Designer 2 - Veilance

Department: Design 

Reports to: Senior Designer 

Location: North Vancouver, BC

Your opportunity at Arc’teryx:

As a Designer 2, you will have the opportunity to design product solutions that align with Arc’teryx design philosophies and that continuously exceed our guests’ evolving needs. In this role, you will be designing for our Veilance product category, with a specific focus on women’s product and perspective. You bring your curiosity and passion for product to imagine and build innovative, relevant and resolved designs for the city environment. You are an innovative problem solver with a focus on collaborative team work.

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 are innovative problem solvers with a focus on collaborative teamwork. Fueled by curiosity, we take an immersive approach to identifying future needs in city environments, then build, test, and validate high-end product solutions.

If you were in the Designer 2 role 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 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 
• 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 tradeshows, 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 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 partnerships to challenge and evolve the way we bring innovative ideas to production

Are you our next Designer 2?

• You have a Degree in Design (Apparel or Industrial), or Textile Engineering 
• You have 5+ years hands-on experience designing products, preferably textile based, 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 digital/technical expert, with experience using CLO3D, Adobe Illustrator and Gerber, or the 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 

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 values, 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.

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