Join the Adventure! Careers with LiveOutThere.com:
LiveOutThere.com is a Canadian e-commerce website and content publisher in the outdoor industry. With premium brand relationships with The North Face, Arc'teryx, Mountain Hardwear, Marmot, Columbia, Helly Hansen and many more, we strive to be Canada's online leader in inspiring and enabling outdoor enthusiasts to engage in outdoor activity.
We are also one of only a few technology startup companies in Calgary with revenue! We are well-capitalized for rapid growth and expect to grow our team steadily for the next 12 months. If now is not the time, please check back regularly to review our current job openings. If you are a developer, you can read Drew's Calgary Magento development blog to see what we do around here.
Current Openings
- Senior Magento Developer & E-Commerce Technical Lead
We desire a passionate senior developer to take our Magento-based online store to the next level. Our business is uniquely positioned in the Canadian online outdoor industry, and with the right team, we will continue to grow rapidly. This is a key position and we will provide a path to ownership for the right candidate. We are a close-knit group of entrepreneurs with broad, varied experience and a strong vision for our future. Now is the time to get on board.We are looking for a local candidate or you must be willing and able to relocate to Calgary, Alberta.
US citizens are welcome to apply if you fit our criteria and are willing to relocate - we will sponsor a Canadian visa for the right candidate.
Desired Skills & Experience
First of all, you are an expert. If you're not sure whether you're an expert or not, you're probably not the right candidate. You should also be an active contributor to the Magento community. A firm grasp on Magento's inner workings is required, including theme layouts, routing, class overriding, SQL setup scripts, template voodoo, and everything else most people find confusing. You have excellent written and spoken English and great communication skills.
Even if you are otherwise a star candidate, please do not apply if you have:
- a tremendous amount of experience in another e-commerce framework that isn't Magento
- never used Magento
- never built your own Magento extensions
- never loaded a significant amount of product data into Magento
- never had a hand in operating a real Magento store
- not felt proud of the work you've done with Magento
- an aversion to the outdoors
How to Apply:
Email your cover letter and resume to careers@liveoutthere.com, or
- Internships
Multiple openings are available for this position!We are always in need of motivated students willing to put in the time to learn new skills and gain valuable industry experience. If you are still in school, please apply for an internship - it could turn into a job when you graduate!
Desired Skills & Experience
- You are a quick-learner
- You consider yourself relatively tech-savvy
- You enjoy the outdoors!
- You are fun, friendly, and willing to invest personal time to further your career
How to Apply:
Email your cover letter and resume to careers@liveoutthere.com, or
- User Experience Architect
This is an opportunity to become the user experience champion for LiveOutThere.com. This is a critical role and will be instrumental in continuing to grow our category-defining company within the online Canadian outdoor industry. As our User Experience Architect, you will be the voice of our shopper's needs, and will oversee the creative and technical processes necessary to create a world-class experience for our visitors and shoppers.The successful candidate will be eligible for stock options, after one year of successful work at Live Out There Inc.
Desired Skills & Experience
- You are an excellent communicator and presenter
- You understand user-centered design and can create delightfully simple online experiences
- You are able to create information architecture documents including sitemaps, wireframes, process flows, and other specifications
- You can synthesize best practices, competitive research, and analytics data to make suggestions about interface changes and improvements
- You are capable of guiding and directing the design process after initial planning
- You understand the iterative nature of user experience design and have experience with website optimization including testing, targeting, conversion and funnel analysis
- You understand the concept of visitor personas, and are able to create effective experiences for each specific persona
Necessary Qualifications
- 3 to 5 years of related professional experience using user-centred design to drive increased conversion
- A passion for technology and startup environments
- Self-directed and highly motivated
- Former project management experience
- Strong analytical and strategic-thinking skills
- An exquisite attention to detail
- BA/BS degree or equivalent experience
How to Apply:
Email your cover letter and resume to careers@liveoutthere.com, or
- Marketing Coordinator
This is an opportunity for you to gain experience in the advertising & marketing and outdoor industries. You will interact directly with marketing personnel from our key suppliers, including The North Face, Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, Icebreaker, Marmot, and more to coordinate marketing campaigns. You will assist in crafting site promotions, publishing content, and managing email and online marketing campaigns.This is an entry-level position, so the ideal candidate will be a recent graduate or gaining experience in online business. The ideal candidate is friendly, quick to learn, and keen on using web-based tools to generate buzz and drive traffic. Let's be honest, you probably do it on Facebook every day.
Desired Skills & Experience
- You have a basic knowledge of HTML and web publishing, and will be able to publish content to the web and social networks
- You have some creative writing and editing experience
- You are organized, friendly, and efficient
- You are a great note-taker and often help others stay on target
- You can perform basic tasks in Adobe Photoshop and Apple iMovie (or equivalents)
Necessary Qualifications
- A passion for technology and startup environments
- An interest in growing into a larger role in a growing company
- BA/BS degree or equivalent experience
How to Apply:
Email your cover letter and resume to careers@liveoutthere.com, or
- Web Developer
Multiple openings are available for this position!This is an opportunity to put your skills to use in a small, talented team in a startup e-commerce environment. The ideal candidate is a keen PHP developer either attending school or recently graduated, who has invested time into personal projects before and during their education. We will hire for aptitude over acronyms so if you can learn on the job, stay up late to learn new techniques and technologies when necessary, and enjoy unstructured, fun, and driven environments, you are a fit. If you enjoy the outdoors, that is a bonus.
Desired Skills & Experience
- You are proficient in modern PHP5+ development and capable of hand-coding XHTML/CSS
- You have used PHP web application frameworks like Zend
- You write Javascript and love Javascript frameworks like jQuery
- You understand the need for revision control and it is already a habit
- Excellent written and spoken English and good presentation / communication skills
Necessary Qualifications
- BA/BS or equivalent experience
How to Apply:
Email your cover letter and resume to careers@liveoutthere.com, or
