Product Designer

Position: Product Designer

Department: D&D

Reporting to: Director, Product Design (VP, Product Design)

Location: Toronto, ON (or Chicago, IL)

Status: Permanent, Full Time

The Role

We’re looking for a creative Product Designer to join our fun-loving design & development team! If you love bringing ideas to life and have experience designing insulated products, handbags, luggage, soft goods or other consumer products, we’d love to hear from you. Experience with cut-and-sew construction and pattern drafting is a definite plus. Most importantly, you’re collaborative, hands-on and excited about creating awesome products with a great team. A love for dogs is ideal. A tolerance of them is a must.

Responsibilities:

• Develop innovative new features and product profiles
• Research and stay abreast of competitive products and current trends, apply them appropriately to product design and development
• Prepare presentation CADs and factory artwork for new and existing items
• Develop new prints and patterns as needed, ensuring that all items are within specified timelines.
• Review new development samples for construction quality and cost
• Review lab dip and pattern swatches for production
• Attend meetings and liaise with Product Management teams as required
• Other duties as required.

What we’re looking for:

• Post secondary education (Bachelor’s degree or College diploma) in Industrial Design or related field
• At least one (1) years of experience in product design and development, preferably in consumer products industry
• Demonstrated proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
• Experience with SolidWorks or other 3D CAD packages would be considered a plus
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point)
• Knowledge of textiles, synthetic materials and hardware
• Possess excellent communication skills for articulating design and technical concepts, collaborating with overseas factories, and liaising effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills.
• Showcase a creative mindset coupled with a meticulous eye for detail.
• Exhibit strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and meet tight deadlines without compromising quality.
• Reliable and self-motivated; a team player, yet able to work without close supervision.

What we will offer the successful candidate:

• Competitive compensation
• Participation in Company bonus plan
• Participation in our Health, Dental and Vision Benefits program
• Participation in our Retirement Savings Plan and Partial Company Match
• Participation in our Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Metro Pass reimbursement for our transit commuters
• Flexible work environment: we appreciate how important flexibility is to our employees. While we work hard to meet business and customer needs, we balance that with flexibility needs
• Be part of a culture that supports professional growth and development

*Hybrid

We embrace a hybrid working environment and support our employees to be successful whether they are at home or in the office. The primary purpose of our offices is to drive collaboration, nurture our culture, and enhance our relationships and connections with one another.

Get to Know Us

When we opened the doors in 1986, it was with a pretty simple idea – to make product people loved. In those days, we had no grand plan to become the world’s largest supplier of insulated products. We have been at the forefront of innovation in insulated products for outdoor enthusiasts with many “firsts” in the category, focused on making great products that are unique, practical and have integrity.

We acquired the Arctic Zone® brand in 2005 which brought two very powerful innovators together. A while after that we introduced Titan by Arctic Zone™, a line of high performance, feature rich, insulated products that keep the cold going longer.

Our newest innovation is the game changing Titan PRO Outdoor Gear, a line of premium, high performance, insulated products from Arctic Zone, Titan PRO represents the culmination of our years of experience designing high performance soft and hard sided coolers. This exceptional new line delivers heightened levels of performance, durability and functionality with features that enhance our consumers’ experience in the great outdoors.

40 years since we launched, we have offices in Toronto, Montreal, Chicago and Shenzhen and a large team of product development, design, social media, operations and quality control and safety experts. But our focus hasn’t changed. We’re still inspired every day and determined to create the best, most innovative insulated products around. Visit us at www.arcticzone.com!

#GoBeyond is our North Star.

It guides all our decisions…

as we create new products,

inspire our people,

and embrace our purpose.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

We are an equal opportunity employer that values the unique skills and experiences of each of our candidates; recognizing that each prospective team member of California Innovations, Inc. contributes to our efforts in building a diverse and inclusive place to work.

Should you require any disability-related accommodation to support your participation in our recruitment process, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.