AllTrails is seeking a consultant (independent contractor) and subject matter expert of US outdoor culture and geography, to provide location-specific professional services to help expand our product offerings to multiple regions. Candidates outside the US welcome to apply.
About AllTrails
AllTrails is the most trusted and used outdoors platform in the world. We help people explore the outdoors with hand-curated trail maps along with photos, reviews, and user recordings crowdsourced from our community of millions of registered hikers, mountain bikers, and trail runners in 150 countries. AllTrails is frequently ranked as a top-5 Health and Fitness app and has been downloaded by over 50 million people worldwide. AllTrails was selected as Apple's App of the Year in 2023!Every day, we solve incredibly hard problems so that we can get more people outside having healthy, authentic experiences and a deeper appreciation of the outdoors.
Join us!
Contracted Services May Include:
Utilizing your mastery of local geography and cultural knowledge to advise, create and or modify trail data and platform content.Using your own independent research, analyze and incorporate marketing and demand trends into deliverables. Supporting other data integrity initiatives to ensure the ongoing accuracy of our trail data in accordance with AllTrails’ standards. Performing terminology research to ensure the accuracy and appropriateness of all translations.Serving as the subject matter expert of events, conditions, or other information that impacts company operations or customer experience in your supported area.Consulting with business partners as requested on improvements, feedback, and escalations from local users.
Contractor Requirements:
· Experience hiking or doing other outdoor activities in the US· Available 25-30 hours per week and able to meet project deadlines· Strong writing and communication skills in English· Reliable connectivity/equipment + availability (~1X weekly) for video-calls/meetings as needed · Detail oriented and organized· Ability to focus for long stretches at a time on a single task· Passion about mobile technologies and AllTrails’ mission to connect people to the outdoors· Prior independent contractor/consulting experience Ability to connect with business partners as needed and for biweekly meetings during business hours (Pacific Time) · Reliable internet connection and computer hardware that meets the company’s IT security standards - (the company will require you to install a read-only OSQuery to ensure hard-drive encryption and antivirus software are enabled before accessing our network, compatible with MacOS 11 or Windows 10 + 64-bit or higher only)Bonus Points· Mapping/GIS experience· Proven ability to quickly learn new technology and processes· French, German, Spanish language skills are an added bonusApplications without a cover letter will not be considered.
Please include any languages you are fluent in, your location and include a description of your favorite trail! $18 - $25 an hourApply for this job
