Brand Communications Co-Op Student

Department: Brand Marketing - Communications

Reports to: Brand Communications Manager – NAM

Location: North Vancouver, BC - This role is primarily based out of our North Vancouver office, and is open to hybrid remote work

Work Arrangement: Flexible, between in-office and home

Pay Range: $44, annualized; pay is dependent on year of study and related experience

Duration: Four (4) months, May 4, 2026 – August 21, 2026

Hours Per Week: 40 hours per week, M-F

As the Brand Communications Co‑Op Student, you support Arc’teryx’s North America Brand Communications team with day‑to‑day tasks in all aspects of external communications, public relations and media management  provide exceptional written and communication skills to support the department in internal and external facing communications.

This role sits in the Brand Communications team and partners directly with the broader Brand team and across the enterprise, including Commercial, Product Marketing, Design, Merchandising, Athletes, Ambassadors, and insights teams to identify new and creative ways to share our most impactful brand stories with our guest.

You are a creative thinker who is committed to storytelling, product and brand experiences, always thinking about how we can share who we are as a brand with our guests and take a human first approach with media relationships and creating new connections and how to create a truly unique and connective experience through content and communications.

• Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint)
• Coveragebook
• Figma and SAP S/4
  
  Hana

Circularity is at the heart of Arc’teryx’s sustainability vision. Through a program that we call ReBIRD, we service, care for, and give our gear multiple lives, so performance stays at its peak beyond a single adventure, season or individual. Under the ReBIRD umbrella, we offer TRADE‑IN, RESALE, WASH, REPAIR, and RENT as core services.

By joining the ReBIRD team, you’ll be part of an innovative space where technology, sustainability, and retail strategy intersect. You’ll work on programs that redefine how customers shop and how brands think about product lifecycle. This is your chance to make a real impact, driving change, shaping the future of fashion, and building solutions that matter. If you’re passionate about circularity, innovation, and creating meaningful customer experiences, this is the team for you.

• Working with our Brand Communication Specialist to support product requests and pitching
• Supporting media inquiries and agency partners with timely, accurate information
• Assisting with the creation of seasonal product press kits
• Assisting with the media inbox
• Support in updating and managing media monitoring systems to generate regular reports for internal stakeholders
• Drafting compelling narratives and press materials
• Assisting with the development of communications materials
• Providing logistics support for media events
• Other communications tasks as assigned
• Supporting seasonal PR sample orders
• Maintaining PR folders with product images and lookbooks for each season

• You will have a strong understanding of how to work cross‑functionally with a centralized communication team
• You will have expanded your writing portfolio through the development of communications materials such as product lookbooks, press releases, product pitch notes and media backgrounders
• You will be an expert in product seeding
• You will have experience coordinating media event planning and activation

• You are in your 3rd or 4th year of an undergraduate studies in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field
• You love creative writing
• You are collaborative and great at working cross‑functionally
• You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions
• You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
• You love to be in the mountains
• You effectively balance autonomy and collaboration
• You inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement
• You seek the best (sometimes not…