Designer 2 – Men’s Hike - Arc'teryx, North Vancouver

About this Opportunity

As a Designer 2 – Men’s Hike at Arc'teryx in North Vancouver, you will play a pivotal role in creating comprehensive apparel solutions that embody the Arc'teryx design philosophies. This highly technical position focuses on the continued evolution of our Hike apparel offerings, contributing to innovative, relevant, and resolved outcomes that seamlessly integrate into existing collections. You will provide solutions considering materials, feature sets, fit, and style to meet the specific needs of outdoor enthusiasts. Your curiosity and passion for products will drive you to imagine and build better, innovative designs for the Arc'teryx brand.

Key products you’ll be designing for include:

• Innovating new products for Men’s hike apparel
• Designing pants, woven garments, knits, fleece, insulation, and gore styles

Your Impact

In this dynamic design role, you will be responsible for creating and executing assigned product designs within seasonal timelines, supporting both existing collections and future advanced R&D projects. Your contributions will be crucial to the commercialization of innovative technologies, including materials, pattern/part shaping, and construction techniques across various product categories. You will directly influence the quality and functionality of Arc'teryx products, ensuring they meet the high standards our guests expect.

Core activities include:

• Creating and executing assigned product designs within seasonal timelines to complement existing collections and future advanced R&D projects
• Contributing to the commercialization of innovative technologies, including materials, pattern/part shaping, and construction techniques for existing and product categories
• Creating 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 Raw 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
• Staying up to date with industry trends, collaborating with Arc'teryx athletes and other industry representatives to help ensure Arc'teryx is exceeding our guests’ evolving needs
• Assisting with current product design changes where necessary to address in-line production issues
• Supporting the Design Director in developing a schedule for the flow of the line plan through all development stages
• Partnering with Development Team Manager to gain visibility into cost estimates, MOQs and LOM concerns throughout concepting and prototyping for seasonal products
• 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

Looking ahead, this role offers significant growth potential. You could evolve to oversee all aspects of model creation for hike products, from initial ethos and plans through to production. You’ll also have opportunities to partner directly with athletes, gathering feedback and building relationships to drive product evolutions and make our gear even better.

What You'll Bring

Arc'teryx is seeking a passionate and skilled Designer with a strong background in apparel design and a commitment to creating high-performance outdoor products. Your expertise in garment construction and technical design will be essential in this role, contributing to the development of innovative hike products.

• A degree in apparel design and 5+ years of hands-on experience designing clothing
• Intermediate knowledge, skill, and ability in the technical design process, sewing, and garment construction
• Technical proficiency with 3-5 years’ experience using the Adobe Suite
• Proven technical and creative skills to build tech packs, communicate your ideas, and a solid understanding of garment construction
• Capability to create tools and construction methods to assist in solving construction issues
• A collaborative communicator, keen to create relationships and spaces for ideation and product exploration
• Demonstrated initiative, agility, and commitment, while balancing autonomy and collaboration
• Highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity, and thriving in a fast-paced, diverse, ever-evolving, and values-led environment
• Strong planning, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• 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
• An inspirer of breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement
• Passion for your work paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it

The salary range for this role is CAD$82,000 - CAD$103,000. Arc'teryx is committed to fair, equitable, and competitive pay, with individual pay determined by skills, experience, and level of responsibility. Most new team members join between the start and midpoint of the range.

Arc'teryx supports its team members through a comprehensive total rewards package designed to sustain both work and life, including:

• Extended health, dental, and vision coverage, including mental health support, fertility benefits, gender-affirming care, and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• RRSP matching and eligibility for Arc'teryx Annual Incentive Plan
• Access to Employee Stock Purchase program (ESPP) where applicable

• Paid time off, wellness time, and No Wasted Day program (dedicated paid days to get outside & explore)

• Parental leave top-up and a nesting period for new parents

• Professional development opportunities
• Arc'teryx Academies (outdoor skill-building events)
• Employee Belonging Councils
• Access to employee discounts and Pro Deals (exclusive discounted pricing on gear)

About the Company

Join the innovative team at Arc'teryx, where we create cutting-edge apparel solutions for a variety of outdoor activities, including climbing, snow sports, hiking, and trail running. We are a collective of builders, problem solvers, and passionate outdoor enthusiasts, driven by curiosity. Our immersive approach to identifying future needs allows us to build, test, and validate products that solve real functional challenges, always striving for better. We are innovative problem solvers with a strong focus on collaborative teamwork, dedicated to the Arc'teryx vision.

Arc'teryx is deeply committed to fostering a culture of inclusivity, where every voice is heard, and every individual is seen and respected. We believe that an inclusive workplace, fueled by curiosity and acceptance, not only aligns with our core value to 'Do Right' but also significantly contributes to making our business better. This commitment drives creativity, innovation, and ensures we reflect the diverse communities we operate within, offering equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all.

Our philosophy, 'Leave it Better,' guides everything we do. We believe that the mountains transform us, that how we adventure matters, and that there’s always a better way to design and create products. Join Arc'teryx in creating positive change within ourselves, our communities, and the world, embracing disruptive evolution in pursuit of better, always. We set bold objectives and see them through, encouraging everyone to get out there and live it, because the mountains make us better.