hires, giving them the right tools and training to succeed in the workplace.

Role Qualifications

• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Sound communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross functional team members
• Problem solving & creative solution skills
• Ability to work with others in a team setting.
• Positive attitude and high energy with a desire to learn the design process
• Proficient computer skills (Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Illustrator, Web PDM)

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.