Grouse Park Blogospondents
The 2009/10 Blogospondent Search Competition
Have you ever thought about a future in the Snow Sports industry? Ever wondered what it would be like to work for EXPN, Transworld Snowboarding, Newschoolers, Snowboard Canada or SBC Skier? Do you want to build skills that will help get you on the road to where you want to go?
We’re looking for 5 great park riders – snowboarders or skiers, guys or girls – to hone their skills as Grouse Park Blogospondents and network with the best in the industry.
Who we’re looking for:
- Guys and girls
- Ages 16+
- Skiers or snowboarders
- Good written communication skills
- A keen interest in the Snow Sports industry
- Experience in terrain parks
- Extensive online presence: Facebook, Twitter, FriendFeed, Vimeo, YouTube, Flickr etc.
- An understanding of the principles of blogging
What you’ll receive:
- A Grouse Mountain Terrain Park Volunteer Pass for the 2009/10 season. This includes skiing & riding all season plus 40% off Food & Beverage, 20% off retail items, and even comp Freeride Program clinics (space permitting)
- A digital camera to capture pics and video footage, interviews etc.
- Additional incentives throughout the season
The Gig:
From the applicants, we will choose 5 finalists to become our 2009/10 season Grouse Park Blogospondents. Each selected Blogospondent will be required to write one entry each week for the Grouse Park Sessions blog and volunteer one day a month in the park. This commitment is a minimum of roughly 4 hours per week, though you may submit additional entries as you like – there is no maximum.
You can choose any relevant topic of interest to you: You could write about the parks, the pro team riders, snow industry events and news, Grouse Mountain park events, that cool video you found on YouTube or Google vids. You could write about industry fashion trends, equipment, suppliers or anything else you think will be interesting.
You will report jointly to the Editor of GrousePark.com under the direction of Grouse Mountain’s marketing department and will be eligible for incentives such as gift cards, lift tickets etc. At the end of the season, you’ll also have a nice selection of writing samples and a letter of confirmation for your work for Grouse Mountain (applicable for Career Prep and/or some co-op situations).
This is a great opportunity to get access to the industry to see how it works, get noticed and make a name for yourself while we work to promote you through industry channels. If this is something that gets you stoked, you’ll need to write in and tell us why you should be chosen.
How to apply:
Write something. Write something you think highlights what you know, who you are, why you ride, or why you want to do this. Write it online somewhere or write it in an email. Write it as a word document or convert it to PDF. Whatever. Just write it and send it to us. Include photos or video; make your entire entry a video if you want. Write a song about it… whatever. Just write something – whatever it is you think will show off what you can do.
Then send it to mevans [at] grousemountain [dot] com, and make sure you do it by Sunday, November 15th!
