Each month we’ll be bringing you OC News, so you can stay up to date on what is going on with our business, our company, and our community.
Sharing & Caring Bake Sale
Each year, we adopt 35 children from Sharing & Caring, which is an organization that works to brighten the holiday season for local children. They do this by lending a helping hand to families in need during the holidays.
OC employees select children based off of age, gender, and wish list, and spend approximately $100 per child. On December 5th, we will deliver all of the gifts to the Benton County Fairgrounds.
On November 4th, we held our second annual internal Bake Sale to raise money for Sharing & Caring. Thanks to our generous team members, we were able to adopt 8 children with money from the Bake Sale.
Goodwill Job Fair
On Wednesday, November 9th, the Goodwill Career Center in Rogers, Arkansas hosted a hiring event in hopes of bringing together area businesses and potential candidates.
Representatives from Outdoor Cap’s Human Resources department attended the job fair in the hopes of fulfilling open positions. Onsite interviews were conducted with candidates who were interested in joining the OC family.
United Way Campaign
Our United Way campaign kicked off on October 21st and ran through November 11th. We raised over $10,000. Over 90 employees pledged contributions in the form of paycheck deductions. Team members who donated were entered into a drawing for gift baskets, gift cards, and a paid day off work.
Feed the Funnel
The Pack Shack is a local non-profit that prepares packaged meals and distributes them to communities with food insecure households. Food insecurity is defined as the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe food.
We hosted a Feed the Funnel Party on the morning of Thursday, November 17th. We had 3, 30-minute shifts so everyone who wanted to participate had the opportunity. Our goal was 20,000 meals in an hour and a half; with 150 volunteers, we surpassed that with a final count of 20,160 meals.
Employment
With locations in Arkansas, California, and Texas, we currently employ 314 people, but that number is always changing. Check out all of our employment updates for the month including promotions, new hires, and even open positions.
Promotions
We’re always working to help our team members grow in their current positions as well as advance to new roles and take on additional responsibilities. We’re proud to say 18 employees received promotions in November.
Gina Arthur
Gina started as a temp this spring and accepted a full time position in July. She will be transitioning into her new role of Sample Specialist I.
Arissa Blakeslee
Arissa has been with OC for over 5 years. She has accepted the role of Account Lead. She has proven customer service abilities after being with the Custom Department for a short time as a Production Specialist.
Grant Cottrell
With over 10 years of experience in product design and development, Grant is now responsible for the overall creative strategy and direction of the Product Design Team in his new role. Previously, he led the Hunting/Fishing Team. Grant’s official title is Creative Director – Product.
Eldon Cowgur
Eldon has accepted the position of Product Illustrator/Designer. This will allow him to design products for Outdoor Cap and advance his skills in illustration.
Jon Forst
Jon has worked within the Outdoor Sports design division for over 4 years. He has been promoted to Art Director; his focus will be on Retail Development. In his new role, he will directly manage several Product Design team members.
Rachel Fox
Rachel began her career at OC in February as a temp and took on a full time role in May. She is transitioning from Sample Specialist I to Sample Specialist II.
Katrina Friend
Katrina joined the Custom Department over 2 years ago as Sample Specialist I; she is now moving to an Account Lead on the Custom Sales Team.
Jeremy Jackson
Jeremy has accepted the position of Product Illustrator/Designer. This will allow him to design products for Outdoor Cap and advance his skills in illustration.
Kevin Kolb
Kevin has been with OC for over 12 years working in Product Design for our Promotional Products and Team Sports divisions. Kevin has been promoted to the role of Art Director; his focus will be on leading creative oversight for the Promotional Products division.
Jill Littrell
Jill has accepted the role of Account Lead. Jill started as a temp and took on a full time position in the Custom Department in January. She will be transitioning from Sample Specialist II to her new duties.
Bobbie Macias
Bobbie is transitioning from a Production Specialist to Sample Specialist II. She started as a temp in January and moved to full time in May.
Ryan Mahoney
Also bringing over 10 years of product design and development experience, Ryan has transitioned from the Product Design Team to the Marketing Team. Ryan will oversee the artistic development of brand and licensing partner material and OC’s branding initiatives. Ryan’s official title is Art Director – Brand Development.
Cory McClaren
Cory has been with the Outdoor Sports Design Team for over 4 years. He has been promoted to the role of Senior Designer within Retail Development. In his new position, he will provide creative oversight, direction, and leadership within the department.
Will Pitney
Will has accepted the position of Product Illustrator/Designer. This will allow him to design products for Outdoor Cap and advance his skills in illustration.
Kristen Rieken
Kristen has accepted the role of Account Lead. She has been working in the Accounting Department for 4 years in International Accounts Payable.
Sandra Robles
Sandra is taking on the full time role of Sample Specialist II. She started as a temp in May working with the Custom Team.
Jacob Stewart
Jacob started his career at OC in 2013, working in our warehouse as a part of the Value Added Team. He later accepted a position on our Customer Care Team. As of November 14th, Jacob has transitioned from his previous role to an Order Management Coordinator.
Renae Warner
Renae took a temporary position in November 2012. In April 2015, she participated in a cross training program and joined the Customer Care Team. Renae is now transitioning over to the Accounting Department as an Accounting Clerk.
New Hires
Outdoor Cap is constantly growing, and our team members very quickly become our family. Check out our newest additions for the month of November.
Jared Bowen
Jared as accepted the offer of Chief Information and Transformation Officer (CIO). He will be charged with reviewing and updating our internal systems and processes to improve our customer service abilities and speed to market. Jared comes to us with over 20 years of experience. We hope you will join us in welcoming him to the OC family.
Cassie McGarrah
Coming from 1st Employment, Cassie joined us to assist temporarily with our Human Resources staff. Cassie will also be performing Front Desk duties. We’re excited to have her on board.
Dan Snow
Dan has joined the Marketing Team as our Staff Photographer. Dan will handle all photography and videography needs company-wide from pre-production to post-production. Dan comes to us with a Master’s in Photography from Louisiana Tech University.
Open Positions
As of today (November 30, 2016), we’re currently working to fill the positions listed below; please see our career page for more information.
- Embroidery Machine Operator (Night Shift)
- Embroidery Supervisor (Night Shift)
- Production Designer
- Quality Control/Trim (Night Shift)
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