Free People Associate Designer - Skirts - Free People

Free People is seeking an Associate Designer to contribute to the design of our woven Skirts. The Associate Designer actively participates in designing montly collections, sewing/ mocking original ideas for key meetings, and supports the team to ensure that designs and resulting product technically sound for production. 

• Research, Ideate and Design seasonal collections with flexibility across a variety of soft woven skirts and products in collaboration with Design Leadership and partners within Design.

• Recognize and accurately forecast fashion and cultural trends and understand how they relate to the Free People customer.

• Develop and present creative ideas and respond to business objectives with creative, innovative, and cost-effective design solutions.

• Creative Vision: Demonstrate the vision to identify trends in their early stages and understand their impact to fashion, so we can be one step ahead for the aspirational customer.

• Expertise in taking aspirational ideas, focusing on the key details and make them work for a broader audience.

• Ability to research and report on industry trend direction, color direction, and fabric innovations approximately 9-12 months ahead of season.

• Effectively use Procreate and PhotoShop for the CADing of design work and presentations.

• Excellent communication skills to communicate ideas and inspirations to others and to interact with Designers, Buyers and other Cross Functional partners.

• Ability to drape, mock/sew and sketch.

• Experience in Ai Design programs welcomed but not required.

• Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design and 3+ Years Industry experience preferred.

• Strong understanding of the Free People customer and ability to articulate the brand's DNA and aesthetic within the Free-est brand.

• Ability to articulate ideas clearly and inspire.

• Previous experience or knowledge of woven apparel construction.

• Knowledge of fabric and trims

• Knowledge of fabric treatments as well as wash and dye techniques

• Knowledge of manufacturing techniques and processes

• Ability to hand sketch and communicate design ideas via Procreate and PhotoShop.

• Ability to clearly communicate to overseas vendors.

• Ability to drape & sew garments.

• Knowledge of pattern making.

• Ability to be on-site 5 days per week in Philadelphia, PA

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

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.