Designer 2 – Veilance, Women’s

If you were the Designer 2, Women’s now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

Creating and executing assigned product designs alongside your senior leaders that are future oriented and user-centric 
Helping to define the current and future global guest, their needs and expectations through building mood boards, and visualizing consumer journeys and market analysis
Contributing to the commercialization of innovative technologies, including materials, pattern, and construction techniques for existing and new product categories 
Creating patterns, mock ups, 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 directions, 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 Veilance 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 
Assisting with current product design changes where necessary, in order to address in-line production issues 
Supporting the Design Director/Senior Designers in developing a schedule for the flow of the line plan through all development stages, including charting line plan progress 
Partnering with the Development and Merchandising teams on concepting and prototyping for seasonal products to gain visibility into cost estimates, MOQs and LOM concerns  
Presenting at internal meetings, design reviews and seasonal stage gates, annual seasonal handoffs and other product meetings as required 
Attending trade shows, company events as well as sourcing and development vendor visits as required 

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

Contributing to the long-term strategic plan for Women’s apparel at Veilance
Collaborating with various design activity leaders to identify new product opportunities and propose product solutions 
Working closely with our Development teams and innovation partnerships to challenge and evolve the way we bring innovative ideas to production

Are you our next Designer 2, Women’s?

You have a Degree in Design (Apparel or Industrial, or Textile Engineering) 
You have 5+ years hands-on experience designing apparel products, with a specific focus on designing women’s product 
You have the capability to create tools and construction methods to assist in solving construction issues 
You have constant finger on the pulse of evolving city cultures and evolving markets, but seek a timeless solve over temporary trends 
You are a technical expert, comfortable translating digital data to physical (and vice versa), with experience using CLO3D, Adobe Illustrator
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 

Compensation:

The salary range for this role is CAD$82,000 - CAD$108,000