Arc’teryx - Designer 2, Apparel- Tokyo Creation Center (TCC) - Tokyo

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