Anthropologie Senior Designer - Apparel Graphics

Anthropologie is looking for a Senior Graphic Designer with experience in product design, particularly skilled in typography, icons, and graphic tees. We’re seeking an exceptional graphic designer with a passion for apparel product design. This role focuses on supporting multiple brands within our Apparel division, creating innovative and trend-driven graphic packages. The ideal candidate is particularly skilled in typography, icons, and creating artwork for a wide range of categories. Driven by curiosity and a proactive mindset, this creative leader will push boundaries and captivate our trend driven customer.

Skills:

• Self-motivated: Envisions and independently drives designs from concept to completion.
• Adaptability: Thrives in the face of challenges, transforming obstacles into growth opportunities.
• Collaboration: Builds strong relationships with managers, team members, and cross-functional partners.
• Communication: Exhibits excellent verbal and written skills, effectively conveying ideas to diverse audiences.
• Problem-solving: Demonstrates strong analytical abilities, identifying issues, generating solutions, and evaluating outcomes.
• Time Management: Efficiently prioritizes tasks to meet deadlines in fast-paced environments.
• Attention to Detail: Meticulously reviews and refines designs, ensuring precision and quality.

Creative:

• Trend Awareness: Driven by passion for emerging trends in art, design, and fashion.
• Curiosity & Exploration: Constantly seeks out new, unexpected ideas in graphic design, technique, and typography.
• Concept: Creates designs aligned with seasonal concepts, balancing both creative vision and business needs.
• Design: Independently creates original graphics with a wide range of styles, sensibilities, and layouts.
• Assortments: Oversees seasonal balances, creating a diverse range of designs that support cohesive storytelling.
• Original Artwork: Excels in producing original artwork, from drawing, hand-painting, digital rendering to AI.
• Typography: Adept in type usage, masterfully blending understanding of type dynamics with playful, trend-forward designs.
• Color Expertise: Exceptional at using seasonal palettes to develop fresh, innovative designs.

Partners:

• Cross-Functional: Builds strong relationships with CF partners, advocating for team objectives while being solutions-oriented.
• Design: Works collaboratively across two dynamic teams, supporting Apparel product.
• Legal: Works with the Design Coordinator to submit verbiage to the legal team for approval.
• CAD: Partners with the CAD team as needed, clearly communicating desired outcomes and providing feedback.
• Print Development: Collaborates with the print development team, learning mill capabilities and providing input on results.

Process

• Product Calendars: Maintains understanding of product calendars, tracking key benchmarks and deadlines.
• Workload Management: Manages seasonal workload effectively, designing up to 40 styles per season.
• Sample Preparation: Proactively prepares samples for product reviews to inspire and excite.
• Color Separation: Skillfully reduces color palette to meet screen limitations while preserving design aesthetics.
• Mill Package: Sets up mill packages accurately, ensuring flawless production execution.
• trike-off: Meticulously reviews mill submissions, identifying issues and advising effective solutions.

Business

• Brand Awareness: Maintains a broad understanding of the Anthropologie business and customer base.
• Brand Contribution: Contributes to the growth of own-brand products by supporting ESU, LL, and Chase design graphic needs.
• Graphic Analysis: Stays aware of successes and opportunities through hindsight and pattern attributes reports.
• IMU Goals: Supports goals by meeting deadlines, enhancing efficiencies, and ensuring clear package communication.

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, Product Design, or Fine Art preferred.
• 5-6 years of experience in the graphic or product design industry.
• Demonstrates strong creative and technical skills in Adobe programs and stays updated with new features.
• Experience with, or openness to designing with AI programs.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and PowerPoint.
• Has working knowledge of technical platforms NED and Clo.

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.