Urban Outfitters Junior Designer, MW Jersey

We're looking for a Junior Designer to join our Menswear Design team at Urban Outfitters. This role focuses on designing multiproduct Jersey across our apparel ranges, including but not limited to, light-weight jersey, heavies, and graphics. A technical understanding in this area is key! What You'll Be Doing:

• Developing an innovative and commercial range of fashion products to meet business requirements across the UK and Europe for stores and online.
• Designing products which exceed the Urban Outfitters customers' expectations of the brand, whilst remaining commercial in approach.
• Designing products with an awareness of price architecture, margins and selling prices.
• Working closely with the buying teams on colour palettes and trends for the coming seasons
• Working with the buying teams to define the collections and to produce them to reflect the Urban Outfitters concept whilst ensuring commerciality remains.
• Keeping abreast of current season sales and create fast-react product in season to meet demands.
• Managing and working collaboratively with a design assistant.
• Reporting into their category Designer lead and Head of Menswear Design.
  
  A jersey background & technical knowledge is 100% essential! Along with working across multi-product areas e.g. t-shirts, sweats, fleece and graphics.
• The understanding of Urban as a trend maker and leader with the know how to take it to the next level.
• Portfolio should be very directional and demonstrate an ability to think outside the box.
• Be very detailed from concept stage through to specs and final designs.
• Creativity and style.
• Proven track record of delivering in season product.
• Proven ability of managing internal relationships and communications.
• Ability to perform under pressure and recognize shifts in business priorities.
• Excellent commercial acumen with the ability to identify new opportunities with exceptional communication and presentation skills at all levels.
• Proficient CAD - Illustrator/Photoshop and InDesign skills.
• Need to be experienced working with a global supply base
• A confident communicator, you will be very well organized.
  
  Urban Outfitters started out as a single boutique in 1970s Philadelphia with creativity and uniqueness at its core. 50 years on, and over 60 stores across Europe later, we've become a destination for emerging design, unexpected styling, One-Of-A-Kind vintage and homeware that makes you want to hit the share button.
We speak to a social community of over 10 million forward-thinking individuals, bringing together a nostalgia for the past with an enthusiasm to shape the future. The UO community are culturally aware, they shape the music scene, they live a digitally native life and they wear style trends before anyone else. At our core, we empower our customers and staff to express themselves, unapologetically, living life in a way that's truly authentic to them. We are always excited to bring new talent into the room, especially if you share our values: Progressive - we move with the mood Creative - we champion limitless minds Inclusive - we open our platforms to all communities Responsible - we work to reduce our impact on the environment Compassionate - we care for each other beyond the 9 to 5 Sound like you, why not join us? Role Summary

The Perks:
• Work-life balance:
-Flexible start and finish times -Bring your dog to work
• Wellbeing:
-Employees Assistance program to support with mental, physical and financial health -Fully equipped free gym and on-site wellness room in Brick Lane and 50% discount of external gym memberships -Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Discount:
-Up to 40% off at all URBN Brands (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People and more!)
• Community:
-One paid day to either volunteer or fundraise for a charity of your choice
• Travel:
-Cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan
• Continued Development:
-We offer structured support within the business alongside continued learning and development #UrbanEU #LI-MT1 Equal Opportunity Statement: URBN is an Equal Opportunities Employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We provide equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sexual orientation, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, marital status, religion, race, or disability. We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.