Design Engineer

Career Profile: Job Summary:  As a design engineer your role is to create novel products and improve existing ones. From a sketch on paper through to manufacturing, your role is one that takes you through research, design, development, testing, production, evaluation and marketing. You will consider cost, legal aspects, practicalities, market demand, environmental impact and maintenance. To carry out this role you will use the … Continue reading Design Engineer

Climbing Coach

Career Profile: Job Summary: Coaching can be done on a freelance basis or as part of a position within a climbing centre. Your role will involve helping your customers to improve their climbing skills. You should have an eye for seeing how to improve the performance of your clients, good communication skills and organisational skills. Job Tasks: The role involves preparing for, running and evaluating … Continue reading Climbing Coach

Climbing Centre Duty Manager

Career Profile Job Summary: As part of a small multifunctional team, the role of Duty Manager is central to the effective running of the Centre. You will be responsible for the provision of a safe, fun and welcoming climbing environment. When on duty you will directly manage the day-to-day operations including the reception, café and shop with additional responsibilities including instruction, cleaning and route setting. … Continue reading Climbing Centre Duty Manager

Climbing Centre Manager

Career Profile Job Summary: In this role it is your responsibility to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the centre. You are the first port of call for staffing, scheduling, complaints, problems and management of every aspect of the centre. You will need to ensure staff records, staff training and health and safety documentation are to up-to-date. You are responsible for everything that takes place in … Continue reading Climbing Centre Manager

5 Reputation-Building Tips

Many careers in the outdoors industry are built from reputation. If you’re thinking about working in the outdoors, you might want to consider how you will build a solid reputation, in whichever career you choose.  Here are some tips to help you shape your reputation: 1. Observe others What do other people in your niche do?  How have others built a successful business?  When you start … Continue reading 5 Reputation-Building Tips

Welcome to Outdoor Careers

A big welcome to the new Outdoor Careers web resource, designed to help you navigate your way around the careers in the outdoor and adventure sports industries. You can use our A-Z of careers, or search the job categories, or even find industry information to help you make the right career choices. Each career listing will give you a summary of the skills and job tasks in … Continue reading Welcome to Outdoor Careers