Your opportunity at Arc’teryx:
As a Designer 1 - Climb, you provide support to a team of designers to deliver
on product solutions that align with the Arc’teryx design philosophies and
continuously exceed our guests’ evolving needs. In this highly technical role,
you assist in the continued evolution of how we design and approach apparel that
encompasses all discipline of climb, with emphasis on alpine, rock and gym. Your
work contributes to innovative, relevant and resolved outcomes that fit within
our existing collections.
This role is based out of our North Vancouver office and is expected to be
performed on-site. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.
Meet your future team:
We create innovative apparel solutions that work for a variety of activities
such as climbing, snow sports, hiking, and trail running. We are collaborative
hands-on builders, problem solvers and passionate outdoor enthusiasts. Fueled by
curiosity, we take an immersive approach to identifying future needs then build,
test, and validate products that solve for real functional challenges.
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If you were in the Designer 1 – Climb role now, here are some of the core
activities you would be responsible for:
- Supporting the Senior Designer by sewing, concepting, creating patterns,
mock-ups, prototypes, and by exploring, resolving, and proving new concepts
and constructions techniques, both physical and in sketches
- Attending and documentation athlete insight meetings and learning sessions
- Supporting senior design members and complimenting existing collection
sand/or product line plans by contributing to the execution of assigned
projects within seasonal timelines
- Supporting and contributing to detailed spec drawings, patterns, fit
directions,and fabric information to initiate to product development
- Coordinating with the materials team in testing new materials, ensuring
necessary items are available for prototyping
- Researching and creating design concepts through the en tirede sign
process(sketch, proto, pre-production, etc) under the guidance of the Senior
Designer
- Maintaining up todate product illustrations through out the development
process
- Maintaining a thorough understanding of the materials and manufacturing
techniques that Arc’teryx works with
- Supporting with note taking and capturing key important takeaways during
material development meetings and sketch process review meetings
- Ensuring all projects maintain clear and up todate documentation
- Supporting the team in scheduling flow for development stages and
continuously charting line plan progress
- Facilitating share back of work during product and sketch reviews
- Partnering closely with Product Development teams, fit and patternmaking
collaborators, and working closely with factory/sourcing partners
Here are some things you could be working on in the future:
- Owning and overseeing all aspects of model creation - from ethos, to plans,
through to production, you could grow to oversee alpine specific products
- Partnering directly with athletes on product evolutions, feedback insights
and relationship building
Are you our next Designer 1 - Climb?
- You have a degree in apparel design, with3+years hands-on experience
designing apparel
- You are technically proficient with 3 years’ experience using the Adobe
Suite, and/or digital pattern software,CLO3D (or the equivalent software)
- You have intermediate knowledge, skill and ability in the design process,
sketching, sewing and garment construction
- You have proven technical and creative skills to pattern and prototype new
products
- You have the capability to create tools and construction methods to assist in
solving construction issues
- You inspire break through thinking and continuous improvement
- You are attentive to all the minute details, highly organized, and
conscientious of timelines and deliverables
- Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside
and living it
- You demonstrate initiative, agility, and commitment, while balancing autonomy
and collaboration
- Your remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity, and
thrive in a fast paced, diverse, ever evolving and values led environment
- 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
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$70,000 - $85,000 a year
A reasonable estimate of the pay range is CAD$70,000 - CAD$85,000 at the time of
this posting. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors such as
job-related skills, relevant experience, education and/or training. The upper
end of the range is typically reserved for candidates with demonstrated
expertise that is above job requirements or who bring exceptional directly
transferable experience.
Please note that the range details above reflect the base pay only and does not
include our competitive bonus program and benefits that we offer.
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Equal Opportunity
Arc’teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of
inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected.
We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do
so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance.
Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core value Do Right while
also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe
inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity
and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate.
All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and
fair treatment in alignment with our values.
Leave it Better
We believe that the mountains transform us, that how we adventure matters, and
that there’s always a better way.
Join us in creating positive change in ourselves, our communities, and the
world.
Live it. Get out there - the mountains make us better
Disruptive evolution. In pursuit of better. Always.
Commit. We set bold objectives and see them through.
