Fit & Pattern Specialist

Department: Product Creation Development

Reports to: Manager, Fit & Pattern

Location: North Vancouver, BC

Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:

As a Fit & Pattern Specialist,, you partner with Product Development Teams to proactively manage fit and patterning guidance, communicating recommendations to ensure a consistent level of quality, fit, and performance in product.

This role is based out of our North Vancouver office and is expected to be performed on-location. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada. We currently have permanent and contract opportunities available.

Meet Your Future Team:

We are an innovative team of creatives, comprised of product developers, designers, patternmakers, cutters, and sewers, who collaborate cross-functionally to craft and develop best-in-class ideas and bring technical products to life.

• Leading the Fit and Pattern Block program, collaborating cross-functionally to ensure fit and layering theory is in alignment with guest and brand needs 


• Collaborating with Design and Development teams to maintain the existing blocks and develop new blocks for seasonal and trend requirements


• Facilitating regular communication with Development teams to ensure consistent methods for patterning and new technical construction are observed


• Educating and supporting development teams on the blocks, fit theory and grading considerations across all product categories


• Supporting the communications between Merchandising, Compliance and Brand Marketing teams to ensure clear guest messaging on fit, sizing specs and layering approach is universally translated


• Supporting the Merchandising team in building size ranges and size equivalents in the system


• Supporting Design and Development teams to problem solve and evaluate consistency of fit in products, providing guidance and support for spec accuracy


• Partnering with Design and Product Development leaders to identify patternmaker education and training needs; developing and facilitating training programs


• Leveraging 3D modeling software and tension mapping to explore drafting theories with Advanced Concepts, Design, and Development teams


• Providing expert guidance of body shape and size for target market and regional variations


• Ensuring fit models and mannequins appropriately represent target figures


• Upholding Fair Labor Association’s Workplace Code of Conduct and Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing, throughout the Arc’teryx supply chain

• Working closely with Design and Merchandising teams to create a strategic plan for fit extensions across all product categories


• Working closely with Design to identify new product opportunities and create blocks


• Working on the evolution of fit and fit consistency across all product categories

• You have 7+ years’ experience in production patternmaking, grading, and fitting


• You have an Undergraduate Degree in apparel design or other relevant field, equivalent industry training/certification or related business experience


• You have expert level knowledge of sizing, fitting and body shapes globally


• You have a strong knowledge of garment construction and CAD patternmaking


• You have intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Office


• You are fluent in English and have exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written


• You have an extreme attention to detail


• You have strong interpersonal skills


• You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity


• You effectively balance autonomy and collaboration


• You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions


• You seek the best (but sometimes not the easiest) solutions, with an unwavering commitment to do what is right


• You drive breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement


• Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it

A reasonable estimate of the pay range is CAD $80,000 - CAD $100,000 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.
 
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.