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Since then, Rocky Talkie has launched multiple best-in-class products and has grown quickly in the handheld radio industry. We are committed to making easy-to-use, durable, high-performance products for the backcountry and to supporting our customers.\nRocky Talkie has a rapidly growing base of happy customers in North America and recently expanded to the EU. We design our products for use in extreme conditions, and our radios have been adopted by a wide variety of outdoor enthusiasts and commercial applications. We have a small, passionate, and highly motivated team with a deep understanding of our customers and outdoor communications. We would love your help in bringing Rocky Talkie to a new generation of customers.\nOur team is driven every day by the belief that better communication in the backcountry will save lives. As part of this mission, we donate $2 per radio sold to search-and-rescue teams across the country.\nThe Opportunity\nThis role is for someone who enjoys shaping how a brand teaches, informs, and connects with its community through thoughtful, well-crafted content. While this role will focus primarily on editorial content, the ideal candidate will bring strong written and visual content creation skills to help tell stories across various multimedia platforms. You’ll help define how Rocky Talkie shares knowledge, tells stories, and builds trust through multimedia content and educational resources.\nThis role requires technical product knowledge, outdoor expertise, and excellent editorial storytelling skills. Your focus will be helping customers and partners better understand communication in real-world environments-why choose Rocky Talkie, how radios enable communication in a specific activity, how they work, and how they improve safety and experience in the backcountry and beyond.\nThis role executes Rocky Talkie’s educational and multimedia content, including website content, guides, product storytelling, and long-form brand narratives. You’ll help ensure our content is not only engaging and inspiring, but also accurate, useful, and grounded in real expertise.\nAs Rocky Talkie grows into new activities and professional use cases, we have an opportunity to further solidify our brand as a trusted resource on communication in high-consequence environments. You’ll help build the systems, voice, and content strategy that make that possible.\nAs a small team, this role combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution. You’ll help shape the editorial direction while also writing, editing, coordinating internal and external contributors, and guiding visual production from idea to publication.\nWhat You’ll Own\nEditorial Strategy & Content Planning\nDevelop and maintain a clear editorial vision for Rocky Talkie’s educational and storytelling content\nPlan and manage the editorial content calendar across website, guides, product education, and brand storytelling\nIdentify the most valuable topics to help customers understand our brand, radio technology, and performance in real-world environments\nEnsure content aligns with brand positioning, customer needs, and product priorities\nEducational & Website Content\nLead development of in-depth guides, resources, and educational materials related to backcountry communication, radio knowledge, and specific adventure sport applications\nShape how product knowledge is translated into practical, accessible learning for customers\nOwn written content across key website pages, including product education, activity resources, and technical explainers\nContinuously improve clarity, structure, and usefulness of existing content\nAssist with visual content direction across photo and video as it applies to and enhances the above\nStorytelling & Brand Narratives\nDevelop thoughtful long-form articles that reflect Rocky Talkie’s values, craftsmanship, and community\nHelp tell the stories of how our products are used in real environments by real people\nBalance technical accuracy with approachable, engaging storytelling\nHelp shape how the brand communicates expertise, reliability, and trust\nContent Production & Collaboration\nWrite and edit content, including visual asset gathering, for use across multiple formats, including video scripts, articles, guides, interviews, and product storytelling\nDrive storytelling based on anecdotal input from ambassadors, influencers, subject matter experts, and internal contributors\nCollaborate with product, marketing, and creative teams to ensure accuracy and alignment\nPartner with designers, photographers, and filmmakers to bring editorial ideas to life\nEditorial Standards & Quality\nMaintain a consistent editorial voice and high standards for clarity, usefulness, and accuracy\nStrong knowledge of AP Style\nDevelop guidelines and processes that improve how content is created and reviewed\nEnsure content reflects real expertise and serves both passionate outdoor users and professional customers\nWhat Success Looks Like\nOur educational content becomes a trusted resource for understanding backcountry communication\nCustomers feel more confident using our products because they understand how and why they work\nOur website content becomes clearer, more useful, and more authoritative over time to better attract and educate customers\nOur content ranks well in search and is regularly referenced in AI-generated answers about radios and backcountry communication\nRocky Talkie develops a distinct editorial voice grounded in expertise and real-world experience\nContent production is consistent, thoughtful, and well-coordinated\nOur stories and resources deepen trust with both individual users and professional partners\nWhy Join Rocky Talkie\nYou’ll play a central role in shaping how a growing outdoor brand teaches, informs, and earns trust. This role offers the opportunity to build meaningful content that helps people stay safer, perform better, and understand the tools they rely on in demanding environments.\nRequirements\n5+ years experience in editorial, copywriting, content strategy, brand storytelling, or related roles in the outdoor industry\nStrong technical writing and editing skills with the ability to explain complex topics clearly\nMastery of AP Style and proper grammar\nExperience developing educational or technical content for real-world users\nExperience managing content production or working with contributors and collaborators\nComfort working cross-functionally with product, marketing, and creative teams\nStrong attention to accuracy, clarity, and detail\nMust reside in the Colorado Front Range\nExtra consideration given to candidates with:\nExperience in technical gear or safety-related industries\nExperience translating technical product knowledge into accessible content\nExperience building educational content that serves both consumer and professional audiences\nYou might be a great fit if you:\nEnjoy helping people understand complex topics in practical, real-world ways\nCare deeply about clarity, accuracy, and usefulness in content\nAppreciate the role of education in building long-term brand trust\nAre curious about how gear works and how people rely on it in demanding environments\nEnjoy working closely with subject matter experts and learning from practitioners\nSpend time outdoors and value reliable equipment and thoughtful design\nFor Application:\nPlease submit a link to your portfolio OR provide 3-4 writing samples. In addition, fulfill the prompt below regarding a new, fictitious product launch.\nProduct: Pretend Rocky Talkie is launching a new wireless, Bluetooth lavalier mic to help with hands-free communication. It is voice-activated by the phrase “Hey Rocky” and acts as a speaker for all incoming transmissions. The mic is intended for climbers, hunters, and backcountry skiers but has a secondary audience of professional event staff. It is called the Clip-On RT Bud.\nPrompt: Write four submissions, three sentences maximum each, for the following launch material.\nBlog Post Intro Paragraph\nProduct Page Description\nSocial Caption\nPress Release Intro Paragraph\nSalary Range: $75,000 - $85,000 annually, plus eligibility for a performance-based bonus. Final compensation will depend on experience, skills, and alignment with the role. We offer health insurance, short term/long term disability, 401K matching, PTO and more!\nApplications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. 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