Social Media Specialist - Year Round - Full Time

Steamboat- Ski Town, U.S.A. ®  is known as the friendliest mountain destination on the planet, thanks to our western heritage and welcoming staff. We pride ourselves on hiring the best employees and providing the best experience in the industry. Our culture is supportive, challenging, passionate and committed and we believe that diversity makes us stronger. We are looking for unique individuals who exemplify these qualities and care about each other, our mission, our environment, and our communities. 

• Free Alterra Mountain Pass for all eligible employees and eligible dependents for winter and summer, and a free IKON Pass to eligible employees*
• Discounted skiing and riding for friends and family of eligible employees*
• Vacation and Sick Time policies for eligible employees* to rest, relax and recharge
• Generous discounts on outdoor gear, apparel, rental cars, etc.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, short term & long-term disability insurance, EAP, HSAs, FSAs, and more for Year Round, Flex Year Round, & Season-to-Season Employees.
• Apex-MEC (minimum essential coverage) plan available to all seasonal employees without an offer of major medical coverage. This plan helps cover preventive visits, urgent care visits, Free Telehealth, Limited Hospitalization, Prescription Drug Benefits and Free Multilingual Behavioral Health.
• 401(k) plan with generous company match
• Discounted tuition with partner online university for all Alterra Mountain Company employees to further their education
• Paid parental leave of up to 6 weeks for eligible employees*
• Free regional bus pass 

*Click HERE for more information on our employee benefits! 

For information on Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation’s Social Responsibility work including our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion actions, please see our webpage at https://www.steamboat.com/doinggood.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations.

POSITION SUMMARY

Steamboat Ski Resort is hiring for a coveted Social Media Specialist position. We’re looking for candidates who love the outdoors as much as we do, appreciate deep Champagne Powder® snow dumps and want to share the magic of Steamboat and shout these stories from the mountaintops. The ideal candidate will be energetic, creative, on top of industry trends, an experienced skier or rider, extroverted and ready to engage with staff, guests and online audiences, and passionate about living the Steamboat Dream. The Social Media Specialist plays a vital role in communicating the resorts operational, brand and community messaging by working closely with all departments, and the right candidate understands the resort brand and voice but isn’t afraid to be an industry leader. This job is based in Steamboat Springs, Colorado and does require being onsite. While the resort is open, this role will work Tuesday – Saturday and will require early hour attention during storms.

An attached PDF or Word document of your resume is required with online application.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Manage resort brand awareness online

• Develop and coordinate social media strategy; planning, writing, and publishing on all social media platforms

• Coordinate content creation efforts by developing high-quality, social-first content tailored to various social media platforms, ensuring alignment with Steamboat’s brand voice, marketing objectives and business unit needs 

• Must be ready to work sixth and seventh day of the work week and early and late shifts when necessary and attend Steamboat hosted events, conferences, and summits

• Align paid and organic social content, ensuring brand voice and messaging is executed

• Become an industry expert in all social media trends, outdoor industry/ski industry social media and content ideas to provide feedback and influence social outcomes

• Identify ROI opportunities for social media and support resort strategies to drive online revenue/advance purchase

• Coordinate and ov