Department: Design
Reports to: Senior Designer
Location: North Vancouver, BC
Your opportunity at Arc’teryx:
As a Designer 2 - PRO, you design advanced comprehensive product solutions that are aligned with the Arc’teryx design philosophies, continuously pushing your concepts beyond where the industry is today. You bring your curiosity and passion for product to imagine and build innovative, relevant, and resolved designs. You are a problem solver with a focus on collaborative teamwork.
This role is based out of our North Vancouver office and is primarily expected to be performed onsite.
Meet your future team:
Our PRO line delivers our pinnacle design ethos to those who need it most —the women and men who serve others in bold, purposeful ways. The PRO category team creates industry-leading equipment supports every mission and the community of women and men who show up daily in service of others. We are collaborative builders and innovative problem solvers. Fueled by curiosity, we take an immersive approach to identifying future needs then build, test, and validate products that solve for real functional challenges.
If you were in the Designer 2 - PRO role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:
Creating and executing assigned product designs within seasonal timelines to complement existing collections, as well as future advanced Research & Development (R&D) projects
Contributing to the commercialization of innovative technologies, including materials, pattern/part shaping and construction techniques for existing and new product categories
Creating patterns, mockups, and prototypes to explore, resolve, or prove new concepts or construction techniques
Providing detailed product initiations to the Product Development team, including spec drawings, pattern and fit direction, and material information
Coordinating with the Raw Materials team to test new materials and ensure that necessary items are available for prototyping
Supporting the Senior Designer to cultivate feedback relationships with end users
Collaborating with the Fit & Pattern Team to resolve fit style and construction issues to ensure a fully commercialized product
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.)
Staying up to date with industry trends and other industry representatives to help ensure Arc’teryx is exceeding our guests’ evolving needs
Assisting with current product design changes where necessary to address in-line production issues
Supporting the Design Director in developing a schedule for the flow of the line plan through all development stages, including charting line plan progress
Partnering with Development Team Manager to gain visibility into cost estimates, MOQs and LOM concerns throughout concepting and prototyping for seasonal products
Presenting at internal meetings, design reviews and seasonal stage gates, annual seasonal handoffs and other product meetings as required
Attending tradeshows, company events as well as sourcing and development vendor visits regularly
Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:
Contributing to the long-term strategic plan for PRO products at Arc’teryx
Collaborating with various design activity leaders to identify new product opportunities and propose product solutions
Working closely with our Development teams and innovation partners to challenge and evolve the way we bring innovative ideas to production
Are you our next Designer 2 – PRO?
You have a Degree in Design, with 4+ years hands-on experience designing technical performance apparel products
You have a passionate relationship with and knowledge of outdoor products and technical use cases
You understand the end-user needs and you’re able to navigate insights and innovate on feedback
You have knowledge in design, patterning, sewing, and taped garment construction, with advanced technical and creative skills to pattern and prototype new products, inclusive of Gore-Tex
You have hands-on experience creating tools and construction methods to assist in solving construction issues
You are technically proficient with 3+ years’ experience using Adobe Illustrator, 3D platforms and technologies, and CLO3D
You are an excellent team player with the ability to take direction and work independently
You are entrepreneurial and innovative
You have strong planning, organizational, problem solving and decision-making skills
You are an innovative problem solver with a focus on collaborative teamwork
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 can 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
You have a strong knowledge of Arc’teryx products and interest/involvement in activities Arc’teryx makes products for
Compensation
The salary range for this role is CAD$82,000-CAD$103,000.
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