Description :URBN is a portfolio of global consumer brands comprised of Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People, FP Movement, Anthropologie Weddings, Terrain, Menus & Venues, and Nuuly. We are passionate, creative and entrepreneurial. We create unique retail experiences with an eye toward creativity and a singular focus on pleasing our customer.Title: Product DesignerReports to: Manager, Product DesignOverview: Urban Outfitters, Inc. is seeking an empathetic, human-centered Product Designer to join URBN’s Digital Product team; a centralized group, tightly aligned with URBN brands and the IT organization, specializing in user experience, product management, testing & analysis, digital strategy, and program management. The Product Designer will be responsible for designing class-leading solutions for digital products, consisting of consumer-facing and enterprise web and native mobile applications.Responsibilities:Design – define the information architecture, usability requirements, interaction patterns, and visual requirements, ensuring design solutions are useful, usable, consistent, and engagingIdeate – lead collaborative brainstorming exercises, workshops, and a variety of hands-on, interactive meetingsSimplify – develop simple and elegant solutions to complex business and user problemsStrategize – work closely with product management to define product strategyAlign - collaborate across the enterprise to ensure satisfaction of business, user, technical and brand objectivesResearch - leverage user research and analytics data to inform design decisionsFacilitate development - ensure seamless integration of the design process with the Agile product development lifecycle; see requirements through to releaseMeasure – help establish metrics and continuously measure product design effectiveness to inform future iterations and improvementsInspire, educate, and collaborate - inspire others, evangelize the UX process and strategy, and foster collaboration and alignment of stakeholders across the enterpriseEssential Qualifications:Experience designing responsive websites and native mobile applicationsFoundational understanding of web and mobile app technologiesExperience producing user workflows, wireframes, and prototypes; and familiarity with the tools associated with those skillsAbility to lead collaborative stakeholder workshop, design critiques, and design review meetingsProven ability to clearly communicate ideas and design rationale to stakeholdersDetail oriented, highly organized, and ability to easily manage multiple ongoing projectsPreferred Qualifications:Formalized education in product/interaction design, usability engineering, human factors, human computer interaction, applied cognitive psychology, or related fieldExperience working in e-commerce or digital retail products, technologies, and platformsExperience working in an Agile development process, within across-functional team consisting of product designers, product managers, and engineersProven ability to contribute to design strategy, product roadmap, and product requirements specificationsExperience creating and working with design systemsExperience conducting user researchLocation: Philadelphia, PAUrban Outfitters, Inc. 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.
