Location: Philadelphia, PA Reports To: Senior Colorist
FP Movement is a continuously growing women’s activewear and lifestyle brand designed for the woman who is always moving. We believe in the power of community, wellness, and self-expression through movement. Our team is passionate, fast-paced, and dedicated to creating highly functional, beautifully designed apparel that supports our customer from the studio to the street.
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Entry Level Colorist to join the FP Movement team at our Philadelphia headquarters. Reporting directly to the Senior Colorist, you will be a vital part of the product development cycle, ensuring that our seasonal color palettes are executed flawlessly across all fabrications.
This is an incredible opportunity for a recent graduate or junior professional with a sharp eye for color to gain hands-on experience in the apparel industry. You will help manage the day-to-day color approval process, communicate with global partners, and keep our color operations running smoothly.
Color Approvals: Assist the Senior Colorist in evaluating and commenting on lab dips, bulk fabric lots, prints/strike-offs, and wash legs under standardized lighting conditions.
Vendor Communication: Maintain clear, daily email correspondence with overseas vendors and cross-functional teams to provide feedback, chase outstanding submits, and ensure production timelines are met.
Submit Organization: Receive, log, and organize all incoming physical color submits. Maintain a meticulously organized physical color library and ensure our digital tracking systems (e.g., PLM) are continuously up to date.
Meeting Preparation: Prepare physical and digital materials for weekly color review meetings and milestone seasonal reviews. Ensure the Senior Colorist and design teams have everything they need to make final color decisions.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Design, Product Development, and Production teams to flag potential color-matching issues or delays across different fabric bases.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design, Textiles, Product Development, or a related field.
Experience: 0–2 years of experience in color, textiles, or product development (industry internships are highly valued!).
Color Acumen: A keen eye for color variation and matching.
Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey clear, professional, and concise feedback to overseas partners where English may be a second language.
Organizational Mastery: Exceptional organizational and time-management skills. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and love keeping physical and digital spaces tidy.
Tech Savvy: Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word) and Adobe Creative Suite.
approval all l/d and wash leg submissions as well as organize the submissions and assist the colorist in prep for meetings, daily vendor emails and special projects as needed
must be extremely organized and detail oriented. background in art or design is a plus but not mandatory
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.
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