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The Loam and Gravel Society.

Application to be “President” of The Loam and Gravel Society. This is a four month contract that includes a three month road trip.

Applications accepted until March 16th at 10:00pm PST.

Old Man Mountain and Robert Axle Project are looking to contract the inaugural “President” of the Loam and Gravel Society.

If you’re comfortable talking to yourself in public, love to ride bikes, and are a great content creator, we’d like to pay you $20,000, provide you with some great gear, put you in a bad ass adventure van, and send you off to ride your bike all over the western US for three months.

The “President” of The Loam and Gravel Society will take a three-month road trip to create an 8-episode YouTube series. The episodes ideas and locations will be chosen by Old Man Mountain but you will have the opportunity to influence those decisions. In addition to the eight 12-18 minute series episodes, you’ll be asked to create shorter YouTube videos, Reels, photos, and blog posts. The Presidential term will be for 16 weeks; two before the trip, twelve for the trip and, two after the trip. The workload has been set to take about 40 hours per week, including ride time.

The focus of this trip is NOT racing. You can be fast but the focus should be on enjoying the rides, the sights, and meeting potential inductees to the society. You are a content creator so you have to be willing to take lots of breaks and re-ride sections to properly chronicle them for The Society.

It’s important that we ALL ride together. We believe that success thrives on diversity and we aim to encourage and empower all employees, customers, vendors and partners of all backgrounds including, but not limited to, race, color, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, citizenship, disability or veteran status. We do not stand for hate, bigotry, or discrimination in any form.

This is a 1099, contract position. You will not be an employee of Robert Axle Project or Old Man Mountain.

You will be expected to:

  • Post IG stories/reels 4 days per week.
  • Deliver 30 edited images with captions per week.
  • Deliver one 3-6 minute video every other week.
  • Deliver eight 12-18 minute series episodes over the course of the trip.
  • Deliver one 600+ word blogpost per week.

Creating the content will require you to:

  • Complete multiday bikepacking trips of up to 20 miles per day on singletrack
  • Conduct interviews
  • Visit bike shops, breweries, resorts, bike brands, etc.

Equipment you will need to supply:

  • A bikepacking bike (mountain bike, large tire gravel bike, etc.)
  • Photo and video equipment
  • Laptop capable of photo and video editing
  • Vehicle insurance
  • The password is “Huzzah”

Necessary Skills:

  • Photography
  • Videography
  • Editing (could be outsourced, if needed)
  • Writing with a distinct and playful voice
  • Comfortable driving long distances in a large vehicle
  • Comfortable traveling alone
  • Proficient in social media trends and current platforms
  • Basic bike maintenance and repair (enough to be safe riding alone)
  • Basic First Aid (enough to be safe riding alone)
  • Reliable communicator
  • Can maintain scheduled appointments

Other Requirements:

  • Have the ability to work in the United States.
  • Must be vaccinated and boosted.
  • Wear a helmet
  • Adhere to laws on road, off road, on bike, etc.

VIDEO ASSIGNMENT

In addition to the form below, we ask you to submit a “Bike Check” video.

Here are a few examples in different styles; Andy Sparks Galaxy Fighter, Omni Tierra, Path Less Pedaled.

We will not be critiquing your bike so feel free to say it is a different bike than it is or has different components than it has as needed. We want to see your video skills when given an assignment. We will be evaluating the videos based on how engaging, creative, well edited, and presented they are.

Email your bike check to [email protected]

If we have missed any details you would like to ask about feel free to email [email protected] and ask away.

Social Media

You only need to provide links to the accounts you use. We don't need a link to your old MySpace page.
Please provide the account and list the current number of followers.
Please provide the account and list the current number of subscribers and views.
Please provide the account and list the current number of followers.
Please provide the account and list the current number of followers.

Let's Talk Bikes

What role do bikes play in your life?
We don't need you to be a mechanic, but we need you to be safe out on the trails, and be able to get back to the van if something breaks.

Other Stuff We'd Like to Ask.

What photo and video projects have you done? What equipment do you have? What editing programs do you use? This is a contract position so you will need to supply your own equipment.
It may be possible for you to have someone join you for the trip, but we will only be able to contract you for this project.
If yes, please tell us which dates you are not available.
Here in case you like to share something with us. This will not accept large files so please email your Bike Check assignment to [email protected]
This could be a cover letter or anything else you'd like us to know. If you'd prefer to upload a file you can upload a pdf above.