Designer 2, Apparel- Tokyo Creation Center (TCC)

If you were in the Designer 2 - Apparel role now, here are some of the core activities you would be responsible for:

Creating and designing apparel products within seasonal timelines, to both complement existing collections and innovate on future projects

Contributing to the commercialization of innovative technologies; including materials, pattern and part shaping, and construction techniques for new and existing apparel items

Creating patterns, mockups, and prototypes to explore, resolve, or prove new concepts or construction techniques

Providing detailed product initiations to Product Development, including spec drawings, pattern and fit direction, and material information

Collaborating with the Fit & Pattern Team to resolve fit style and construction issues and ensure a fully commercialized product

Coordinating with the Materials team to test new materials and ensure that necessary items are available for prototyping

Developing and maintaining a thorough understanding of the materials and manufacturing techniques that Arc’teryx works with

Collaborating closely with other Designers to bring new and better toolbox solutions that benefit the brand (such as new technologies, construction techniques, features, etc.)

Monitoring industry trends and collaborating with Arc’teryx athletes and other industry representatives to help ensure Arc’teryx is exceeding our customers evolving needs

Assisting with current product design changes where necessary in order to address in-line production issues

Contributing to developing a schedule for the flow of the line plan through all development stages, including charting line plan progress, in partnership with the Director or Design

Partnering with the Development Team Manager to gain visibility into cost estimates, MOQs and LOM concerns throughout concepting and prototyping for seasonal products

Facilitating at internal meetings, design reviews and seasonal stage gates, annual seasonal handoffs and other product meetings.

You attend tradeshows, company events, sourcing and development vendor visits and spend time at our Vancouver, BC Headquarters as required

Compiling project scope, activities, and expenditures, of projects deemed eligible for submission to funding programs (SR&ED, IRAP, NRC, MITACS, and so forth)

Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:

Leading the athlete workshop insight sessions

Participating in the raw materials and trim development work; participating in the researching, briefing and round back of gathered insights

Are you our next Designer 2 - Apparel?

You have a Degree in Design (Apparel or Industrial), or Textile Engineering

You have 4+ years hands-on experience designing products, preferably textile based for Men’s and/or Women’s styles

You are able to effectively communicate in English, in both written and verbal communications

You have a deep understanding of the APAC athlete – both from a product and use-case perspective

You have the capability to createtools and construction methods to assist in solving construction issues

You are technically proficient with 5years’ experience using Adobe Illustrator and Gerber or equivalent pattern software

You are an excellent team player with the ability to take direction and work independently

You have technical and creative skills to pattern and prototype

You are entrepreneurial and innovative

You have strong planning, organizational, problem solving and decision-making skills

You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues, seeking the best (sometimes not the easiest) solutions with an unwavering commitment to do what is right

You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity

You are able to balance autonomy and collaboration

You inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement

Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it

A strong knowledge of Arc’teryx products and interest/involvement in activities Arc’teryx makes products for