Senior Designer – Men’s Hike

As the Senior Designer – Men’s Hike, you design innovative and expressive apparel solutions that are aligned with the Arc’teryx design vision and you, continuously exceed our guests’ evolving needs. You bring your curiosity and passion for product to imagine and build innovative, relevant and resolved designs. You are an innovative problem solver with a focus on collaborative teamwork.
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.
Key Products You’ll Be Designing For:
Technical styles (down, hardshell, synthetic insultations, etc.)
Meet Your Future Team:  We create innovative apparel solutions that work for a variety of activities such as climbing, snow sports, hiking, and mountain running. We are 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. We are innovative problem solvers with a focus on collaborative teamwork.
Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:  As the Senior Designer – Men’s Hike, you design innovative and expressive apparel solutions that are aligned with the Arc’teryx design vision and you, continuously exceed our guests’ evolving needs. You bring your curiosity and passion for product to imagine and build innovative, relevant and resolved designs. You are an innovative problem solver with a focus on collaborative teamwork.
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.
Key Products You’ll Be Designing For:
Technical styles (down, hardshell, synthetic insultations, etc.)
Meet Your Future Team:  We create innovative apparel solutions that work for a variety of activities such as climbing, snow sports, hiking, and mountain running. We are 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. We are innovative problem solvers with a focus on collaborative teamwork.
If you were the Senior Designer – Men’s Hike now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:
Creating innovative apparel to address the needs of our athletes and guests
Creating expression in key concepts through silhouette and fit grounded in function
Providing solution that expand beyond original intent to provide style
Partnering with our developers to drive the research and development of innovative technologies including yarns and materials, as well as fit, pattern and construction techniques for all product categories
Supporting Inline Innovation projects through developing unique and resolved approaches to product solutions, patterning and prototyping
Building partial or complete concept prototypes to allow for solutions to be reviewed, tested and validated
Collecting insights through observing, product testing, research and working closely with athletes/end users
Collaborating closely with other Designers to bring new concepts to the range
Maintaining continuous awareness of industry trends and collaborating with Arc’teryx athletes and other industry representatives, enabling Arc’teryx to exceed our guests’ evolving needs
Presenting at internal meetings, design reviews and seasonal stage gates, annual seasonal handoffs and other product meetings
Attending trade shows, visiting sourcing and development vendors as required (likely quarterly)
Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:
Creating an innovative and wholistic approach to apparel that encompasses yarn and…