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  • Join Our Team! Intern Needed

    Join Our Team! Intern Needed

    Fall 2016 FS Staff
    Insert your face here. FasterSkier is seeking an intern for the winter!

    FasterSkier is seeking an intern to join our team for the 2016/2017 winter season (December-April). Essentially, we’re looking for an eager go-getter with an up-for-anything attitude and high level of interest in cross-country skiing.

    This person will assist our staff with daily race reporting, especially on World Cup race days (cross-country, nordic combined and biathlon), as well as larger projects. Schedule can be relatively flexible, but we expect our interns to assist with weekend race reporting whenever possible, devoting a few hours on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday each week to assignments like transcriptions, research, interviews, blogs, or photo galleries. Mid-week assignments are part of an intern’s responsibility as well.

    This position is part time and unpaid with potential for equipment perks and a larger role within our team.

    • Must possess strong writing skills and well-developed communication skills, and the ability to work independently and self-manage daily tasks.
    • Will assist with interviewing athletes and coaches, transcribing fellow reporters’ interviews, and posting directly to the website (i.e. photo galleries, press releases).
    • Must be proficient with computers and social media, and have a basic understanding of WordPress or an ability to learn quickly.
    • Should be open to doing behind-the-scenes work and work in a fast-paced team setting

    Interested applicants should email alex@fasterskier.com with a resume and writing sample.

  • NENSA Seeking Paid Intern

    NENSA Seeking Paid Intern

    (Job posting)

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    NENSA Seeks Paid Intern for Seasonal Work
    Assisting our Non-Profit Cross Country Ski Organization

    Summary:

    This is a seasonal position requiring part-time hours December through May/June. Travel within New England, and regular weekend work for NENSA Eastern Cup and Championship Events is required during these months. This position includes flexible time during the peak season, and may work remotely part of the time, with staff mentoring.

    RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Attend all Eastern Cup weekends, the Bill Koch Youth Ski League Festival, U16 Championships, and Eastern High School Championships.
    • At events, this person is responsible for site set up, including NENSA banners, NENSA sponsorship banners and NENSA tents.
    • Transport and deliver clean and sorted bibs to Race Organizers, then collect, clean and sort bibs for next Championship event.
    • Help with registration and day of race registrations, results and postings.
    • Post event write ups, press releases, pictures and race reports.
    • Help manage the Virtual Team Captain Meeting page prior to event, and throughout the race weekend.
    • Assist High Performance Director with logistics, data gathering and management, and coordinating athletes for the Junior Nationals Trip.
    • Assist High Performance Director with logistics, planning, data management, staff and athletes for the U16 & U18/U20 REG summer camps.
    • Help manage the Development and Elite Team
    • Other duties as assigned

    QUALIFICATIONS:

    • Bachelor’s Degree preferred
    • Proven written, electronic, and interpersonal communication skills
    • Comfortable working on a using a variety of computer applications, campaign marketing, social media, digital media sharing, including proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications: Excel, Word, Power Point & Outlook, Google Team Collaboration, as well as fb and Instagram.
    • Ability to work/communicate independently and effectively from a remote location
    • Familiarity with the New England cross country skiing community
    • Excellent written, verbal communication, and team collaboration skills
    • Ability to lift and carry 50lbs
    • Must be eligible to work in the USA
    • Valid drivers license
    • Have access to a vehicle capable of carrying 6 bins of bibs, banners, etc.
    • Passion for sport of cross country skiing and supporting the NENSA mission

    CONDITIONS:

    • Travel
    • Washing and sorting Bibs
    • Hanging banners and setting up NENSA Tents as needed
    • Event work
    • Work will often be done outdoors, in varying and winter weather conditions
  • Join Our Team! Interns Needed

    Join Our Team! Interns Needed

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    The FasterSkier team, made up of devoted individuals scattered across North America and Europe, is looking for interns to assist with the daily responsibilities of our site.

    Would you love to help us cover the world of international and domestic skiing this summer, fall and winter with the freedom to pitch your own story ideas and work directly with an editor from the comforts of your own home?

    Or are you more technologically savvy, with an interest in improving our website’s functionality by working with us on updates and larger, behind-the-scenes projects?

    We are also open to mentoring those who would like to learn more about the marketing and advertising that goes into supporting an online company like ours.

    The path is yours! Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to info@fasterskier.com with the subject line “Intern application”. Please specify which realm of work you are most interested in (i.e. reporting, IT help, marketing/advertising).

    Interns are part time and unpaid with equipment perks. Proven team members may be rewarded with work trips to elite-level competitions in the winter (mostly for reporters), and potentially offered a paid position within our staff.

    Reporter intern: 

    • Should be interested in a career in professional journalism
    • Must possess strong writing skills and well-developed communication skills, and the ability to work independently and self-manage daily tasks.
    • Will assist with interviewing athletes and coaches, transcribing fellow reporters’ interviews, and posting directly to the website (i.e. photo galleries, press releases).
    • Must be proficient with computers and social media, and have a basic understanding of WordPress or an ability to learn quickly.
    • Should be open to doing behind-the-scenes work, such as website redesign and development
    • A background in competitive skiing helps, as does a background in writing.

    IT intern:

    • Will assist with the inner workings of our site. Must be proficient in WordPress and possess an ability to learn quickly through written or verbal instructions.
    • Should be familiar and confident in the realms of social and digital media (audio, video and photo)
    • Must be open to doing behind-the-scenes work, such as website redesign and development
    • Must be self-motivated with the ability to work independently and self-manage daily tasks.

    Marketing/advertising intern:

    • Should be interested in a career in marketing, advertising or business
    • Ideally based near Williamstown, Mass., with the ability to work directly with our marketing director at least once a week
    • If working remotely, should be in frequent contact (either by phone or email) with marketing director for tasks and assignments
    • Must possess strong communication and written skills, and be self-motivated to perform daily tasks

    If you would like to learn various tools of the trade, positions can be combined (i.e. reporter and technology intern).

  • Ian Tovell

    Ian Tovell

    Ian Tovell

    Ian Tovell began skiing when he went to a practice with his friend to see what it was all about, and after that the rest is history as they say. Ian skied throughout middle school and high school where he raced at a high level at Vermont Academy. He attended University of Vermont where he decided to “hang up the skis” and pursue his other passion, cross-country running. After an injury sidelined him from running, he picked up triathlon and has been racing triathlon across the country for the last eight years. After graduation, Ian found his love of skiing again, and now races the American Birkiebeiner every year.

  • Jake Ellis

    Jake Ellis

    Jake Ellis

    Jake Ellis hails from the North Woods of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, from the same community that hosts the North American Vasa, and the Iceman Cometh Challenge. Skiing, cycling, running, and working as a forester keeps him outside enjoying nature’s bounty enough to make most others jealous! When not skiing this winter, you can assume he’s nerding out talking about waxing techniques, giant robots, and Star Wars. Jake hopes to look as good as Thomas Alsgaard does when he reaches 44 years old.