Thanks to globetrotting celebrity likeAnthony Bourdain , it ’s more than easy to dream of traveling the humankind for a living , especially when you ’re stuck at your pitiful agency desk eating a ham sandwich . And while there ’s nothing wrong with boring desk jobs and sandwich , a new business opportunity from Columbia Sportswear could be your chance at getting paidthousands of dollarsto explore the world . Seriously .
Columbia said it ’s currently seekingtwo greedy adventurerswho can each take on the role ofDirector of Toughness , an insanely intensive full - time job that entailsnine monthsof traveling across the globe while beta quiz the company ’s latest out-of-door geartrain in extreme experimental condition and posting all about the journeying on social media . That ’s correct , folks : you could travel the creation for free , get hooked up with Columbia activewear , and best of all , receivea salary of $ 39,000plus benefit . Damn .
Columbia ’s first - ever music director of Toughness , Lauren Steele and Zach Doleac , expend six month criss - crossing the satellite last year , visiting place likethe summit of Ecuador ’s Cayambe volcanoand theArctic coast of Manitoba , among other stunning locating . Here ’s a television register what it was like :
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In slip it ’s not already cleared , this is far from a typicalsocial medium editorandbloggergig . As the line deed indicate , the function in reality involves test the products in some of the harshest conditions on the satellite . Here ’s how Columbia explains it on the official task list land site :
" This ai n’t no travelling web log . These are director of Toughness we ’re hiring . hoi polloi who can test cogwheel in the most unforgiving conditions on Planet Earth and then enjoin the world about it . We ’re hiring two people to be testers , reality travellers , glacier climbers , brand ambassador , societal medium Guru , nature photographers and spelunkers all in one . Say goodbye to animation as you jazz it . "
If that sounds unmanageable , just await ' til you hear about the software and audience operation . To apply , you mustregister onlinefor an in - person interview at one of four distant locations in the US , Canada , or the UK . So far , enrollment is only open for the first of the interview event , which Columbia said will take place in the Mt. Hood Wilderness near its Portland , OR , headquarters . The other three interview locations will be denote and adjustment will spread " in the come weeks , " according to a press release . As you may have reckon by now , the interviews are meant to exhibit that you ’re ruffianly enough to handle the job .
So , if squint through wail Arctic winds , blowing sheets of snow , and the icicle speedily organise right on your boldness – and last what could be the great escapade of your lifetime in the process – vocalize appealing to you , then you know what to do . Just remember to take slew of picture .
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