As a Designer 2, you design special project, partnership and innovation apparel product solutions that are aligned with Arc'teryx design philosophies, continuously exceeding our customers' evolving needs. You bring your curiosity and passion for product to imagine and build innovative, relevant and resolved designs outside of our inline offerings. You are an innovative problem solver with a focus on collaborative teamwork.
Key Products You'll Be Designing For:
· Innovating new products for Men's and Women's apparel · Designing pants, woven garments and gore styles
In this role, you'll work onsite out of our Tokyo Creation Center satellite office, and you'll partner remotely with peers operating out of our North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Headquarters.
Meet your future team: You will be joining a Design Team that creates innovative, beautiful product, that exceeds the core mountain athlete's needs in the outdoors. The Tokyo Creation Centre is a ground-up, entrepreneurial undertaking that will accelerate our business, elevate our product and define the next chapter of the Arc'teryx brand. Our team prioritizes passion, flexibility, and a connection to the Tokyo creative community through design, and a start-up mentality is the key to the success of this new endeavor. 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 in the Designer 2 - Apparel role now, here are some of the core activities you would be responsible for:
- Creating and designing apparel products within seasonal timelines, to both complement existing collections and innovate on future projects
- Contributing to the commercialization of innovative technologies; including materials, pattern and part shaping, and construction techniques for new and existing apparel items
- Creating patterns, mockups, and prototypes to explore, resolve, or prove new concepts or construction techniques
- Providing detailed product initiations to Product Development, including spec drawings, pattern and fit direction, 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.)
- Monitoring industry trends and collaborating with Arc'teryx athletes and other industry representatives to help ensure Arc'teryx is exceeding our customers evolving needs
- Assisting with current product design changes where necessary in order to address in-line production issues
- Contributing to developing a schedule for the flow of the line plan through all development stages, including charting line plan progress, in partnership with the Director or Design
- Partnering with the Development Team Manager to gain visibility into cost estimates, MOQs and LOM concerns throughout concepting and prototyping for seasonal products
- Facilitating at internal meetings, design reviews and seasonal stage gates, annual seasonal handoffs and other product meetings.
- You attend tradeshows, company events, sourcing and development vendor visits and spend time at our Vancouver, BC Headquarters as required
- Compiling project scope, activities, and expenditures, of projects deemed eligible for submission to funding programs (SR&ED, IRAP, NRC, MITACS, and so forth)
Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:
- Leading the athlete workshop insight sessions
- Participating in the raw materials and trim development work; participating in the researching, briefing and round back of gathered insights
Are you our next Designer 2 - Apparel?
- You have a Degree in Design (Apparel or Industrial), or Textile Engineering
- You have 4+ years hands-on experience designing products, preferably textile based for Men's and/or Women's styles
- You are able to effectively communicate in English, in both written and verbal communications
- You have a deep understanding of the APAC athlete – both from a product and use-case perspective
- You have the capability to createtools and construction methods to assist in solving construction issues
- You are technically proficient with 5years' experience using Adobe Illustrator and Gerber or 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
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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