Temporary Art Director - Art Department (Print)

The Art Director leads print-focused creative development within the Art Department, guiding designers from early brief review through concept, production, and final execution. This onsite role in Philadelphia partners closely with Creative Operations and cross-functional teams to deliver consistent, brand-aligned work across retail and marketing touchpoints.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide art direction, creative guidance, and design feedback to a multi-level team of designers.
• Review incoming briefs, assign project ownership, and define creative, design, and production direction.
• Lead creative development across promotions, store signage, marketing events, activations, and gifting, while supporting campaign and broader brand initiatives as needed.
• Guide work through multiple rounds of creative feedback, maintaining a high standard of design and brand consistency.
• Concept, design, and develop higher-level or more complex projects requiring additional creative exploration and ideation.
• Collaborate with Creative Operations to manage priorities, project timelines, workload, and resources for the team.
• Manage and direct freelance creative support when needed.
• Partner with Marketing, Visual, Copy, Marketing Operations, Store Operations, and other teams to workshop solutions and resolve challenges during development.
• Oversee projects through production and final execution, including proof review, print production considerations, materials and substrate recommendations, signage implementation, and mock-store presentation.
• Represent the Art Department in cross-functional briefings, creative reviews, and higher-level meetings.
• Present creative work and recommendations to senior creative leadership and share feedback and direction back with the design team.

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Art Director or comparable creative leadership role, including managing and directing designers.
• Strong graphic design, typography, and art direction skills with a sophisticated visual sensibility.
• Fashion, retail, or lifestyle brand experience is highly preferred.
• Knowledge of print production processes, with experience across signage, packaging, large-format graphics, and printed collateral.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma; experience working within Asana or a comparable project-management platform.
• Ability to lead multiple projects from concept through production while managing competing priorities and tight timelines.
• Strong presentation skills plus written and verbal communication abilities to clearly articulate creative direction and rationale.

Technologies

• Adobe Creative Suite
• Figma
• Asana

Benefits

URBN offers comprehensive Perks & Benefits for employees, including medical, dental, vision, PTO, generous employee discounts, retirement savings, and more.

Preferred Work Qualities

• Flexible and nimble, able to pivot quickly as priorities, timelines, and creative direction evolve.
• Comfort with tight timelines and high-priority, executive-level requests.
• Creative thinker and problem-solver who moves between concept development, art direction, and execution.
• Collaborative leadership style that provides clear, actionable feedback and supports designers in owning their work.
• Strong organization and prioritization skills for multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Confident communication and relationship building across creative and operational teams.