Designer 2, Women’s Outdoor Apparel Innovator

Arc'teryx Equipment; North Vancouver; On-site; CAD 82,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing benefits

RRSP matching and ESPP where eligible

Paid time off and wellness time

Parental leave top-up

Job summary

Arc’teryx Equipment in North Vancouver is seeking a Designer 2 to design innovative, expressive women’s hiking apparel that aligns with our design vision. You will focus on fit, materials, and construction to build relevant designs. This role is on-site and you must be eligible to work in Canada.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance seasonal product lines and stay ahead of industry trends, supporting ongoing development and roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Degree in Apparel Design required.
• 5+ years hands-on experience designing products, preferably textile-based.
• Experience designing women’s apparel within outdoor, performance, or athleisure brands.
• Strong understanding of women’s fit, silhouette development, and garment construction.
• Ability to create tools and construction methods to assist in solving issues.
• Proficiency with Illustrator and CLO3D.

Responsibilities

• Creating patterns, mockups, and prototypes to explore, resolve, or prove new concepts or construction techniques.
• Provide design initiations to Product Development with spec drawings, fit direction, and material information.
• Collaborate with Fit & Pattern Team to resolve fit and construction issues for a fully commercialized product.
• Coordinate with Materials team to test new materials for prototyping.
• Develop and maintain understanding of materials and manufacturing techniques Arc’teryx uses.
• Collaborate with other Designers to bring better toolbox solutions and new technologies.

Skills

Women’s apparel design

Silhouette development

Garment construction

Pattern & prototyping

Education

Degree in Apparel Design

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

CLO3D

Job description

Arc’teryx Equipment in North Vancouver is seeking a Designer 2 to design innovative, expressive women’s hiking apparel that aligns with our design vision. You will focus on fit, materials, and construction to build relevant designs. This role is on-site and you must be eligible to work in Canada.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance seasonal product lines and stay ahead of industry trends, supporting ongoing development and roadmaps.