Farmers Market Manager Position Description – Montgomery Farmers Market
Reporting Status: Position reports to Montgomery Farmers’ Market (MFM) Board of Directors.
Description: The Montgomery, Ohio Farmers’ Market Manager is a year-round, multidisciplinary position that is responsible for coordinating all aspects of the market that runs Saturday mornings, May-October in the parking lot of the Montgomery Elementary School. Except for Saturday mornings in-season, working hours are flexible.
Responsibilities:
Plan all Farmers’ Market details including event logistics, venue relationships, supplies, musician bookings, licensure, insurance, and permits.
On-site management of a minimum of 24 of 26 weeks of the market from set-up through tear-down; approximately 7:45am-1:15pm. The market runs from the first Saturday in May through the last Saturday in October in all weather conditions. Lifting of up to 35lbs may be required.
Manage all vendor applications, communications, scheduling, and reporting. Manage My Market software is used to facilitate these tasks.
Coordinate MFM participation in community support programs including SNAP/EBT, Produce Perks, Senior Bucks, and Produce Prescription (PRx).
Recruit, train, schedule, and manage the team of volunteers to run the market on a weekly basis. Signup.com software is used to facilitate these tasks.
Collaborate with MFM Treasurer to create and manage Market budget.
Work with our Board to ensure sponsorship obligations are met & annual end of season market evaluations assessing the strengths of the market via the vendors and customers. Identify opportunities for improvement.
Promote our Market via marketing activities including but not limited to weekly in-season newsletter and year-round social media.
Help develop new initiatives to support the strategic direction of the market.
Desired Skills & Characteristics
Genuine love for Farmer Markets, the vendors, the experiences, the produce & other items sold.
Demonstrated commitment to our Market values of food, community, fun, family and small business.
Strong written, oral, organizational, and communication skills.
Knowledge using or willingness to learn cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools i.e. Google Workspace and digital marketing platforms i.e. MailerLite.
Ability to think independently and creatively to solve problems and unexpected challenges.
Willingness to assume a multi-year commitment to our Market to help to shape its future.
If interested please contact: Montfarmersmkt.treasurer@gmail.com