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OUTGROWN YOUR OWN BACKYARD? COME PLAY IN OURS.
At Columbia, we’re as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide, we’re proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest, where natural wonders are our playground.  

Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: “It’s perfect. Now make it better.” As pioneers of relentless improvement, we are constantly evolving. 

We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest.  

And we believe in you.  

ABOUT THE POSITION 
Brand Development is a strategic team focused on Brand opportunities.
This creative and innovative team is responsible for researching new concepts and exploring growth opportunities for the Columbia Brand. Common deliverables include creative executions, content, and presentations designed to communicate brand initiatives.

Within this role you will develop seasonal art direction and creative concepts in collaboration with Innovation, Product and Marketing teams for a variety of Brand projects. You’ll step into the wild as you interface with athletes, guide services, and external partners in the production of strategy decks, visual concept direction, and video edits.  

HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Create valuable brand concept visual direction, video edits, presentations and art direction assets in collaboration with Marketing, Product, and Innovation teams

Brand team photo, video content creation, art direction, and execution

Seasonal Brand and Leadership Presentations

Brand opportunities and partnership concepting


YOU ARE 
A Creative - ability to create and select strong visuals (Photo, Video, graphics)

A Storyteller – ability to clearly communicate key concepts both verbally and visually

 A Collaborator – professional/interfacing with varied internal teams and brand partners

Adaptive with the ability to work under variable deadlines that flex in response to the market

Organized, editing and managing content traffic for use across the broader team


YOU HAVE 
Bachelors Degree focused on content creation and/or graphics arts

2+ years’ experience in brand content creation with a proven visual and graphic skill set

Applied skill in creative direction and visualization, art direction, video capture and editing, photography, photo editing, graphic design, and presentation building

Direct brand and/or agency experience

Travel Component is ~10%

Please include a portfolio link with your application



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Columbia Sportswear Company and our portfolio of brands, including Columbia, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear and prAna, know a thing or two about adventures. After all, we've been on one since 1938, working to perfect the art of enjoying the outdoors. Behind everything we make is an employee who's found that the greatest adventure starts with joining a company that strives to do the right thing.


This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.


Columbia Sportswear is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. The Know Your Rights poster is available here: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster The pay transparency policy is available here: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please notify your recruiter. | #LI-DNI