Fit Coordinator - Temporary

Department: Product Creation Development

Reports to: Manager, Fit & Pattern

Location: North Vancouver, BC

Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX

As a Fit Coordinator, you support the fit and pattern team in their efforts to maintain a consistent level of quality, fit, and performance in product.

This is a temporary fixed term role with an expected end date of October 2027. The role is based out of our North Vancouver office. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

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.

If you were in the Fit Coordinator role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing

Supporting 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

Collaborating with sewing team to maintain the block sample library up to date

Organizing and tracking the block sample library

Supporting and contributing to CLO3D block library

Supporting Fit specialists throughout the development season, from concepting through to fit approved stage

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

Supporting Fit specialists on creating fit documentations for educational purposes

Ensuring fit models and mannequins appropriately represent target figures

Supporting on other projects as assigned

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

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

Working closely with Design and Merchandising teams to support 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

Providing feedback and input into improving fit and development processes.

Are you our next Fit Coordinator?

You have 2+ 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 knowledge of sizing, fitting and body shapes globally

You have knowledge of garment construction and CAD patternmaking

You are proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe illustrator

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

You have excellent attention to detail

You have strong interpersonal skills

You remain 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

Compensation

The salary range for this role is CAD$71,000 – CAD$93,000.