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The Seattle Bouldering Project is searching for a world-class Head Routesetter to lead a staff of Routesetters in creating a product of the highest quality. This position is .50-.75FTE but can be combined with other roles (such as instruction, coaching, etc.) to create a 1.0FTE position.

HEAD ROUTESETTER

POSITION SUMMARY

The Head Routesetter will be responsible for overseeing and implementing all aspects of routesetting and climbing at the Seattle Bouldering Project. The Head Routesetter also provides individual and group coaching and instruction for the gym, develops youth climbing programs, and facilitates climbing competitions at the gym. This role includes supporting routesetters and routesetters-in-training in their development, maintaining the highest degrees of quality in climbing, hiring and staffing for routesetting needs, and working with the General Manager and Operations Manager in the overall management of the climbing and safety at the gym. The Head Routesetter will contribute to forwarding the goals and mission of the climbing at the Seattle Bouldering Project as a vital part of the gym?s offerings. Seattle Bouldering Project Routesetting Goals: 1. Provide the highest quality of climbing in the industry. 2. Offer clean and well-maintained routes on state-of-the-art holds set by innovative routesetters. 3. Maintain a regular schedule of route rotation in order to keep clients enthused about our climbing.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES Routesetting ? Develop and maintain a routesetting schedule, distributing in an appropriate manner a difficulty and length/height concentration for climbs within the gym. ? Track and maintain appropriate distribution throughout the gym. ? Be available on a regular basis to meet with groups and to advertise the Seattle Bouldering Project. ? Communicate regularly with General Managers and Operations Manager about the quality of climbing in the gym. ? Communicate with Programs Coordinator to create and maintain routes for children and special programming. ? Point-person for the quality control for routes and climbing for the gym, acting as an arbiter and modifier of climbing routes during forerunning. ? Cleaning of walls and surrounding areas as required. ? Label routes and maintain quality of route presentation and labeling in the gym, adjusting labels and tape as required. ? Develop and maintain a route distribution and age display. ? Set an equitable number of personal routes. ? Organize and implement appropriate and industry-leading safety systems during routesetting. ? Organize, facilitate, and set routes for competitions at the gym. ? Other duties as assigned.

Staff Management and Training ? To design, organize, implement, and oversee a routesetter safety training program in order to protect our staff and customers. ? Maintain the highest standards of risk management, in line with CWA and other industry standards. ? Participate with General Managers and Operations Manager to hire talented and qualified routesetters and routesetters-in-training. ? Schedule routesetting staff via organized, economical, and efficient staffing systems. ? Maintain employee motivation and job satisfaction via dynamic leadership. ? Communicate with staff to understand availability and share scheduling. ? Maintain discipline and professionalism among staff. ? Ensure routesetter staff quality by participating in assessment and evaluation. ? Communicate with General Operations Manager and routesetter staff, as needed, to ensure staff quality. ? Other duties as assigned.

Equipment Acquisition, Storage, and Maintenance ? Collaborate with Operations Manager and General Managers for regular acquisition of new holds. ? Maintain organized, clean, and efficient backstock systems. ? Ensure that holds and equipment remains clean, functioning, and high quality. ? Research new offerings in routesetting and holds. ? Maintain and collaborate with Operations Manager and General Managers routesetter tools (wrenches, ladders, carpet sliders, etc.).

Personal and Group Instruction ? Regular climbing classes as assigned ? Individual instruction as assigned. ? Other duties as assigned.

SCOPE OF WORK Considerable autonomy in routesetting and climbing programming under the direction of General Managers and Operations Manager.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Supervise team of routesetters and routesetters-in-training. Supervise assistant instructors.

INTERPERSONAL CONTACTS It is imperative to recognize that the gym?s clientele must maintain excitement about routes, rotation, holds, and routesetting?and that this excitement will often be communicated with the Head Routesetter. The Head Routesetter is, in many ways, the figurehead of climbing at the SBP and must conduct themselves in accordance.

WORKING CONDITIONS Though the routesetting will be performed on a regular basis, many duties require an ability to be flexible in working hours: Weekday, weekends, and nights may be required.

Source: http://careers.outdoorindustry.org/jobs/4872968/head-routesetter

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FTC finalizes privacy settlement with Facebook

NEW YORK (AP) ? The Federal Trade Commission voted Friday to finalize its settlement with Facebook, resolving charges that the social network exposed details about users' lives without getting the required legal consent.

Facebook Inc. didn't admit wrongdoing, but agreed to submit to government audits of its privacy practices every other year for the next two decades. The company also committed to getting explicit approval from users before changing the types of content it makes public.

The settlement, announced in November, is similar to agreements the FTC reached separately with Google Inc. and Myspace.

The FTC approved the settlement Friday after a public comment period. It came a day after the FTC fined Google $22.5 million to resolve allegations that Google didn't comply with the earlier settlement.

Both Facebook and Google have vast amounts of data on their users ? Facebook through the things people share on the site, and Google through the searches and other things people do. Such information is valuable because it can be used to improve the lucrative targeted advertising pitches that both companies aim at users.

Over the years, Facebook has been pushing users to voluntary share more about themselves. That ultimately encourages users and their friends to spend more time on the site, which in turn allows Facebook to sell more ads. Although Facebook boasts that it gives users a variety of software settings so they can decide which photos, links and updates to share with whom, the company changes those options on a regular basis.

Much of the FTC's complaint against Facebook centers on a series of changes that the company made to its privacy controls in late 2009. The revisions automatically shared information and pictures about Facebook users, even if they previously programmed their privacy settings to shield the content. Among other things, people's profile pictures, lists of online friends and political views were suddenly available for the world to see, the FTC alleged.

The complaint also charges that Facebook shared its users' personal information with third-party advertisers from September 2008 through May 2010 despite several public assurances from company officials that it wasn't passing the data along for marketing purposes.

Facebook believes that happened only in limited instances, generally when users clicked on ads that appeared on their personal profile pages. Most of Facebook's users click on ads when they are on their "Wall" ? a section that highlights their friends' posts ? or while visiting someone else's profile page.

Under the settlement, Facebook must get explicit consent ? a process known as "opting in" ? before making changes that override existing privacy preferences. The company also may not make misrepresentations about the privacy or security of users' personal information ? a broad clause that led to Google's fine on Thursday.

Violations will be subject to civil penalties of up to $16,000 per day for each infringement.

The FTC approved the settlement 3-1, with one commissioner not participating. Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch dissented, as he did with the Google deal on Thursday, partly because it didn't require an admission of wrongdoing. He also worried the settlement was too vague on whether it applied to Facebook apps written by outside parties. The three commissioners who approved the deal believe it covers apps.

Facebook had no comment beyond a statement that it is pleased the settlement received final approval.

Facebook's stock gained 52 cents, or 2.5 percent, to $21.53 in midday trading Friday. The company, based in Menlo Park, Calif., began trading publicly in mid-May, after the settlement with the FTC was reached.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ftc-finalizes-privacy-settlement-facebook-160336744--finance.html

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