Art Director

• You lead the creation of innovative and exceptional consumer product concepts for Arc’teryx with a focus on men’s apparel for our Climb and Snow product categories.
• Your strong consumer-facing product vision delivers resolved and cohesive product design direction aligned with our product merchandising strategy.
• You provide strong creative leadership to our product design teams to deliver world-class product and an exceptional consumer experience.
• This role is based out of our North Vancouver office and is expected to be performed on-site, with some hybrid flexibility.
• We are builders, problem solvers and passionate outdoor enthusiasts. Fueled by curiosity, we take an immersive approach to identifying future needs then build, test, and validate products that solve for real functional challenges.

Director, Design – Men's Apparel, Climb & Snow

• Lead concept development and the realization of creative direction for motion projects.
• Create styleframes and storyboards that define tone, motion language, and aesthetic.
• Oversee/guide and participate in the execution of 3D/2D motion graphics, ensuring quality and cohesion.
• Collaborate with creative directors, producers, and designers to shape campaign narratives.
• Give thoughtful and actionable feedback that elevates the work.
• Direct small to mid-size teams of animators and designers across various projects.
• Contribute to pitch decks, treatments, and new business efforts when needed.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, tools, and techniques to continuously elevate our creative output.

Art Director, Motion

• Leading visual development across campaigns, from concepting through execution, ensuring every asset is strategically sound and built to the highest creative bar
• Developing campaign concepts, visual systems, and social-first creative independently or alongside copywriters
• Defining look, feel, and tone across every brand touchpoint, keeping consistency and quality tight across platforms
• Presenting creative work confidently to internal teams and clients, and refining ideas through feedback without losing the point of view that got you there
• Designing with performance in mind. Understanding how visual decisions move CTR, engagement, and conversion, not just aesthetics
• Bringing a working understanding of the broader marketing landscape (CRM, lifecycle, paid social, programmatic) into sharper creative decisions across the funnel
• Partnering with media and strategy to turn data insights into stronger creative iterations, including versioning for A/B testing
• Using AI tools daily as part of how you ideate, produce, and move faster, and helping the team get sharper with them too
• Giving designers and writers clear direction and actionable feedback throughout execution
• Bringing a solution-first mindset to every project, every deadline, every curveball

Art Director – 1 Year Contract

• Partner with the Executive Producer and Technical Director to provide leadership and oversight across a portfolio of projects within the External Development business unit.
• Help establish, communicate, and maintain creative intentions and appropriate quality bars across ports, remasters, live service initiatives, and co-development projects.
• Drive creative and product due diligence for new partner opportunities, evaluating gameplay, presentation, user experience, modernization opportunities, production complexity, and quality expectations to inform proposals, staffing strategies, and project planning.
• Evaluate project roadmaps, feature plans, and major initiatives to ensure teams are pursuing the highest-value opportunities within schedule and budget constraints.
• Work with project leadership teams to identify risks, uncover gaps in planning, and support mitigation strategies.
• Help teams decompose complex creative, gameplay, UX, technical, and production challenges into clear initiatives, ownership structures, dependencies, and measurable outcomes.
• Collaborate with Design, Art, UI/UX, Engineering, Production, and Technical Art teams to align quality expectations and delivery strategies.
• Support teams in evaluating trade-offs between quality, scope, schedule, cost, and player value.
• Facilitate alignment between clients, project leadership, and development teams regarding priorities, scope, quality expectations, and execution plans.
• Participate in project reviews, milestone planning, roadmap discussions, and quality assessments across the business unit.
• Help establish scalable frameworks, planning methodologies, and best practices that improve consistency across projects.
• Support project leaders and multidisciplinary teams by providing guidance on prioritization, initiative structuring, quality evaluation, and solution development.
• Communicate recommendations, risks, dependencies, and strategic considerations clearly to internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to the long-term growth and maturity of the business unit through leadership, mentorship, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Creative Director – External Development

• Lead and execute on content strategy initiatives across products (AR, AP, Analytics), verticals (MSP, Accounting, and beyond), and channels from research to rollout.
• Conduct and synthesize customer, market, and competitive research to inform messaging, positioning, and content direction.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Sales, Customer Success, Performance Marketing, and Design to deliver cohesive, high-impact messaging.
• Own messaging architecture, including brand narrative, product positioning, audience personas, and communications strategies.
• Establish and evolve brand voice, editorial standards, and content quality frameworks across the organization.
• Provide strategic direction on channel strategy and content playbooks for product and vertical launches.
• Manage and mentor 2 creative team members across design and multimedia, elevating content quality and fostering a culture of strong storytelling and strategic thinking.

Creative Director

• Lead the Parts Department to deliver outstanding service and support to customers and internal teams.
• Manage inventory controls, merchandising, staff scheduling, and process improvements.
• Align with the company’s financial and operational goals.
• Ensure customers receive the parts and accessories they need efficiently.
• Collaborate with the Branch Manager and other store locations to drive departmental success and growth.
• Develop, communicate, enforce, and monitor effective Parts Department processes.
• Promote and merchandise parts and accessories in collaboration with other store locations.
• Monitor annual Parts Department goals and budgets.
• Oversee Parts Department marketing efforts monthly.
• Maintain an accurate and effective parts inventory control system.
• Ensure timely completion of all department reporting and submissions.
• Maximize the use of special terms and stock orders.
• Ensure maintenance of department tools, equipment, and vehicles.
• Identify deficiencies and recommend corrective actions to the Branch Manager.

Parts Manager

• Oversee and evolve clear guidelines for user experience and product content, including how users interact with AI-enabled functionality to improve efficiency across roles in the healthcare continuum
• Champion and lead initiatives to improve UX quality and drive AI transformation, defining success metrics and measuring impact on key business outcomes
• Standardize interaction patterns, content design practices, and the growth and adoption of the internal design system across multiple products and teams
• Partner closely with Product and Engineering executive leadership to align on strategy, initiative progress, and risk mitigation
• Collaborate with Outbound Product, Escalations, and Customer Success teams to identify high-impact user pain points and translate them into actionable experience improvements
• Ensure UX and content design are embedded early in product discovery, planning, and decision-making processes
• Clarify decision rights and ownership at the intersection of Product and UX to enable efficient, high-confidence decision-making
• Reduce ambiguity and rework by establishing clear accountability models and scalable design governance practices
• Build, lead, and develop high-performing teams across UX design, content design, and user research, including coaching managers and senior ICs
• Establish operating rhythms, measurable goals, and performance expectations aligned with Product and Engineering organizational standards
• Foster a culture of excellence, discipline, clarity, and continuous learning across distributed teams
• Enable adoption of AI-supported workflows, tools, and design practices to improve team productivity, quality, and delivery speed
• Drive measurable improvements in product adoption, usability, accessibility, and overall customer satisfaction

Senior Director, Design & User Experience

• Owning the Brand & Toolkit
• Codify and scale the Activate distinctive asset system
• Build the global creative toolkit — assets, templates, guidelines — that global partners, AGS markets, and HQ teams all build from
• Apply the system everywhere — in store, online, social, partnerships
• Set the creative standards and hold the line on them at global scale
• Lead the relationship with Activate's creative agency partner — a true creative partner, not a production shop
• Brief breakthrough campaigns aligned to Activate's Category Entry Points — work that gets us noticed and top-of-mind
• Set the bar, hold the bar, make them earn the work — and earn the trust to make their best
• Scaling the Work In-House
• Lead, hire, and develop the in-house creative team — design, video, social, production
• Pool out every agency campaign in-house — every channel, every market, every store; efficient, on-brand, fast
• Own the organic social content calendar end-to-end — read culture and turn it into work that's on-brand and on-the-moment
• Refuse the wallpaper - every asset earns its place
• Performance & AI
• Treat creative as performance — read what's working, cut what isn't, refine what's close
• Partner with AGI and AGS to A/B test creative variants in market and let the lift shape the next round
• Use AI for production, ideation, adaptation — faster shipping, more iterations, broader reach
• Make AI the default, not the experiment

• Lead the creation and review of key experience design deliverables, including: Concept sketches and creative explorations, User journeys and flows, Information architecture and site maps, Wireframes and functional prototypes, High-fidelity design compositions, Design systems and style guides, Personas and audience models, Strategic recommendations and presentation materials.
• Translate complex business requirements into user-centered digital experiences.
• Define visual frameworks, moodboards, design directions, and scalable design systems.
• Ensure creative work aligns with client objectives, brand standards, accessibility requirements, and user needs.
• Contribute to experience strategies informed by research, analytics, customer insights, and industry best practices.
• Champion design quality and consistency across projects and teams.
• Provide direction, mentorship, and feedback to designers and experience strategists.
• Foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning across teams.
• Help establish priorities, manage workloads, and support successful project delivery.
• Present work confidently to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Facilitate workshops, discovery sessions, design reviews, and collaborative working sessions.
• Build trusted relationships with client teams and serve as a strategic advisor.
• Partner with Account, Research, Strategy, and Technology teams to identify opportunities for growth and innovation.
• Contribute directly to the design of websites, digital products, and eCommerce experiences when needed.
• Create visually compelling, user-centered experiences that balance usability, brand expression, and business objectives.
• Collaborate closely with developers to ensure clear handoffs, accurate implementation, and high-quality builds.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and identify opportunities to improve design processes, team efficiency, and client outcomes.

Design Director

• The Parts Manager leads the Parts Department to ensure efficient operations, accurate inventory control, strong financial performance, and excellent internal and external customer satisfaction
• Develop and monitor department processes, goals, budgets, marketing efforts, reporting, staffing, and compliance to support organizational objectives
• Oversee merchandising, stock orders, department equipment, and corrective action plans while partnering with the Branch Manager on staffing and employee development

• Define and execute the creative vision for commercial campaigns and marketing assets
• Translate brand positioning and strategic direction into cohesive, high-value visual narratives
• Develop campaign concepts and creative deliverables that align with brand standards and business objectives
• Direct live and virtual location or studio shoots, providing real-time aesthetic oversight on lighting, set styling, and framing
• Lead cross-functional client exploration sessions with partners to understand project needs and deliverable requirements
• Build internal creative briefs that connect commercial objectives with creative execution.
• Develop creative plans, style requirements, and visual references that align stakeholders and inspire production teams
• Maintain exceptional standards for visual execution, composition, and mood across all creative deliverables
• Review campaign assets, delivering constructive, objective feedback to specialty execution teams
• Audit final asset suites across channels to ensure a consistent and cohesive brand experience
• Act as the primary authority for creative quality and consistency on assigned projects in alignment with Creative Direction’s overarching brand vision and final approval standards
• Collaborate with Creative Direction to develop and maintain creative standards and brand guidelines
• Help ensure consistency, scalability, and cohesion across Article's visual brand expression
• Support the evolution of creative processes and documentation that strengthen brand alignment across teams

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