Content Specialist

Wisconsin, USA (On-site)

$22/hr – $31/hrMid LevelPart time

Posted 2 days ago

Job Summary

Own the end-to-end content creation and social media storytelling for the resort, from ideation and shooting to publishing, scheduling, and reporting across multiple channels.

  • Lead multimedia content capture and production
  • Coordinate with communications team and vendors
  • Manage content calendar and performance reporting

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Assist with social and digital media content ideation, creation, posting, community management of social media channels, and reporting.
  • Independently capture, shoot, edit and publish multimedia content under tight deadlines.
  • Maintain a content production calendar, with an organized schedule of cadenced messaging needs (Asana, Sprout Social, etc.).
  • Assist with the creation of multimedia content and creative asset development for social media, digital, video, website, blogs, CRM, offline advertising campaigns, and other platforms.
  • Utilize strong storytelling skills to bring the resorts’ brands to life across a variety of platforms and mediums.
  • Assist with larger-scale resort brand photo and video shoots.
  • Organize and lead smaller-scale resort photo and video shoots including contracted models and photographers/videographers.
  • Work closely with the resort communications team to create messaging that is in line with the resort brand.
  • Support of the social media channels for a secondary seasonal resort, including working closely with a Social Media Contractor(s) on content planning, content capture guidance, posting, reporting, and social media management
  • Photo and video asset management and tracking.

Requirements

  • Strong storytelling and copywriting skills.
  • An eye for visual design, with the ability to work independently to capture photo and video assets.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office 365, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
  • Understanding and knowledge of social media platforms.
  • Must be able to work within a flexible schedule to capture content at certain times (i.e. prior to resort openings, following major snowfall, during events, weekends, etc.)
  • Must be comfortable engaging in-person with guests, models, and other resort employees to capture content in natural and authentic ways.
  • Must be familiar with leveraging and engaging with guests in a brand voice via social media platforms and channels.
  • Must speak, read and communicate fluently in English.
  • Must be organized and thrive managing multiple projects at once.
  • Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.

Preferred

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred, preferably in Communications, Journalism or Marketing.
  • Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud – especially Lightroom, Photoshop and Premiere Pro is a plus.
  • Experience with Sprout Social and other social media management programs is a plus.
  • Intermediate or above skiing or snowboarding ability.

Benefits

  • Ski/Mountain Perks! Free passes for employees, employee discounted lift tickets for friends and family AND free ski lessons
  • MORE employee discounts on lodging, food, gear, and mountain shuttles
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Excellent training and professional development
  • Full Time roles are eligible for the above, plus:
  • Health Insurance; Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, and Vision Insurance plans (for eligible seasonal employees after working 500 hours)
  • Free ski passes for dependents
  • Critical Illness and Accident plans
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Vail Resorts

3.4 Glassdoor

Vail Resorts is a network of the best destination and close-to-home ski resorts in the world including Vail Mountain, Breckenridge, Park City Mountain, Whistler Blackcomb, Stowe, and 32 additional resorts across North America; Andermatt-Sedrun and Crans-Montana in Switzerland; and Perisher, Hotham, and Falls Creek in Australia. In 2016, our company launched the industry-changing Epic Pass. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN). ​ We are passionate about providing an Experience of a Lifetime to our team members and guests, and our EpicPromise is to reach a zero net operating footprint by 2030, support our employees and communities, and broaden engagement in our sport. In addition to our 42 resorts in four countries, our company owns and/or manages a collection of elegant hotels under the RockResorts brand, a portfolio of vacation rentals, condominiums and branded hotels located in close proximity to our mountain destinations, as well as the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Vail Resorts Retail operates more than 250 retail and rental locations across North America. ​ Interested in joining our team? Come work and play in the mountains! Discover (or re-discover!) a passion for the outdoors with free ski pass(es), free ski/snowboard lessons, a 40% retail discount, and much more. Receive $20/hr starting wage, health/wellness benefits, and training through our Epic Service development experience. Whether it’s your first-time seeing snow or you were born on the slopes, joining our team means building lifelong connections with people from around the world.​ Learn more about our company at www.VailResorts.com, or discover our resorts and pass options at www.EpicPass.com.

Founded in 1977
Broomfield, CO, US
9.1K employees (437 in marketing)
63% recommend to a friend
55% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$22/hr – $31/hr

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Funding

Total Funding
$1.1B
Last Raise
$500M
Post IPO Debt, 9 months ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $500M
  • Apr 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $600M
  • Jan 2014
    Post IPO Debt

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
125.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.7%
Direct
45%
Referral
15.4%
Social
4.5%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~9.1K

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Content Specialist

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