EMPLOYMENT
Want to work for Nomadic?
As a lifestyle brand tailored to the outdoor adventure audience with sales all across North America, few other importers put in the amount of effort and fun into JDM mechanical restoration as Nomadic Van! Exploring a combination of creative and uniform projects everyday, Nomadic is seeking diligent + upbeat team members who are passionate about our unique brand. Whether inquiring about a mechanical or business side position, individuals must be adaptable, motivated to learn, and quickly be able to work independently on projects with limited oversight. We are obsessed with skiing, snowboarding, overlanding, biking, and our amazing community! See below for our full job postings…
YouTube: NomadicVan.Life
IG: @NomadicVan.Life
Please submit all resumes to Email: gardner@nomadicvan.life
Current Job Openings:
SUMMER MEDIA INTERN
The Nomadic Van team is seeking a summer media intern to join our team! Through this position, you will get to flex your creative muscles, working collaboratively with the Founders and Marketing team to create rich, immersive, engaging content that builds community and drives growth.This includes capturing our photo and video content, as well as developing and managing our social media strategy.You will photograph or new vans and products, conduct outdoor and lifestyle shoots, film and produce video content for Youtube/social media, assist with writing and posting newsletters, and help us create partnerships and collaborate with other brands!
This position offers a dynamic blend of collaboration and independence: the opportunity tocontinue to master shooting (photo and video), create media in the outdoors, as well as bringyour ideas to new promotional/lifestyle content using the vans in new ways. You will manage asocial media presence, use various media editing platforms, and learn about marketing andmedia management. Additionally, you get to work in a dynamic environment, with a team thathas a startup-and growth-mindset, and is consistently willing to be involved in and/or assistwith questions, projects, and content.
About You
You are ideally a college-aged candidate looking for a summer internship opportunity. You are a strong creative with an eye for ‘content moments’, and is nimble in cranking out engaging videos, photos or stories. You’re a storyteller that understands media across multiple facets (e.g. long and short form video, IG stories and carousels etc.) You’ll bring a demonstrated experienced and capacity to conceptualize, capture and create photo & video content from previous roles and/or experiences, and are interested in the outdoors and/or auto industry.
While a creative, you also have a marketing mind or interest in brands, product launches, and brand & product media. You can learn and understand our brand positioning, and extend this into crafting visual media, presence and identity. We’re looking for someone excited about generating and iterating upon content within our brand identity, and has a creative eye for new ideas.
Our ideal candidate has demonstrated experience in photography and video shooting and editing with a camera, is moderately or more skilled in Adobe Lightroom, and preferably has experience with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and a video editing platform. If you do not have experience in Photoshop, Illustrator, or Video editing, we would like an interest in basic design and experience in basic video editing.
Experience and skills required
1-3 years in photo and/or video media production, social media production and management preferred
Portfolio to demonstrate the ability to create quality, engaging photo and video content preferred
Have a deep understanding of Instagram, and ideally Youtube & TikTok platforms, best practices, and trends
Creative, out-of-the-box thinker with an eye and passion for creating and storytelling through video and photo content, who is able to experiment and spot “content moments”/creative opportunities and execute swiftly on them
Experience using Adobe CC, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, a video editing platform (Premiere Pro, Davinci, Final Cut Pro) preferred
Experience with Photography, Videography and Video Editing
Mechanic
Nomadic Van Sun Valley is hiring! We will be moving to a larger shop space in the immediate future and we are looking for a mechanic/shop manager to join our ranks and help us take Nomadic Van to the next level.
Nomadic focuses on the import, sales and refurbishment of 4x4 JDM vehicles released in the 90’s, namely the Mitsubishi Delica L300 and L400. We primarily work on 4 different engines (4D56, 4G63, 4M40 and 6G72) but with our shop expansion we will be looking to take on all JDM 4x4 clients; and possibly even sprinkle in the occasional GTR or Supra…
We follow an extensive, manufacturer-recommended, 100k mile maintenance routine from start to finish with each of our vans. We are well versed in sourcing parts, and every vehicle is meticulously examined, upgraded, tuned and tested before it leaves with the customer. We need someone that is detail oriented and more concerned about the quality of their work than rushing through tasks.
You must have:
· A series ASE certification or equivalent
· 2+ years industry experience
· Your own toolbox
· Communication and management skills
Not required but would like to see:
· A series ASE certification or equivalent
· Welding/fabrication experience
· DSM turning experience
Pay is hourly and depends on level of experience. We are willing to train the right person — please don’t hesitate to reach out if you are interested in the position. If you can understand metric tools, JDM vehicles are simple enough for you to learn to work on!
Benefits:
*Great location, import benefits, industry discounts, ski resort access, and growth opportunities within the company await you.*
If this interests you and you would like to be a part of our innovative team, please send your resume. We look forward to speaking with you.
Have an idea for position at Nomadic Van? Submit a proposal for a “Design Your Own Internship” to gardner@nomadicvan.life as we seek to develop our business further with innovative people and creative projects!
Please email Resume & CV to gardner@nomadicvan.life to apply!
To submit your resume and cover letter please email gardner@nomadicvan.life and We’ll get back to you