Market Master

Description

Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center at Crooked Creek is looking for a part-time Market Master for the Crooked Creek Farmers Market. The Market Master's primary objectives are to support vendors, while ensuring compliance with markety rules; to promote locally produced foods and product; and to encourage both vendor and customer participation. This is a seasonal position which includes pre- and post season planning in addition to in-season operations. The Crooked Creek Farmer Market Master reports to the Executive Director of Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center at Crooked Creek.

Responsibilities

• Direct operations for the summer and holiday (if applicable) farmers markets including: ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state and local rules and regulations; conduct farm visits; recruit and select vendors, be present at markets and maintain records; select and schedule market musicians, childrens crafts/entertainers, and special guests.
• Maintain and document farmers market policies and procedures
• Organize, analyze and manage information, vendors and volunteers
• Create and manage farmers market related programming
• Develop and enhance outreach efforts to local businesses, vendors, volunteers, customers, the local foods community
• Publicize and promote the market via websites, Facebook, Twitter, newsletter, press releases, print marketing and othe appropriate communication channels
• Work with the FBGNC and Crooked Creek CDC staff and board of directors to ensure the success of the program
• Create a marketplace that is safe and welcoming to customers and vendors
• Ability to easily move around the Farmer's Market and perform occasional light lifting
• Coordinate vendor relationships

Qualifications

• Passion for local foods and connections with the local foods community 
• Strong administrative skills
• Experience with job responsibilities outlined above
• Ability to organzize information and events
• Strong communication skills - face-to-face, phone, and online
• Ability to work with committees as part of a team
• Ability to work with independently and problem solve
• Solid writing skills and public speaking ability
• Proficient at Microsoft Word & Excel
• Ability to work on evenings and weekends as necessary and to travel to vendors