Free People Temp Assistant Design Coordinator- Sweaters

Location US-PA-Philadelphia
ID 2025-18125
Job Family
Design
Employee Type
Temporary
Position Type
Full-Time
Remote
No

Role Summary

Free People is seeking a temporary design coordinator to support the sweaters team. This role will assist both the Collection Sweaters and We The Free Sweaters teams by managing administrative tasks and providing organizational support throughout the design and development process. The position plays a key role in facilitating the creation, development, and execution of own-brand product across sweaters and knits categories.

Role Responsibilities

  • Maintain an active role in the weekly Design Flow Meetings. Take notes and manage follow up communication on all outstanding issues in collaboration with Designers and PD teams
  • Tech Pack creation and updates. Create style numbers following PD’s allocation chart, ensuring comprehensive completion of all chart details
  • Input sketches, design packs and trims to BOM after passed by design
  • Maintain and update starter pages, incorporating accurate labels across sweaters and swits classes across both Collection & We The Free classes
  • Partner with PD on the status of styles in development daily to ensure product execution meets design specifications and are on track in style development process
  • Prepare development packages and participate in follow up communication with vendor communication
  • Responsible for shipping/ picking up packages across Sweaters category
  • Review incoming garments with Designer and PD partners to ensure they are correct and in line with original intent as well as brand standards and update TS accordingly
  • Update bulk approvals in Tradestone in partnership with Production / PD and design teams
  • Assist in sample preparation for monthly sales review meetings by collaborating with Designer on innovative presentations that effectively communicate line to Buyers and Brand leaders.
  • Help organize and propose new tools to help design team meet upcoming design deadlines
  • Perform special tasks as needed

Role Qualifications

Skills

  • Strong sense of organizational skills as well as passionate of fast speed environment
  • Proactive and self motivated is a must for this role
  • Proficient in Microsoft platforms (Excel, Powerpoint, Word)
  • Experience putting together artwork and embellishment packages preferred
  • Excellent communication skills to communicate ideas and inspirations to others and to interact with Designers, Buyers and other Cross Functional partners.  
  • Strong organizational and relationship building skills and ability to intuitively respond and reprioritize as needs shift during the development process.
  • Design tools knowledge is a nice to have: Procreate, Adobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop)

Qualifications:

  • Entry level technical knowledge of apparel construction.
  • Entry level knowledge design processes

 

Location:

On-site in person 5 days a week Philadelphia, PA

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.

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