Urban Outfitters Assistant Designer

Urban Outfitters; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

PTO

Employee discounts

Job summary

Urban Outfitters seeks an Assistant Designer to support the Women's Tops & Dresses Team. You will help translate seasonal vision through trend research, sketching, CAD development, and material reviews, ensuring samples align with design intent.

The role requires strong Procreate and Adobe Creative Suite skills, knowledge of garment construction, and the ability to collaborate with design leads, vendors, and cross-functional partners in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or related field with internship or entry-level experience.
• Strong proficiency in Procreate and Adobe Creative Suite (XD/Photoshop) with CAD ability.
• Experience with garment construction, fit, fabrics, draping, and mock‑ups.
• Excellent trend awareness and understanding of the Urban Outfitters customer.
• Excellent organization, communication, and ability to work in a fast-paced team.

Responsibilities

• Support seasonal product development through trend research, sketching, CAD creation and sample review.
• Prepare materials for key milestones: Sketch Review, Finalization, Print + Color presentations.
• Maintain assortment tools, line sheets, CADs, BOMs in relevant systems.
• Collaborate with design leads, cross-functional teams and vendors to ensure design intent.
• Track department samples and manage timelines in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Trend research

Sketching

CAD development

Procreate

Adobe Creative Suite

XD

Photoshop

Garment construction knowledge

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design

Tools

Procreate

Adobe XD

Photoshop

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Role Summary

Urban Outfitters is seeking an Assistant Designer to support the Women's Tops & Dresses Team! The Assistant Designer supports the Design team in bringing seasonal creative vision to life through trend research, sketching, CAD development, sample execution, assortment maintenance, and presentation preparation. This role requires a strong connection to the Urban Outfitters customer, trend awareness, excellent creative and technical design skills, business awareness, and the ability to stay highly organized in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate is collaborative, proactive, adaptable, and able to independently manage assignments while communicating effectively with design leads, cross-functional partners, and vendors to ensure product consistently reflects design intent.

Role Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of seasonal product through trend research, sketching, CAD creation, garment mocking, and sample review.
• Prepare and organize creative materials for key seasonal milestones, including Sketch Review, Finalization, and Print + Color presentations.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date assortment tools, line sheets, CADs, BOMs, and product information within Adobe XD, Tradestone, and related systems.
• Partner with Design leads, Senior Designers and Associate designers, cross-functional teams, and vendors to communicate design intent and support the successful execution of fit, fabric, construction, and product details.
• Track and organize department samples while independently managing assignments, timelines, and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Role Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or a related field, with relevant internship or entry-level design experience preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Procreate and Adobe Creative Suite, particularly XD and Photoshop, with experience creating accurate and expressive fashion sketches and CADs.
• Ai rendering experience not required, but is a plus!
• Working knowledge of garment construction, fit, fabric, draping, sewing, and mock‑up techniques.
• Strong trend awareness and a clear understanding of the Urban Outfitters customer, aesthetic, and competitive marketplace.
• Excellent organization, communication, and time-management skills, with the ability to take direction, manage multiple priorities, and collaborate in a fast-paced team environment.

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.