Our Purpose

Welcome to Gearhouse! Started in September 2021, Gearhouse is on a mission to increase affordable, equitable, and easy access to the outdoors while reducing our consumption habits with an alternate path than ownership through community and new experiences.

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We aim to introduce and develop a love of the outdoors for those new to exploring while also providing growth opportunities for those already dabbling. Gearhouse frequently experiences double digit growth each month and we’re looking to expand our reach.

 

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The Job

Gearhouse is looking for an individual excited about the outdoors with experience planning, executing, and tracking marketing initiatives. The goal is to get more of Seattle excited about outdoor adventures through education, trips, and community.

Your role extends beyond marketing strategy, and you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of Gearhouse through adventure ideas, partnerships, product development and more!

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This role will focus on:

• brainstorm and execute marketing campaigns that resonate with our target audience with a limited budget

• monitor and analyze the performance of all marketing efforts, and iterate on tactics as needed to drive organic results

• collaborate with the rest of the team to ensure all marketing efforts align with our overall brand strategy

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Gearhouse is growing and is building a creative, dynamic, and diverse team to grow with. Proven and talented team members have an opportunity to expand their skills and roles within Gearhouse. We value creative thinkers and self-starters and you’ll have the opportunity from the beginning to dabble in, learn from, and contribute to other aspects of the business that excite you. Team members bringing new thoughts, ideas, and experiments to the table are valued and encouraged!

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About You

You’re an independent, entrepreneurial person, who has at least 1-2 years of experience with non-digital and digital marketing. You like being around people and thrive in group environments. The ideal candidate has dabbled in or enjoys a variety of outdoor sports.

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You will use a combination of gut instinct, past experience, and data driven insights to inform rapid product iteration and experimentation, leverage proven marketing methods, guerilla marketing tactics, and creative methods to drive word of mouth, engagement and ultimately growth while staying true to the mission of creating a welcoming environment reducing consumption. You should be a creative thinker who loves to experiment with new and unconventional marketing tactics to stay within a bootstrapping budget (money marketing tactics generate can be spent on more advertising).

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You should enjoy digging into data and talking to customers, while hustling to do what it takes to get the job done all while creating tools that allow the growth to continue to accelerate. You recognize that big things start small and step one is solving today’s problems before worrying about tomorrow’s.

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1-3 years in an early stage startup or fast-paced entrepreneurial environment is valued however we look for hustle, drive, and creativity over experience.

All interested candidates should apply or extend questions to evan@joingearhouse.com

 

We value passion over experience so all interested parties are encouraged to apply or send questions to evan@joingearhouse.com regardless of past experience.

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Compensation

Compensation commensurate with experience ranging from $18-$25/hr starting 20 to 40 hours per week with opportunities for expansion of hours, responsibilities, and pay pending successful growth in Gearhouse membership.

 

As shop associate, you will also have access to available inventory for your own adventures. Hate your pack and want to try a new one? Never tried an inflatable kayak before? Using our gear will help you provide a better customer experience, so we encourage you to take out our stuff!  

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Gearhouse believes in work/life harmony and taking care of its employees. Opportunities for advancement and benefits based on Gearhouse’s continued growth and success.​

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You will be reporting to and working with Evan, founder of Gearhouse. Evan is an avid outdoorsman who will try just about anything… twice. After 8 years in Seattle he’s found love in everything the PNW has to offer from backcountry skiing to multi-pitch climbing, bikepacking, sailing, backpacking, and kayaking.

 

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How to apply

Email your resume, and a blurb on why you’re a good fit for the role to evan@joingearhouse.com

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