Our friends up in Sun Valley, ID are looking for a qualified and driven person to join its wintersports marketing team. Want in to the industry? This is your chance to work for a frontrunner in both the softgoods and hardgoods categories. And you’ll get to work next to Team Manager extraordinaire Kevin Kruse. -SW
Scott USA is seeking a qualified individual for the full-time position of Wintersports Marketing Coordinator.
Job Description:
Scott USA is currently searching for and experienced Wintersports Marketing Coordinator to work out of our North American Headquarters in Sun Valley, ID. Primary responsibility will be to drive the Scott brand in the North American Wintersport market.
This position reports to the Scott USA Marketing Manager in Sun Valley, ID.
Primary Job Duties:
-Work with global wintersports marketing team to develop an annual marketing plan.
-Develop public relations and communications strategy for hardgoods and softgoods.
-Grow and develop relationships with media and handle all aspects of the media relations process.
-Structure ad plan (coordinated with SCOTT Europe) and handle all wintersport ad purchasing.
-Responsible for all PR including product media launches, PR support for consumer events and other key brand initiatives.
-Write catalog copy for winter hardgoods, softgoods and spring/summer apparel catalogs.
-Generate new content for Scott wintersport website, including bios, interviews, photographs, etc.
-Assist with the daily maintenance of the wintersports site on scott-sports.com.
-Weekly editing of event coverage, interviews and dealer newsletters.
-Organize and maintain product for athletes and teams.
-Filter sponsorship video requests, event sponsorship proposals.
-Coordinate catalogs, press releases, brochures and generate marketing calendars.
-Plan and monitor catalog, promotional material, advertising budgets, and photoshoots.
-Preparing skis and related Scott Wintersports products for magazine testing.
-Assist in the planning of all wintersport tradeshows.
-Communicate frequently with Scott Europe.
Qualifications:
-Successful candidate must have BA or BS in Journalism, Marketing or a related field.
-5+ years of experience in action sports industry and/or public relations for a brand.
-Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Photoshop.
-Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
-Skiing background a must for this position.
-Strong communication and interaction skills.
Application Procedure: Your application will be considered complete when we have received:
A completed application – available at www.scott-sports.com
– Resume, viewable or printable portfolio
– References
Application Deadline: TBD
Submit application/portfolio materials to:
Human Resources
Scott USA
P.O. Box 2030
Sun Valley, ID 83353
[email protected]
