Category: Hoppers
JT Sports is Hiring
There are two openings at Jt in the product development department. The positions are Product manager – Loaders and Junior product manager – Masks.
Product Manager – Loaders
Location: Bentonville, AR
Experience: 3-5 years in Product Management
Rate: N/A (Full Time)
Job Description
JT Sports is looking for a Product Manager who is responsible for both product planning and product financial goals. This includes managing the product throughout the product lifecycle, gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with engineering, sales and marketing, to deliver competitive products. The Product Manager’s job also includes ensuring that the product and marketing efforts support the company’s overall strategy, time-lines and goals.
Education and Experience
* Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university or equivalent education and experience
* 3-5 years experience in Product management
* An in depth knowledge of the paintball industry or action sports strongly desired
* Experience with Microsoft Office software
* Experience initiating and completing design projects from concept through production
* Experience setting-up specifications for quality control and analyzing quality control data
* Must be able to motivate available resources to focus on our projects
* Must be able to work in a team environment
* Must be able to travel frequently
Junior Product Manager – Masks
Location: Bentonville, AR
Experience: 2+ years in Product Management or relevant experience
Rate: N/A (Full Time)
Job Description
JT Sports is looking for a Junior Product Manager who is responsible for managing the mask product offerings and financial aspects while ensuring that the product and marketing efforts support the company’s overall strategy, time-lines and goals. This includes managing the product throughout the product lifecycle, gathering product requirements, and working closely with engineering, sales and marketing, to deliver competitive products.
Education and Experience
* Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university or equivalent education and experience
* 2+ years in relevant work experience
* An in depth knowledge of the paintball industry or action sports strongly desired
* Experience with Microsoft Office software
* Must be able to work in a team environment
* Must be able to travel frequently
Virtue Crown Available for the Rotor
The Virtue Crown for the Rotor includes 3 parts: Locking Ring, Crown, and the Rotor Lid Adapter. All 3 parts (included) are necessary.
Rotor Crown Features:
* Ultra Soft version: Available in new, durable, sag-resistant colors. Feed lightening fast while keep most paint in securely.
* Standard version: Available in black. Feed quickly, once you master the learning curve, and never lose a ball again.
* Reliable, durable elastomer construction.
* Increases hopper capacity by 15 to 20 extra balls.
* Easy Open & Close lid functionality (with future Rain Cover upgrade).
* Secure Locking Ring w/ new enhanced thumbscrew.
* Heavy-duty plastic lid adapter with pin.
The Crown is available in two types of Elastomer. Neither is “best”, decide based on your style of play.
Ultra Soft Elastomer:
The fastest reload with a low chance of paint coming out. Ultra Soft Elastomer keeps paint from coming out under most conditions, but vigorous shaking may lose a few balls. Note: Our new Ultra Soft Elastomer Color Crowns is a special formula that minimizes sagging and drooping over time.
Standard Elastomer:
Offers a quick reload with NO chance of paint coming out. Rigid, but flexible Elastomer lets NO balls out, even with the most vigorous shaking.
From my experience, the crown is a solid quick feed system. It is much better than most of quick feed systems for hoppers out there; the only one I think is just as good is the speed feed from Exalt.
I’ve also heard from some players that the quick feed apparatus from Dye isn’t all that great. They have said that it has broken on them a few times, proving to be unreliable.
Prices for the Crown:
From Virtue – standard = 24.99
From Virtue – Ultra soft = 31.99
From Action Village – standard = 19.99
From Action Village – Ultra Soft = 26.99
Price of Quick feed – 29.95
Dynasty reps KEE
Dynasty has dropped JT as their major sponsor and have switched to KEE Action Sports. Dynasty will be dressed head to toe in Empire gear; pants, jersey, gloves, pads, and E’Vents goggles. They will also be shooting RPS paintballs and be using the Empire Prophecy loader. The team will make their Kee sponsor debut at PSP Phoenix this weekend, Feb. 20-22.
“Dynasty’s success on and off the field make them a perfect fit for Empire and RPS Paintballs, with all three entities being leaders in their respective categories,” said Vice President of Marketing, Jason A. Taitano. Alex Fraige, Dynasty’s Captain, said,” We’re stoked to join the Empire and RPS Team. They produce great products, have the best paint, and are a great partner for us to continue our success.”
Kee and Hater Team Up
Hater Paintball LLC
December 1, 2008
PRESS RELEASE
KEE Action Sports and HATER Paintball Enter into Strategic Alliance
Sewell, NJ, December 1, 2008. KEE Action Sports LLC. KEE Action Sports LLC and HATER Paintball LLC, announce an agreement whereby KEE has become the exclusive, world-wide distributor of all HATER electronic products. The license agreement gives KEE access to the most advanced electronic technology in the paintball industry and provides HATER access to the broadest sales network in the marketplace though KEE.
All HATRED marker boards and SYMBIO wireless loader boards will now be obtained directly through KEE Action Sports. Non-electronic HATER products will continue to be distributed directly through HATER.
Under the new arrangement the combined engineering efforts of KEE and HATER will result in the creation of next generation technologies for paintball electronics. Included in this new product line up will be the new VICI Electronic Platform™, scheduled to release in the coming months, which will bring the most advance electronics to the market.
KEE Action Sports LLC is the worldwide leader in the distribution of paintball sporting goods and the manufacturer and exclusive source for RPS®, Empire®, Invert™, Invert™ MINI™, BT Paintball™, HALO®, EVIL®, and Pure Energy® brand products.
HATER Paintball LLC, based in Kissimmee, Florida, is the industry leader in high-end paintball electronics. HATER similarly is the manufacturer of various other paintball products including the Hater Sauce and Marmalade paintball lubricants, Gun Graffiti barrel bands, and various paintball lifestyle products.