Regional Promotions Assistant

Marker Dalbello Völkl - Regional Promotions Assistant

Who We Are

Elevate Outdoor Collective is an alliance of iconic outdoor and winter sports brands with a specialized focus on skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing. With each unique brand maintaining its own individual points of view and driving independent innovation, the Collective is fueled with the strength of world-class development facilities and engineers, global distribution channels and committed outdoor lifestyle enthusiasts and experts. Our brands include K2 Skis, K2 Snowboards, Marker, Dalbello, Völkl, RIDE Snowboards, LINE Skis, Backcountry Access, Atlas Snowshoe Co., Tubbs Snowshoes, and K2 Skates.

With an international portfolio of world-renowned brands recognized as trailblazers in innovation, performance and, most importantly, fun times by active lifestyle enthusiasts across the globe, Elevate Outdoor Collective will continue its mission to progress the culture of each and every outdoor endeavor it represents. As One Team backed by world-class development facilities and product engineers, incredibly talented athletes and ambassadors and a top-notch crew of employees who live and breathe the outdoor active lifestyle, Elevate Outdoor Collective is eager to take things to the next level.

Position Purpose:

The Marker Dalbello Völkl Regional Promotions Assistant (RPA) plays a key role in helping the MDV team promote and grow our leading equipment brands in both business-to-business and consumer-facing environments. The RPA works directly with the North American Marketing Manager to support retailers and execute marketing initiatives in their territory. This position requires a strong skiing background and product knowledge, as well as experience in product service and maintenance. The role is responsible for supporting on-snow demo events and brand activations, as well as implementing shop employee, MDV ambassador, and junior athlete programs throughout the region. 

This is a seasonal role from November 1st through April 30th. Based in the Upper Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire, with extensive travel throughout the Eastern US.

Responsibilities:

• Managing MDV’s Ambassador Program in the region
• Implementing MDV retail and shop employee initiatives
• Educating retail employees on MDV products, technology, and consumer benefits
• Managing significant MDV assets, including a company vehicle, demo inventory, and promotional equipment
• Maintaining and developing relationships with ambassadors, athletes, and industry professionals who are influential representatives of the MDV brands
• Representing MDV at industry events
• Distributing promotional items
• Supporting MDV retailers at sales and on-snow demo events
• Promoting the MDV junior racing and competition program

Requirements:

• Energetic, outspoken, and personable
• Willingness and ability to develop deep knowledge of MDV’s collection, product benefits and technologies and their functionality in skiing
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to take direction and be a self-starter when necessary
• Strong attention to detail and organization
• Ability to plan and achieve goals within a defined budget
• Strong background in alpine skiing
• Experience in high-performance ski tuning and boot fitting
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Clean driving record

Physical Requirements

• Ability to set up demos, and events
• Ability to stand and support athletes at events for long periods of time
• Ability to lift 5-30 pounds 

Elevate Outdoor Collective and its subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. View the EEO is the Law poster here http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf.

The range for this role is $50,000.00 to $54,000.00 annually.