Savoy Park Farmer's Market Manager Down to Earth Markets
- Date Posted May 22, 2020
- Location New York, NY
- Category Agriculture / Business
- Job type Part-Time
Savoy Park Farmers Market Manager
Part-time, $17/hour position available at our Savoy Park Farmers Market on Saturdays from 7am-4pm located on Lenox Avenue between 141st and 142nd St in front of the Savoy Park apartments with additional flexible hours outside of market day for flyering and community engagement opportunities.
- Supervising daily operations to assure a smooth and safe running market
- Coordinating with your fellow manager to create a dynamic team to cater to vendors and the community in a timely, accommodating fashion
- Enforcing market rules and regulations, including distancing shoppers, crowd control and keeping customer conversations brief
- Collecting and reporting market data and success metrics
- Setting up and breaking down the market manager tent and market signage
- Selling farmers market branded items
- Serving as a market host to welcome and engage shoppers, promoting good relations between vendors, our company, and the shoppers as a representative of Down to Earth Markets. Assisting shoppers and vendors with use of food access and nutrition programs (SNAP, FMNP).
- Engaging with shoppers and vendors to report successes, concerns and opportunities to Down to Earth Markets.
- Representing the farmers market at community events and through flyering distributions.
- Monthly conference call with other Market Managers your Operations Manager
Physical / logistical requirements:
- Able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
- Able to walk and stand for several hours at a time.
- Able to work in all weather conditions, e.g. heat, cold, rain, sun, wind, snow.
- Attend one annual Site Manager training at Down to Earth Market office in Ossining or digitally as scheduled.
- Complete two days of shadowing in advance of the market opening dates.
- Complete the required flyering shifts in advance of the markets’ opening date and during the course of the season.
- Arrive 1 ½ hours before the market start time to lead market set up and stay at least one hour past closing time to oversee breakdown and clean up.
- Communicate regularly with Operations and Marketing to ensure a steady flow of information between the office and the markets.
- Read weekly Site Manager Update, Shopper Email and other occasional communications.
- Receive and reply to last minute market updates relayed via e-mail, text or phone.
- Respond in a timely manner to communications from the office.
- Have use of a smartphone that can install and use Microsoft Teams, Pages, What'sGood and ADP Mobile for market-day communications and to post to Facebook.
- Access to reliable transportation.
Available to start immediately