Senior Colour Designer - Men's
Arc'teryx
- Evergreen, QLD North Vancouver, BC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Building, coaching and guiding a high performing team of colour designers
- Coaching and mentoring thecolourdesigners in the colour creative process and overseeing the completion of all colour specifications to meet Arc'teryx brand aesthetics
- Forecastingcolour direction for product collections, and collaborating to create cross-category cohesiveness that exceeds industry expectations
- Creating palettes that embrace sociological insights, awareness of global trends, current colour harmony tendencies and regional colour preferences, while maintaining the essence of Arc'teryx
- Collaborating with designers on the creation of innovativeand efficient new products that are feasible within a manufacturing environment
- Collaborating with the Merchandising team to establish a seasonal continuance strategy, retail store flow plans and regional directed assortments
- Driving colour merchandising concepts through optimal outfit coordination, article assortment aesthetics and cross-merchandising strategies
- Consulting on accessories in our Veilance and Special Projects categories
- Delivering commercial colour assortments that meet article efficiency targets by analyzing metrics and gathering insights from business channels including sales, forecasting and productline management
- Optimizingcolour design across an extensive and complex raw material matrix to ensure successful colour applications to textiles
- Managing the colour lifecycle of products to ensure that there is a balance between timelines and the creative process
- Building a network of external industry contacts specializing in colour creative development
- Establishing best practices to increase efficiency and colour quality assurance across colour development process
- Creating and presenting the colour vision and direction for both evergreen and seasonal
- Partnering with the Design team on colour palettes, colouring styles and graphic development
- Collaborating with the Visual Merchandising and Merchandising teams to create a framework for enhanced guest experience and flow
- Working with the Supply Chain teams on logistical frameworks and process
- Sharing seasonal direction with the Brand and Commercial teams
- You have an Apparel Design Diploma, or the equivalent experience
- You have 7+years' experience in thecolour and fashion environment
- You have a demonstrated and extraordinary sense for colour harmony
- You have extensive knowledge of colour theory
- You have a superior level ofcolour acuity
- You have an understanding of diverse materials and a curiosity to learn technical capacities and limitations
- You have experience in line development
- You have a proven ability to deliver successful commercial collections
- You have an awareness of Arc'teryx products and their applications
- You have advanced capabilities in the Adobe suite
- You have excellent communication and presentation skills; able to translate your ideas visually, written and verbally
- You have an understanding of the retail buying and line development process
- You have knowledge of manufacturing time lines
- You have the ability to adhere to critical path and established deadlines
- You are a proactive and creative problem solver
- You have strong attention to detail
- You have demonstrated leadership and influencing skills
- You have a strong awareness of global markets and cultural differences