Urban Outfitters Creative Merchandise Manager - Women's

Urban Outfitters is looking for a Creative Merchandising Manager who ensures Women’s Apparel and Accessories priorities appear effectively across retail and digital channels. This role aligns cross-functional go-to-market strategies with the customer experience, focusing on relevant occasions and keeping the customer voice at the center of all decisions.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with Buying partners to understand seasonal assortments and develop realistic, high-impact messaging for key volume-driving items.
• Manage internal processes and track project deadlines.
• Create monthly message planning documents as a central resource for teams, ensuring alignment on inventory, investments, and delivery dates.
• Partner with the Visual Merchandising team to translate seasonal and monthly strategies into engaging retail environments.
• Select imagery featuring key items for in-store displays.
• Collaborate with the Digital team to align product priorities with sales needs, identify opportunities, and adjust messaging to remain agile.
• Manage weekly email and site placements to support sales goals and highlight key merchandise.
• Act as the primary contact for Brand Marketing to ensure sales-driving products anchor emotional brand campaigns.
• Coordinate with studio and styling teams to ensure key items are featured in editorial shoots.
• Monitor market trends and newness relevant to the Urban Outfitters customer.
• Use weekly ecommerce handoffs to identify trends and flag upcoming key items.
• Proactively develop reactive messaging to support weekly business needs, leveraging existing assets where possible.
• Foster open communication and strong collaboration with cross-functional partners.
• Support the Creative Merchandiser by gathering SKU information, requesting samples, and organizing sample racks for marketing reviews.

Qualifications

• Independent and autonomous ways of working
• Strong collaborative and organizational skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects, with multiple timelines, while maintaining an excellent attention to detail
• Proven aptitude for quick, creative, and adaptive thinking
• Excellent communication skills, collaborative and strong verbal etiquette
• Pro-active with new ideas and have a healthy curiosity
• Ability to problem solve and follow direction
• Excellent organizational, time management, communication, and detail-oriented skills
• Ability to respond to feedback positively and constructively
• Working knowledge of Google Suite
• Experience with Figma, Asana and Adobe Creative Suite is a plus
• Buying knowledge and styling experience is a plus

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Generous employee discounts
• Retirement savings plan

Availability and eligibility to specific benefits may be subject to your location and employment status. For additional information visit www.urbn.com/work-with-us/benefits.