Urban Outfitters Design Coordinator

Urban Outfitters is seeking a Design Coordinator.  The Design Coordinator is an administrative role that plays a critical supporting role in the Design Operations team, ensuring the seamless execution of the design intent for all styles. This position requires a highly detail-oriented, organized individual with strong communication skills and a passion for the Urban Outfitters brand and customers. The ideal candidate is flexible, adaptable, and thrives in a fast-paced, challenging work environment.

The Design Coordinator will be responsible for a wide range of tasks essential to the product lifecycle:

• Communication & Vendor Liaison:

  • Engage in clear and concise daily email communication with cross-functional partners and vendors overseas.

  • Work closely with designers to ensure precise and timely responses to all approval requests and queries to cross-functional partners and overseas vendors.

  • Maintain courteous, professional email/phone and interpersonal relationships with cross-functional partners and vendors.

     

• Documentation & Data Management:

  • Creating and updating all style tech packs in Tradestone ensuring accuracy for entire life cycle of each style.

  • Creating and updating the Seasonal Hierarchy Pyramids (linesheets) and XD Color Docs.

  • Always maintain organized and up to date line sheet and assortment tools.

  • Performing Tradestone and Bill Of Materials (BOM) maintenance.

     

• Team & Meeting Support:

  • Assisting in prepping team for seasonal benchmark meetings such as Sketch Review, Finalization, and Print + Color Day.

  • Organizing and maintaining all TOP reference samples for team review, and managing high density and other sample racks as directed by manager.

     

• Collaboration & Logistics:

  • Manage all outgoing international packages for cross functional teams (Design, PD + Fabric).

  • Work with print and fabric team to send out artwork in a timely manner to hit seasonal deadlines.

Essential Qualifications:

• Technical Proficiency:

  • Proficiency in Excel is required.

  • Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite

  • Ability to format a professional and comprehensive email.

     

• Core Competencies:

  • Exceptional organizational skills and a highly detail-oriented approach.

  • Capacity to anticipate change.

  • Strong communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with multi-level, cross-functional partners.

  • Good time management.

• Learning & Growth Mindset:

  • Willingness and eagerness to learn Tradestone, XD, and InDesign.

  • Displays curiosity, asks questions, and actively seeks solutions.

  • Learns from mistakes quickly.

  • Willingness to learn about fabric, trims, wash and dye treatments and techniques.

• Attitude & Work Ethic:

  • Humble, receiving feedback openly and positively with a willingness to collaborate.

  • Displays self-motivation and the ability to "find work" and offer to help teammates during downtime.

  • Effectively manages up in a timely manner.

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.