Company description

Build Coffee & Books is a community-minded café, bookstore, and event space rooted in radical hospitality and collective care.

Since its inception Build has been a gathering place rooted in curiosity, care, and connection—serving thoughtfully sourced coffee alongside small press books, zines, and community events. Build has established itself as a trusted third space for neighbors, organizers, artists, students, and storytellers.

Build was founded in 2017 by Bea Malsky and Hannah Nyhart, who started out selling iced coffee at the 61st Street Farmers Market before expanding into a brick and mortar space. In 2025, the café entered a new chapter when longtime regulars and collaborators Eve L. Ewing, trína reynolds-tyler and Andrea Faye Hart took over leadership as volunteer co-owners. Together, they relaunched the space as Build Coffee & Books.

We continue to be a place where people can meet over a cup of coffee or great food, find a book that moves them, and build something—together. We believe providing neighbors a space to share the basic building blocks of human connection— fellowship, food, and imagination — helps to build thriving, just, and joyful communities.

Job description

Build Coffee is hiring two types of seasonal team members to support our busiest and most joyful stretch of the year: the Hyde Park Saturday market season. We’re looking for people who are warm, efficient, dependable, and excited to work in a fast-paced community-centered environment.

This summer we are hiring for:

1. Core Saturday Market Staff
For team members who can commit to being a regular part of the market team throughout the season.

Availability Required:
Must be able to work 20 of the 25 Saturdays between May 16 and October 31.

2. Substitute / Relief Roster
For team members who want to support the season with more flexible availability.

Availability Required:
Must be able to work at least 5 Saturdays between May 16 and October 31.

Both roles may have opportunities for additional paid hours through Build events, catering, and other seasonal needs outside of Saturdays.

About the Role
Build’s summer market staff supplement our year-round core team during our busiest service day of the week. Saturday market shifts are energetic, customer-facing, and highly collaborative.

Staff may rotate across several responsibilities, including:

Customer Service / Window Staff

• Work one of our two busy registers and guide customers through the menu
• Provide pastries, bread, grab-and-go items, and simple drinks
• Keep the line moving with warmth, clarity, and efficiency
• Help create a welcoming experience while minimizing wait times

Order Coordination

• Communicate orders clearly with baristas and kitchen staff
• Run completed orders to the pick-up window
• Maintain flow between front and back of house during rushes

Barback / Drink Support

• Prepare iced drinks, milk drinks, syrups, and other support items
• Restock supplies for baristas
• Help maintain speed and cleanliness behind bar

Setup / Breakdown / Cleanliness

• Assist with opening setup before service
• Keep the space organized and clean throughout shift
• Participate in end-of-day teardown and reset

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $15-20/hr

Application instructions

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Deadline

May 15, 2026