Senior Designer – Packs and Bags

If you were in the Senior Designer role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

• Collaborating with leadership and key stakeholders to establish and drive the vision and long-term design strategy for packs and bags for our climb, snow and trail product categories 
• Designing novel product solutions and re-designing and updating existing products 
• Inspiring, empowering, and collaborating with a group of high-performing Designers and Design Developers to create comprehensive design solutions to exceed user’s needs 
• Adhering to the Arc’teryx Sustainability Design Principles, while also contributing to future improvements 
• Collaborating with activity experts (both internal and external) across all disciplines,to generate new insights and validate new product concepts 
• Identifying and creating innovative performance or technology platforms that underpin product categories 
• Driving the commercialization of innovative technologies, including materials, pattern/part shaping and construction techniques for existing and future product categories 
• Creating patterns, mock-ups, and prototypes to explore, resolve, or prove new concepts or construction techniques 
• Collaborating with the Fit & Pattern Team to resolve fit style and construction issues to ensure a fully commercialized product 
• Coordinating with the Raw Materials team to test new materials and ensure that necessary items are available for prototyping 
• Collaborating closely with other Designers to create and bring new and better toolbox solutions that benefit the brand (such as new technologies, construction techniques, features, etc.)  
• Collaborating with the Merchandising team and Design Directors on seasonal line plans and project resource planning 
• Partnering with Product Development leadership to gain visibility into cost estimates, Minimum Order Quantities (MOQs) and manufacturing concerns throughout concepting and prototyping for seasonal products 
• Travelling internationally to factory and vendor partners 2x per year minimum 

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

• Working closely with Design leadership and Merchandising teams to craft a strategic plan for packs and bags across all activities 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 Senior Designer?

• You have a Degree in Design (Apparel, Industrial, etc.) or the equivalent experience 
• You have8+ years’ hands-on experience designing relevant textile-based products for the outdoor industry 
• You have advanced knowledge in sketching, design, patterning, sewing, and other industrial pack construction processes, with advanced technical and creative skills to prototype new products 
• You are an excellent team player with the ability to partner across a large cross-functional team  
• You are comfortable providing mentorship and development opportunities to team members 
• You value the feedback loop throughout the design creation process, and you are ready to proactively partner to get the best product outcomes 
• 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 CAD, Adobe Illustrator, Gerberor the equivalent patterning and design 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