Reigning Champ - Designer, Reigning Champ

Aritzia; Canada; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading apparel company in Canada is seeking a Designer to craft premium collections with a focus on quality and style. You will align brand vision with marketplace opportunities, ensuring each garment meets high standards. The role offers a salary range of CAD 75,000 to CAD 120,000, along with a comprehensive benefits package, including product discounts and wellness support. This is a unique opportunity to grow in a creative environment and make significant contributions to the brand.

Benefits

Product Discount

A-OK Commissary & Café

In-office fitness studio

Virtual Wellness resources

Aspirational Workplace

Additional amenities

Various other perks

Qualifications

• Proven skills, education, and/or required certifications in design.
• A sense of urgency in executing responsibilities.
• Ability to prioritize urgent work.

Responsibilities

• Design full season collections for multiple channels.
• Ensure brand vision aligns with the marketplace.
• Curate seasonal interpretations of brand vision.

Skills

Commitment to learn and apply leadership principles

Proven design skills

Ability to identify business opportunities

Intellectual and emotional intelligence

Understanding of brand aesthetics

Desire to develop new ideas

Job description

THE TEAM

The mission of the Reigning Champ Product Department is to craft premium apparel with a focus on pinnacle materials, quality manufacturing, and an ethos of understated simplicity.

THE OPPORTUNITY

As a member of the Reigning Champ Design Department, you will be responsible for creating beautiful, elevated collections for our clients to access through our growing Retail, eCommerce, and Wholesale channels. You will design full season collections and translate the creative vision by developing the components and specifications of each garment. And, with your valuable contribution to the business in this role, the opportunities are endless - from a rewarding career in Creative Design to continued growth within Aritzia.

THE ROLE

As the Designer, Reigning Champ you will:

• Ensure the brand vision is aligned with the marketplace opportunity
• Identify external marketplace trends across all relevant Product Elements
• Curate the seasonal interpretation of our brand vision through the lens of our Product Elements
• Ensure that each style executes on the creative vision across all relevant Product Elements
• Develop all necessary details of style and components of each colour
• Ensure all detailed specifications are expertly captured for each individual style/colour on the tech pack

THE QUALIFICATIONS

The Designer, Creative Design has:

• A commitment to learn and apply Aritzia's Business and People Leadership principles
• Proven skills, education, and/or required certifications in design, and the appetite to continuously learn and develop oneself
• A commitment to quality and investing in results that add value and drive the business
• A sense of urgency executing job responsibilities, prioritizing urgent and important work
• An ability to identify, evaluate, and suggest business opportunities for today and tomorrow, considering top line and bottom-line impacts
• The intellectual and emotional intelligence to tactically partner cross-functionally in the pursuit of shared business outcomes
• The skills to set clear objectives and hold oneself accountable to reach your full capability and maximize your capacity
• An understanding of Reigning Champ's brand, aesthetic and style fundamentals and is engaged in trends and cultural influences
• A desire to conceptualize, develop, and execute new ideas, designs, and products that will elevate Reigning Champ's brand

THE COMPENSATION

The typical hiring range for this position is $75,000-$120,000 CAD per year. The final agreed upon salary may vary based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills and experience.

We are always looking for top talent. If your qualifications differ from those listed above, the scope of work and final agreed upon salary may be adjusted to reflect your individual qualifications.

Aritzia's Everyday Luxury compensation package goes beyond the base salary with endless growth and recognition opportunities through our pay-for-performance philosophy. With comprehensive benefits, aspirational workspaces and elevated employee perks and experiences - we provide it all.

THE PERKS

Some of the industry-leading benefits you will receive working at Aritzia:

• Product Discount - Maybe you've heard of our famous product discount? Or our exclusive private shopping events? You have now.
• A-OK Commissary & Café - Everyday Luxury dining, exclusive to Aritzia. Our in-house bistro and café is a private oasis where employees can enjoy curated, subsidized Everyday Luxury dining.
• The SET - Our in-office fitness studio and gym with state-of-the-art equipment, custom-created classes, and optional personal training. Open 7 days a week, works out well.
• Aritzia Virtual Wellness - Because your health, happiness, and safety matter - 24/7 resources to support you in your wellbeing goals, be it physical, mental, social, or financial.
• Aspirational Workplace - Our offices are specially designed to be spaces of creativity, productivity, and inspiration. They're also dog friendly. Woof.
• Amenities - Additional amenities include a private parent's room, shower facilities with elevated complementary conveniences, bike rooms, and more.
• The Extras - We also offer a multitude of other perks like dry-cleaning, hotel and restaurant discounts, self-care promos and on-site medical care.

ARITZIA

Aritzia is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Our goal is to be inclusive, diverse, and representative of the communities where we work while creating an environment where every person can enjoy a successful career. This commitment applies to all candidates and employees regardless of race, ethnicity, citizenship, creed, place of origin, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, family status, marital status, disability, age, and any other protected characteristic.

Requests for accommodation due to a disability or any other protected characteristic can be made at any stage of the recruitment process and during employment by contacting our People & Culture Team.