Arc'teryx Equipment
Senior Designer – Women’s Hike Temporary (1 Year Contract)
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Design innovative apparel solutions for women's hiking. Collaborate on designs, partner with developers, stay updated on industry trends, and mentor team members.
Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:
As the Senior Designer –Women’s Hike, you design innovative and expressive apparel solutions that are aligned with the Arc’teryx design vision and you, continuously exceed our guests’ evolving needs. You bring your curiosity and passion for product to imagine and build innovative, relevant and resolved designs. You are an innovative problem solver with a focus on collaborative teamwork.
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 mountain running. We are 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. We are innovative problem solvers with a focus on collaborative teamwork.
If you were the Senior Designer – Women’s Hike now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:
- Creating innovative apparel to address the needs of our athletes and guests
- Creating expression in key concepts through silhouette and fit grounded in function
- Provide solves that expand beyond original intent to provide style
- Partnering with our developers to drive the research and development of innovative technologies including yarns and materials, as well as fit, pattern and construction techniques for all product categories
- Collaborating closely with other Designers to bring new concepts to the range
- Maintaining continuous awareness of industry trends and collaborating with Arc’teryx athletes and other industry representatives, enabling Arc’teryx to exceed our guests’ evolving needs
- Presenting at internal meetings, design reviews and seasonal stage gates, annual seasonal handoffs and other product meetings
- Attending trade shows and company events as required
- Visiting sourcing and development vendors as required
Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:
- Creating an innovative and wholistic approach to apparel that encompasses yarn and material innovation, construction innovation, silhouette and fit approach
- Partnering with our developers and materials development to create innovations that solve for our athlete
Are you our next Senior Designer – Women’s Hike?
- You have a Degree in Design (Apparel, Industrial or Textile Engineering)
- You have 8+ years’ hands-on experience designing functional apparel
- You have advanced knowledge, skill and ability in mentoring others on the design process, including patterning, sewing, and garment construction
- Functional knitwear design experience would be appreciated
- You have advanced technical and creative skills to pattern and prototype new products
- You are an excellent team player with the ability to take direction, work with minimal supervision
- You have hands-on experience creating tools and construction methods to assist in solving construction issues
- You have excellent planning, organizational, problem solving and decision-making skills
- You are technically proficient with 8 years’ experience using Adobe Illustrator, Gerber or an equivalent pattern software
- 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 effectively 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
Top Skills
Adobe Illustrator
Gerber
Pattern Software
Arc'teryx Equipment North Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN Office
110 - 2220 Dollarton Hwy, North Vancouver, BC, Canada, V7H 1A8
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