Knut Eliassen Email & Phone Number

As the VP of Global Marketing at Nitro Snowboards I oversee and manage the global Nitro Snowboard and L1 Outerwear brand, media, social media, video, and team departments. Manage all the media departments and marketing initiatives at Nitro Snowboards. Responsible for advertising, editorial, photo, web and video concepts.Create content, marketing concepts, and manage all digital/social media outlets: www.nitrousa.com www.l1outerwear.com Facebook.com/NitroSnbrd Facebook.com/Nitrousa Facebook.com/L1-Outerwear @Nitrousa (Instagram) @L1_outerwear (Instagram)Develop, manage and allocate funds for global marketing initiatives. Manage over 25 International professional athletes and 20+ US based professional athletes and brand advocates. Negotiate all athlete and media contracts.Create product, editorial, and rider stories that are in-line with our marketing strategy and appeal to mainstream media. Organize, hire and direct in-house and external creative resources (agencies or experts); in development and execution of brand videos, product videos, print advertising, commercials, demos, special events, POP, trade-shows, web, regional marketing, collaborations, and photos. Create and market product lines that will generate attention from the core and mainstream markets. Initiate marketing campaigns that will increase brand recognition and brand demand globally while maintaining brand integrity.As a VP of Global Marketing at Nitro Snowboards I wear a lot of different hats with pride and always willing to help out where help is needed - from the distribution warehouse floor to updating and coordinating all social media to the sales floor. I believe that our brand can help bring smiles to faces around the world and its my job to put smiles on peoples faces.

As a professional snowboarder it was my responsibility to be actively promoting the brands I worked for through; social media, editorial content, product videos, snowboarding videos and word of mouth promotion. Promoting Nitro Snowboards at demos, special events, trade-shows, competitions and storefronts. Creating product feedback, new product ideas, market insight, and initiating marketing strategies for each season. Managing a travel budget and reporting to my team manager regularly. Communication between consumers and employers is a very important factor for a professional athlete.

Lillehammer, Norway

Creative consultant for product and marketing design. Assistent Project manager. Interpreting the clients plan to understand the construction idea. Everything else involved a dream of mine building beautiful Norwegian Log Cabins.

Lillehammer, Norway

Responsible for maintaining outstanding customer service, generating sales, merchandising, and safeguarding company assets. Creative problem solving and maintaing a high level of integrity.

Bs, Business And Project Managment

Activities and Societies: Project management courses

Education record

Activities and Societies: Norway's Sports Academy.A member of the Junior National Snowboard team.