Senior Designer- Inline Innovation; Temporary

Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:

As a Senior Designer – Inline Innovation, you design and develop future-focused apparel concepts, from ideation through to commercialization. You partner with teams across Inline Apparel Design and Advanced Concepts to deliver comprehensive product solutions that are aligned with Arc’teryx design philosophies. You concept and build projects that may be outside of Arc’teryx current expertise and current know-how, and you push existing product categories beyond where the industry is today.

You will work ahead of regular product timelines, researching, gathering insights, opportunities, and creating breakthrough ideas that fall within our five-year strategy.

• Inline innovation concepts for Men’s and Women’s
• Future-focused apparel; knitwear, underwear, etc.
• Early silhouette and fit design that support the ever-changing needs of activity-specific athletes

This role is based out of our North Vancouver office and is open to hybrid remote work. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

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.

• Testing out new and innovative materials that can be applied to apparel product solutions
• Exploring new product opportunities beyond Arc’teryx’s current offering
• Scouting new technologies, factories, manufacturing processes and materials to help advance our product assortment
• Communicating compelling concepts visually, both physically as well as through 2D/3D digital assets
• Leading complex and challenging projects with cross‑functional teams
• Supporting Inline Innovation projects through developing unique and resolved approaches to product solutions, patterning and prototyping
• Staying at the forefront of new technologies and manufacturing techniques, implementing them into future products
• Creating innovative technology platforms that underpin product categories
• Collaborating closely with other Designers to bring new and better design solutions, such as new technologies, construction techniques, features, etc.
• 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
• Testing various materials to assess suitability for construction techniques and end uses, providing recommendations on final selection, diligently documenting information and results throughout the process
• Designing for a variety of product categories, from wovens, insulation, knitwear, cut+sew knits, etc.
• Contributing to the future of Arc’teryx product circularity initiatives and goals

• You have a Degree in Apparel Design, Textile Design, Industrial Design or equivalent experience, with a minimum of 8+ years’ hands‑on experience designing products and 2+ years leading a team or process
• You bring your curiosity and passion for product to imagine and build innovative, relevant, and resolved designs
• You are an innovative problem solver compelled to figure out new solutions and able to collaboratively partner cross‑functionally
• You are a conceptual thinker able to visually communicate ideas efficiently and effectively
• You have extensive experience with a variety of materials (technical wovens, cut and sew knits, etc.) and manufacturing processes such as seam‑sealing, lamination, down and/or synthetic insulation.
• You have advanced knowledge, skill and ability in mentoring others on processes, patterning, sewing, and construction, with advanced technical and creative skills to pattern and prototype new products
• You have a relationship with, and knowledge of our core sports and you deeply understand the end‑user needs of these athletes
• You are an excellent team player…