Seasonal Content Specialist

Vail Resorts; United States; On-site; USD 32,000 - 43,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Ski passes

Discounts on lodging, dining, gear

401(k) Retirement Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Training & professional development

Referral Program

Job summary

Vail Resorts’ Attitash and Wildcat Mountain are seeking a part-time, seasonal Content Specialist to capture and produce engaging assets for social channels and across digital platforms. You’ll help tell the resort story with creative content, coordinating photoshoots and posting under tight deadlines while staying true to our brand voice.

The role supports resort communications and marketing efforts, including video and photo shoots, community management, and content distribution across channels

Qualifications

• Minimum 18+ and a strong storytelling ability.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Communications/Marketing/Journ.
• Experience in social media, copywriting and content creation.
• Ability to capture photo/video assets and edit content.
• Familiar with social platforms and brand voice guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Create multimedia content and asset development for social media and digital channels.
• Storytell resort brand across platforms with timely posts and campaigns.
• Plan, capture, shoot, edit, and publish content under tight deadlines.
• Coordinate photoshoots with crews and contractors and manage calendars.
• Collaborate with resort marketing and communications to ensure brand alignment.
• Support PR content needs and events coverage as assigned.

Skills

Storytelling

Copywriting

Social media management

Creative content ideas

Photography guidance

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Sprout Social

Adobe Creative Cloud

Lightroom

Photoshop

Premiere Pro

MS Word

MS Teams

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Create Your Experience of a Lifetime!

Come work and play in the mountains! Whether it's your first-time seeing snow or you were born on the slopes, joining our team means discovering (or re-discovering!) a passion for the outdoors while building lifelong connections with teammates and guests from around the world.

With 40+ resorts across 3 continents, you can join our team for a season or stay to build a career. From day one, you'll receive some of the highest compensation rates in the industry, free pass(es) along with free ski and snowboard lessons, 40% retail discounts, the chance to grow through Epic Service - our leading training and development experience, and wellness benefits to fuel your success.

Hiring for our seasonal positions occurs on a rolling basis. Applications will be accepted until December 15th or until the positions are filled (whichever is first).

Employee 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
• Referral Program

Job Summary

Attitash and Wildcat Mountain are hiring a part-time, seasonal Content Specialist to assist with content creation, resort storytelling and social media management.

The primary responsibility of the Content Specialist is to capture timely, in-the-moment photo and video content assets from the resort experience during the season to leverage across Vail Resorts' various digital channels and platforms. This position will assist in capturing and producing the creative and content elements needed to promote the resort from a communications perspective. This includes strategic planning, content capture, production, posting, distribution and community management of channels including social media, website, PR distribution channels and more.

The Content Specialist will assist in helping promote and build the resort’s brand and reputation. They will be involved in the content and creative aspects of making the resort’s story come to life while ensuring the content follows the resort’s clearly defined brand and communications guidelines.

They will have a hand in many different types of on-the-ground social media and communications projects and be responsible for delivering results on time in a fast-paced environment. Flexibility to travel between Attitash and Wildcat, along with a positive attitude, is crucial for this role.

The ideal candidate will have experience in content creation, storytelling, social media, copywriting, and some creative design. The position will assist in both personally creating content as well as helping facilitate photoshoots with contracted photographers/models and larger third-party brand shoots. They will also combine content and creativity from guest User-Generated Content to bring the brand to life and support with daily social community management and communications.

Job Specifications

- Starting Wage: $23.59/hr - $31.45/hr

- Employment Type: Winter Seasonal 2026/2027

- Shift Type: Part Time hours available

- Minimum Age: At least 18 years of age

- Housing Availability: No

Job Responsibilities

- Assist with creation of multimedia content and creative asset development for social media, digital, video, website, CRM, offline advertising campaigns and other platforms.

- Utilize strong storytelling skills to bring the resort brand to life across a variety of platforms and mediums.

- Assist with social and digital media content ideation, creation, posting, community management of social media channels and reporting.

- Independently plan, capture, shoot, edit, and publish multimedia content under tight deadlines.

- Maintain a content production calendar, with an organized schedule of cadenced messaging needs.

- 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.

- Photo and video asset management and tracking.

- Assist with various PR-related storytelling content needs as required.

- Other miscellaneous communications and PR duties as assigned, including but not limited to: web content, creation of articles and listicles, social media channel content, content coverage of resort events/attractions/conditions, CRM content contribution, and working with various vendors, agencies and contractors in the resort’s content creation network to amalgamate, edit and distribute various types of creative and content assets.

- Basic administrative duties.

- Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

- Bachelor's degree preferred, preferably in Communications, Journalism or Marketing.

- Strong storytelling and copywriting skills.

- An eye for visual design, with ability to work independently to capture photo and video assets.

- Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Teams, PowerPoint, and Excel.

- Understanding and knowledge of social media platforms.

- Experience with Sprout Social and other social media management programs is a plus.

- Intermediate or above skiing or snowboarding ability.

- High quality photo and video capture and editing experience is preferred

- Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud - especially Lightroom, Photoshop and Premiere Pro is a plus.

- Ability to communicate with guests thoughtfully via social media in the resort’s brand voice.

- Comfortable shooting, editing, and publishing video content including proficiency with GoPro cameras and phone apps.

- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.

- Must be organized and thrive managing multiple projects at once.

- 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 have reliable transportation.

The expected pay range is $23.59/hr - $31.45/hr. This is the pay range we reasonably expect to pay for this position. Individual compensation decisions are based on a variety of factors.

In completing this application, and when submitting related documentation, applicants may redact information that identifies their age, date of birth, and/or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

We follow all federal, state, and local laws including restrictions on child/minor labor. Minors hired into this position will not be asked or permitted to engage in any activities restricted to adult workers.

Vail Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.