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Post subject: Careers in snowboarding?
 Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 10:22 PM
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First post: Aug 20, 2010
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hey guys, first post (woo!)
I'm looking for a new job and would love to work in the snowboard industry, i don't mean i want to be a pro-boarder or be an instructor or anything like that.
I mean actually working directly for a snowboard manufacturer/company, for instance in sales or purchasing.
Was just interested to see if anyone knew companies in the snowboard sector (UK based) which have decent career opportunities worth investigating.
I know the likes of Burton and Quiksilver cater for many different roles.
Thanks in advance for your feedback  |
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philboarder
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Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 11:27 PM
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| I imagine your not going to have much luck most of the manufacturers are based in USA or Europe. |
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ChasKi
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Posted: Aug 21, 2010 - 01:55 AM
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I imagine about as close as you'll get in the UK is working in a shop or maybe for a distributor?
The only UK manufacturer I know of is True snowboards but I don't know where they actually make the boards, I doubt that's in the UK. |
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Branny
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Posted: Aug 21, 2010 - 08:34 AM
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HandD
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Posted: Aug 21, 2010 - 11:32 AM
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| or come up with a new killer brand that'll take you to the top of the uk ladder. |
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dunx
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Posted: Aug 21, 2010 - 05:37 PM
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Branny
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Posted: Aug 21, 2010 - 07:56 PM
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R1ch
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Posted: Aug 21, 2010 - 11:20 PM
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I believe Quiksilver has a UK office. It's on Great Portland Street, just up from where Topshop is. There's a building and over winter they had a huge one of their ads featuring Travis Rice on the side of the building.
No idea what they do there, but then they are the biggest and also cover many sports. May just be the UK head office for their brand, marketing, distribution people, I don't know.
I think everyone who loves the sport ones to work in the industry somewhere, and make a wage that isn't a pittance. It's pretty difficult though. |
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HandD
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Posted: Aug 22, 2010 - 11:08 AM
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| i think i was in there a few years ago (was a big quicksiler building in london) fora chat with some one. It looked inside more like advertising and stock holding |
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arthuuur
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Posted: Aug 22, 2010 - 12:18 PM
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surely the only reason to get into something like this is for the love of snowboarding. working in a shop selling hoodies to rich kids would be a poor imitation of what i think you would really want to be doing.
i dont know nuffing about snowboard manufacture but i imagine there is a fair amount of CAD work, materials science/modelling, hse and process engineering involved with it.
If I were you, I would write directly to ALL the major companies simply asking "what qualifications and/or skills do you need and or look for in prospective employees", then go out, get the skills down and get involved.
I'm an engineer and the way I got my foot in the door was just spamming everybody i could think of in the field with my CV and eventually one of them stuck.
Good luck and don't give up!!! |
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Posted: Aug 22, 2010 - 10:52 PM
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| You could work for one of the slopes/resorts. There are jobs in Events/marketing, like I do, as opposed to instructing or working in a shop. It's a good start in the industry, way to get to know people, make contacts etc. I got into it through running student events (BUSC), used to help Spencer out by branding at the Brits prior to that also. I studied Biology at Uni, which was obviously totally irrelevant. |
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R1ch
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Posted: Aug 23, 2010 - 12:00 PM
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The trouble is though, with most jobs, especially at big corporate companies, they will take people based on their educational merits, experience and proven success in the business environment.
Say in marketing for example, they will maybe take somebody who has a proven track record at other companies who have nothing to do with snow sports, that person may not ski/snowboard and even know much about it. |
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callum.snape
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Posted: Sep 06, 2010 - 11:40 PM
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How about a snowboard technical director?
Its about a 2 year training programme but once you are fully trained you regulate Snowboard Comps, from judging to conditions etc. Its not exclusive to the UK, Countries or States all over the world need TD's to be able to hold snowboard competitions.
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J_Smith
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Posted: Sep 06, 2010 - 11:46 PM
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First post: Sep 30, 2008
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Im taking 'Outdoor Leadership' at Uni as i spammed a load of companies asking for career advice as i want to guide/instruct groups of people in a wide range of 'extreme' sports.
I dont want to stay in the UK so im open for going anywhere - im doing a course in Holiday Repping' soon - perhaps that is a route you could look into? Email Thomas Cook about it as they are the people that made a deal with the college courses.
Good luck and keep us posted  |
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milky228
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Posted: Sep 07, 2010 - 12:00 AM
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First post: May 02, 2010
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Location: I live in a bin, I share a house with you :D
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You could always try:
Working in a shop
Owning a shop
Making clothes for your shop that you own
Organising events
receptionists
groomer
those guys that do avalanche control k-k-kaboom
scientist
forum owner
or working in TSA i've not once been in there when there tv hasn't been on or at least one of their staff hadn't had a slice of pizza in their hand sounds great 
Not to mention:
lift operator
photographer
tv presenter
magasine editor
building domes
Lift manufacturer
surface manufacturer
heli driver
maybe even insurance provider
That's all i can think of off the top of my head. |
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