Greetings from Burlington! I’m on a bit of a fact finding mission in the epicenter of the east coast ski world. If you have any aspirations of making a living in “the industry” here on the right coast, then it’s likely you’re going to end up in Burlington. Always eager to help budding industry drones, I’m here to get a little feel for the city and a couple of the companies that might be getting your resume. Newly minted Vermont resident Mike Rogge, of Ski the East, is my tour guide so you know I’ll be all behind-the-scenes and whatnot.
I’m going to do some interviews and analyze the companies based on some highly scientific criteria, but I’m open to suggestions. Here’s what I’ve got so far:
- Number of pros working there that you can go totally fanboy over on your first day.
- Amount of free product laying around for five finger pro deals.
- Office vibe: Are there dogs? Putting machines? Wall Street style screaming?
- # of employees (the more the better for you, someone’s always getting fired).
Drop any further questions you’d like me to ask into the comments. I hope to visit Orage and Meatheads headquarters today, and we’ll see what else the day brings.
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For the Meathead’s, I highly recommend rocking a Mullet to the interview. It’ll get ya bonus points with the boys for sure!
Pickins are slim but go to Burton…pretty much the only big time brand left in the area. They have super impressive offices (blonde shredder babes and dog packs) however lots of douchbaggery runs a muck. That’ll happen when you own like 40% of the industry. Fuse Marketing is another however I never got a call back for an internship for like 4 years and there’s a buttload of smart “branding & creative” firms that do local business. They all seem to do the same things just with different clients. The N American offices for Rossi, Dynastar, Lange, Look, Elan, Merrell, Tubbs, Line used to be there but left for greener (bigger & easier to get to) pastures.