Apparel Designer 1 – Climb

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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

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.

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