Arc'teryx Limited
Department:
Footwear Design
Reports to:
Senior Materials Designer
Location:
Portland, OR
Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX As a Materials Designer 2, you collaborate with the Footwear Design team to create and implement the Arc’teryx Footwear material design strategy. You work closely with Design, Development and Product Line Management teams to bring material creations to life. You support the Footwear Materials Leadership team to deliver inline materials by leveraging mountain athlete insights, and you expand and execute the seasonal materials direction, creating tech packs, materials briefs and material maps.
This role is based out of our Portland office and is expected to be performed onsite.
Meet Your Future Team The Arc’teryx team creates innovative, beautiful product that exceeds the core mountain athlete’s needs in the outdoors across climbing, hiking, and trail running categories. We are builders, problem solvers and passionate outdoor enthusiasts. Fueled by curiosity, we take an immersive approach to identifying our athlete’s future needs then build, test, and validate products that solve for real functional challenges. We are a passionate collective with a focus on collaborative teamwork and our vision is to redefine the industry.
If you were in the Materials Designer 2 role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:
Supporting, ideating, communicating on and implementing unique footwear materials solves that address durability, performance, circularity, and impact
Driving materials design excellence by leveraging performance and usage feedback from the core mountain athlete
Supporting the execution and commercialization of innovative seasonal materials
Supporting in the creation of an evergreen materials palette in collaboration with the Raw Materials Development team; supporting to articulate a common language and tiers
Utilizing materials testing methodology to deliver best-in-class materials that solve problems for the mountain athlete
Supporting in the exploration of sustainable materials in evergreen and seasonal materials palettes
Partnering with the Raw Materials Development team to refine and expand our supplier base, informed by Arc’teryx focused performance and quality needs
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet calendar gates and product milestones
Updating physical and digital materials libraries for Arc’teryx footwear
Researching and bringing insights and materials trends from other industries
Preparing presentations for seasonal material concepts
Working with Footwear Product Development and Raw Materials Development teams to revise and refine materials through prototyping stage gates
Partnering with the Marketing team to translate athlete insights and needs into tangible narratives
Traveling to Asia for supplier and factory visits and to the Arc’teryx Design Center in North Vancouver, BC for design collaborations and team building
Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:
Contributing to the long-term strategic plan for Footwear at Arc’teryx
Working closely with our cross functional teams and innovation partnerships to challenge and evolve the way we bring innovative materials ideas to production
Supporting on innovation roadmap Footwear projects in collaboration with the Advanced Concepts team
Are you our next Materials Designer 2?
You have a Degree in Design (Apparel or Industrial), or Textile Design
You have 4+ years hands‑on experience designing technical materials with a focus on footwear
You are technically proficient with 4+years’ experience using the Adobe Suite, or the equivalent pattern software
You have a strong understanding of the footwear product creation process and understand technical textiles, knits, woven, natural and synthetic materials
You have the capability to create tools and methods to assist in solving construction issues
You have experience working with global material suppliers and travelling to factories in global locations
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
You have a strong knowledge of Arc’teryx products and interest/involvement in activities Arc’teryx makes products for
$82,000 - $102,000 a year
Pay range details: USD$82,000 - USD$102,000 at the time of this posting. Individual pay is determined by factors such as market location, job‑related skills, relevant experience, education and/or training. The upper end of the range is typically reserved for candidates with demonstrated expertise that is above job requirements or who bring exceptional directly transferable experience.
Please note that the range details above reflect the base pay only and does not include our competitive bonus program and benefits that we offer.
Equal Opportunity Arc’teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance. Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core value Do Right while also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate. All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.
Leave it Better We believe that the mountains transform us, that how we adventure matters, and that there’s always a better way. Join us in creating positive change in ourselves, our communities, and the world.
Live it. Get out there - the mountains make us better
Disruptive evolution. In pursuit of better. Always.
Commit. We set bold objectives and see them through.
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Footwear Design
Reports to:
Senior Materials Designer
Location:
Portland, OR
Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX As a Materials Designer 2, you collaborate with the Footwear Design team to create and implement the Arc’teryx Footwear material design strategy. You work closely with Design, Development and Product Line Management teams to bring material creations to life. You support the Footwear Materials Leadership team to deliver inline materials by leveraging mountain athlete insights, and you expand and execute the seasonal materials direction, creating tech packs, materials briefs and material maps.
This role is based out of our Portland office and is expected to be performed onsite.
Meet Your Future Team The Arc’teryx team creates innovative, beautiful product that exceeds the core mountain athlete’s needs in the outdoors across climbing, hiking, and trail running categories. We are builders, problem solvers and passionate outdoor enthusiasts. Fueled by curiosity, we take an immersive approach to identifying our athlete’s future needs then build, test, and validate products that solve for real functional challenges. We are a passionate collective with a focus on collaborative teamwork and our vision is to redefine the industry.
If you were in the Materials Designer 2 role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:
Supporting, ideating, communicating on and implementing unique footwear materials solves that address durability, performance, circularity, and impact
Driving materials design excellence by leveraging performance and usage feedback from the core mountain athlete
Supporting the execution and commercialization of innovative seasonal materials
Supporting in the creation of an evergreen materials palette in collaboration with the Raw Materials Development team; supporting to articulate a common language and tiers
Utilizing materials testing methodology to deliver best-in-class materials that solve problems for the mountain athlete
Supporting in the exploration of sustainable materials in evergreen and seasonal materials palettes
Partnering with the Raw Materials Development team to refine and expand our supplier base, informed by Arc’teryx focused performance and quality needs
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet calendar gates and product milestones
Updating physical and digital materials libraries for Arc’teryx footwear
Researching and bringing insights and materials trends from other industries
Preparing presentations for seasonal material concepts
Working with Footwear Product Development and Raw Materials Development teams to revise and refine materials through prototyping stage gates
Partnering with the Marketing team to translate athlete insights and needs into tangible narratives
Traveling to Asia for supplier and factory visits and to the Arc’teryx Design Center in North Vancouver, BC for design collaborations and team building
Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:
Contributing to the long-term strategic plan for Footwear at Arc’teryx
Working closely with our cross functional teams and innovation partnerships to challenge and evolve the way we bring innovative materials ideas to production
Supporting on innovation roadmap Footwear projects in collaboration with the Advanced Concepts team
Are you our next Materials Designer 2?
You have a Degree in Design (Apparel or Industrial), or Textile Design
You have 4+ years hands‑on experience designing technical materials with a focus on footwear
You are technically proficient with 4+years’ experience using the Adobe Suite, or the equivalent pattern software
You have a strong understanding of the footwear product creation process and understand technical textiles, knits, woven, natural and synthetic materials
You have the capability to create tools and methods to assist in solving construction issues
You have experience working with global material suppliers and travelling to factories in global locations
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
You have a strong knowledge of Arc’teryx products and interest/involvement in activities Arc’teryx makes products for
$82,000 - $102,000 a year
Pay range details: USD$82,000 - USD$102,000 at the time of this posting. Individual pay is determined by factors such as market location, job‑related skills, relevant experience, education and/or training. The upper end of the range is typically reserved for candidates with demonstrated expertise that is above job requirements or who bring exceptional directly transferable experience.
Please note that the range details above reflect the base pay only and does not include our competitive bonus program and benefits that we offer.
Equal Opportunity Arc’teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance. Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core value Do Right while also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate. All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.
Leave it Better We believe that the mountains transform us, that how we adventure matters, and that there’s always a better way. Join us in creating positive change in ourselves, our communities, and the world.
Live it. Get out there - the mountains make us better
Disruptive evolution. In pursuit of better. Always.
Commit. We set bold objectives and see them through.
#J-18808-Ljbffr