Role Summary

Anthropologie Living is looking for a Textile Designer who will contribute to the creation, development, and execution of own brand product appropriate for the Anthropologie customer.

Role Responsibilities

• Contribute to overall brand print and specific artwork trend for each season.
• Collaborate with the design team and research, develop and present own print ideas.
• Style patterns into dynamic layouts, re-color prints, create repeats and rework vintage or bought original artwork into fashion prints for the Anthropologie customer.
• Collaborate with the other designers and Design Director each season to develop conceptual direction for the total artwork assortment.
• Set up Tech Packs for artwork on deadlines.
• Communicate Tech Pack needs and requirements to Product Development.

Role Qualifications

• The ability to recognize and accurately forecast fashion and cultural trends in relation to print, art and color.
• Creative Vision: Have the vision to identify print and artwork trends in their early stages and understand their impact to fashion, to be one step ahead for the aspirational customer. Have the expertise to take aspirational ideas, focusing on the key details and to make it work for a broader audience. Bring creative ideas that give Anthropologie a point of difference in the market without being too obscure.
• Ability to articulate ideas clearly and inspire: Excellent communication skills to communicate ideas and inspirations to others.
• Ability to research and report on industry print and art related trend direction, color direction, and technique innovations approximately 9-12 months ahead of season.
• Organizational skills necessary to manage multiple tasks and projects and complete them within deadlines.
• Ability to respond to business objectives with creative and innovative design solutions.
• Excellent hand sketching and CAD skill in Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of overseas printing processes and all creative techniques in relation to silk screening, embroidery, flock, foil, embellishment and washing, dying treatments.
• Knowledge and ability to CAD up print repeats as final artwork, edit, color separate, recolor and match color from the seasonal palette.
• Keep up with new technology in the print industry. Digitally match colors to the printer for seasonal palette.

Experience:

• 8 years working in home textile designing, styling and reworking prints and patterns.
• Experience developing original textile prints.
• Excellent hand sketching and/or CAD skills in Illustrator and/or Photoshop.
• Bachelors Degree in Fine Art, Illustration, or Textile Design is preferred.

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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

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