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About the Role
We are seeking a creative and technical Freelance Swimwear Designer on a contract basis to identify viral swimwear aesthetics and translate them into cohesive collections, combining trend sense with technical construction knowledge and an understanding of price architecture.
Responsibilities
- Identify and translate fast-moving viral swim trends, resort/street style, and social media micro-trends into brand-right concept boards, print/colour palettes, and key seasonal silhouettes tailored to the UO customer.
- Create detailed, factory-ready technical packages, including flat sketches, print placement specs, hardware callouts, lining/padding details, and construction notes tailored to stretch fabrics.
- Leverage deep knowledge of stretch fabrics, elastic tension, coverage levels, and support structures to ensure exceptional fit across diverse body types.
- Work closely with product development to design directly into target margins and retail price points by engineering styles using cost-effective fabric yields, hardware options, and construction methods.
- Participate in fit sessions, providing clear callouts and spec adjustments to factories to streamline the sample approval process.
Requirements
- Dedicated experience in swimwear design (experience in contemporary youth markets highly preferred).
- Advanced knowledge of swimwear fabrics (recycled nylon/spandex, textured ribs, crinkles, lurex), elastic applications, trim/hardware sourcing, and specialized stretch construction.
- Proven ability to capture viral swim moments, internet-led aesthetics, and youth trends early, adapting them rapidly for commercial success.
- Skilled at designing into strict pricing architectures and target margins while maintaining high-perceived value.
- High proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop) for tech packs, vector flats, and print/pattern recolouring.
- Deep understanding of the Urban Outfitters customer, aesthetic spectrum, and lifestyle brand positioning.
Skills
- Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop)
- Technical Design
- Trend Analysis
- Garment Construction
- Fit Analysis
- Costing
- Product Development
Location
- Philadelphia
Work Type
- Freelance
- Contract
Experience Level
- Advanced
About the Company
- Urban Outfitters started out as a single boutique in 1970s Philadelphia with creativity and uniqueness at its core.
- 50 years on, and over 60 stores across Europe later, we’ve become a destination for emerging design, unexpected styling, One-Of-A-Kind vintage and homeware that makes you want to hit the share button.
- We speak to a social community of over 10 million forward-thinking individuals, bringing together a nostalgia for the past with an enthusiasm to shape the future.
- The UO community are culturally aware, they shape the music scene, they live a digitally native life and they wear style trends before anyone else.
- At our core, we empower our customers and staff to express themselves, unapologetically, living life in a way that's truly authentic to them.
- Our values include being Progressive, Creative, Inclusive, Responsible, and Compassionate.
Equal Opportunity
- URBN is an Equal Opportunities Employer committed to diversity and inclusion.
- We provide equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sexual orientation, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, marital status, religion, race, or disability.
- We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.