Urban Outfitters Buying Intern - Home - Urban Outfitters

Urban Outfitters is looking for a Home Buying intern to join us for the Summer that will support our home buying team with various tasks. The Focus will be on our Home Décor and Textiles Team and will support all functions and learn the ins and outs of the business.

About the Summer Internship Program:

Each summer URBN Inc. welcomes candidates from across the country to immerse themselves within various teams across our portfolio of brands and gain hands-on learning experience in the area of business which they choose to pursue. Our paid internship program also offers a summer full of intern focused events including exposure to our senior leadership across the business in small group settings, insight into company initiatives, off-site field trips & for those qualified a chance to interview for a full-time job opportunity. See for yourself what our past & present interns are up to @urbnearlycareers! 

The URBN 2025 Summer Internship Program will run from 6/2 through 8/8 at our Home Office in Philadelphia, PA.  

Summer Internship Program Application Process:

1. Apply to one (1) internship posting that best suits your interest & skills.  If there is a project component in the application (see below within role qualifications), it is required that you submit this to be considered for a position.  This is due at the time of your application submission.

2. Complete Video Interview: Candidates selected will receive an email with a link to complete a video Interview. You will have 2 days to complete this portion of the application once the email is received.   

3. Interviews will be scheduled with our internal teams, continuing on a rolling basis.    

Applications will close at 5:00pm EST on November 4th 2024. 

• Supporting the daily operations within designated buying area and developing partnerships with the assistant and buying assistants tasks 

• Sample and Picture Pack Management- Take On Photo Handoff Process to the Studio

• Learn to Entering Purchase Orders and the Purchase Order System

• Sharing and communicating thoughts/opinions to managers or business groups as a whole

•  Work on Assigned Trend Projects and communicate product and business needs as it relates to the UO Customer

• Prioritizing and reacting with a sense of urgency to the requests from both the merchant and cross functional teams 

• Fashion Merchandising or Retail Background Preferred

• Strong communication, time management, and interpersonal skills with an ability to be a self starter

• Ability to prioritize projects and multitask and extremely organized

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, One Drive and Powerpoint) 

• Ability to grasp multiple systems quickly 

• Urban Outfitters Customer Minded

• Creative thinker and Open to Learn and Listen 

Project Requirement: 

In addition to your application and resume, to be considered for this role please submit a Trend Concept Board (8.5 X 11 PDF format is preferred)·  Once you complete your project, please upload it to the additional documents section in the application process.

Create a concept board with 3 – 5 fashion trends you see emerging for the Urban Outfitters customer in Fall 2025.

· Pull imagery from blogs, Pinterest, Instagram, runway, etc. to show your point of view – merchandisers, make it into a story!

· We are looking for forward thinkers showing future inspirational trends that move beyond where we are currently or where we have been!

This is the creative part of the application so have fun with it!

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

URBN 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.