Arc'teryx Limited
Your Opportunity atARC’TERYX
As a Materials Designer1, 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 Footwear Materials leadership to deliver inline materials by leveraging mountain athlete insights, executing 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.
Core Responsibilities
Supporting, ideating, communicating on and implementing unique footwear materials to solve that address durability, performance, circularity, and impact
Driving materials design excellence by leveraging performance and usage feedback from the mountain athlete
Supporting the execution and commercialization of innovative seasonal materials
Supporting the creation of an evergreen materials palette in collaboration with the Raw Materials Development team; articulating a common language and tiers
Utilizing materials testing methodology to deliver best-in-class materials that solve problems for the mountain athlete
Supporting the exploration of sustainable materials in evergreen and seasonal material 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
Qualifications
You have a Degree in Design (Apparel, Industrial, or Textile Design)
You have 1‑2 years hands‑on experience designing technical materials with a focus on footwear
You are technically proficient using the Adobe Suite, or the equivalent pattern software
You have a proficient understanding of the footwear and/or product design‑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 material suppliers
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 can 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 strong knowledge of Arc’teryx products and interest/involvement in activities Arc’teryx makes products for
$75,000 - $85,000 a year
A reasonable estimate of the pay range is $75,000 - $85,000 USD at the time of this posting. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors such as 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 do 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.
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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.
Core Responsibilities
Supporting, ideating, communicating on and implementing unique footwear materials to solve that address durability, performance, circularity, and impact
Driving materials design excellence by leveraging performance and usage feedback from the mountain athlete
Supporting the execution and commercialization of innovative seasonal materials
Supporting the creation of an evergreen materials palette in collaboration with the Raw Materials Development team; articulating a common language and tiers
Utilizing materials testing methodology to deliver best-in-class materials that solve problems for the mountain athlete
Supporting the exploration of sustainable materials in evergreen and seasonal material 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
Qualifications
You have a Degree in Design (Apparel, Industrial, or Textile Design)
You have 1‑2 years hands‑on experience designing technical materials with a focus on footwear
You are technically proficient using the Adobe Suite, or the equivalent pattern software
You have a proficient understanding of the footwear and/or product design‑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 material suppliers
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 can 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 strong knowledge of Arc’teryx products and interest/involvement in activities Arc’teryx makes products for
$75,000 - $85,000 a year
A reasonable estimate of the pay range is $75,000 - $85,000 USD at the time of this posting. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors such as 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 do 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.
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