Salary Range: 80000 to 100000 (Currency: CAD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

If you were the Designer for Bags, Packs and Gloves now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

• Creating innovative Bags, Packs and Gloves, Packs and Gloves concepts to address the needs of our athletes and guests
• Working with Arc’teryx athletes, ambassadors and other industry representatives to generate insights that ensure Arc’teryx product is exceeding our customers evolving needs
• Collaborating with other designers and activity experts to identify new opportunities in our Bags, Packs and Gloves product ranges
• Partnering with Design Developers to create patterns, mock ups, and prototypes that explore, resolve, or prove new concepts or construction techniques
• Working closely with Product Developers to document and develop resolved concepts with our factory partners
• Presenting at design reviews and seasonal stage gates, annual seasonal handoffs and other product meetings
• Contributing to the commercialization of innovative technologies, including materials, pattern/part shaping and construction techniques

Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:

• Working closely with Design leadership and our Merchandising team to craft a strategic plan for Bags, Packs and Gloves at Arc’teryx
• Collaborating with our Advanced Concepts team to integrate new technologies into product concepts
• Working closely with our development teams and innovation partnerships to challenge and evolve the way we bring innovative ideas to production 

Are you our next Designer for Hardgoods and Accessories?

• You have a Degree in Design (Industrial or Apparel), or Textile Engineering
• You have 5+ years’ hands-on experience designing accessories or packs and bags
• You have hands-on experience coming up with tools and methods to assist in solving construction issues
• You have technical and creative skills to pattern and prototype
• You have strong planning, organizational, problem solving and decision-making skills
• You are entrepreneurial and innovative
• You have excellent communication skills
• You have excellent time management skills
• You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions
• You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
• You effectively 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