Job Opportunities

Part-time, hourly position - $17/hr 

Available to Start Immediately

The Ossining Winter Farmers Market is looking for an enthusiastic, personable candidate to manage a seasonal farmers market and assist with market promotion within the community. 

The Farmers Market Manager should cultivate a sense of ownership of their Farmer’s Market through:

• Supervising daily operations to assure a smooth and safe running market
• Enforcing market rules and regulations
• Collecting and reporting market data and success metrics
• Setting up and breaking down the market manager tent and market signage
  
• Selling farmers market goods 
• 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.
• Engaging with shoppers and vendors to report successes, concerns and opportunities to Down to Earth Markets.
  

Requirements:

• Must attend annual training at our Ossining, NY office as well as completing shadowing and training dates at other markets prior to your market’s opening date.
• Must be available to occasionally represent the farmers market at local chamber of commerce meetings, community board meetings, fairs, volunteer opportunities or other community events.
• Must be available to distribute flyers in the farmers market community several times throughout the season.
• Must have access to reliable transportation
  
• Must be punctual
• Must be able to lift and carry 50 lbs.
• Must have access to a computer and smart phone for emailing, social media posting, submitting and receiving reports
• Must commit to work for the entire market season

Interested parties should e-mail a cover letter and resume to info@downtoearthmarkets.com and Michael@downtoearthmarkets.com

This Job is great if your schedule is not consistent, Managing Markets on dates when you are available to fill-in - make your own schedule. 

Market management: Direct and coordinate the safe, smooth running set-up and break-down of the market site while maintaining a pleasant and conversational demeanor.

• Set out all portable signs and barricades and set up the site manager’s tent and all specified materials.
• Coordinate with local authorities to remove improperly parked cars as applicable.
• Make sure that the market is set-up in a safe, organized and timely manner, that trucks do not block traffic and are moved off the market site as needed by the start time. Direct vendors to designated parking areas.
• Ensure that vendors comply with all market policies, enforce DTE rules and complete and distribute violations forms as needed.
• Ensure that the vendors keep their areas clean and free of debris during the market day and leave their areas broom clean and take their refuse with them.
• Oversee the safe and orderly break-down of the market, assuring that traffic is not blocked all moving vehicles are driving safely.
• Respond to problems or disputes within the market by listening to all sides and analyzing the situation. Using good judgment, take the steps necessary for peaceful resolution. If the situation needs further clarification, contact on-call personnel or defer resolution until discussing the matter with office personnel.
• Provide weekly written reports to office using on-line form about market operations, problems, resolutions, requests made, etc. within forty-eight (48) hours of the market end.
• Conduct accurate shopper counts each market day at designated hourly time periods.
• Be familiar with guidelines for safe handling and selling of food (contained within your binder). Monitor vendor selling practices and inform vendor staff and office personnel when practices appear questionable or out of compliance (e.g. cooler temperature, improper labeling or signage, improper sampling practice). Conduct periodic temperature checks and submit completed logs to the office. Oversee corrective actions per instructions.
• Familiarize yourself with the crops and products for sale by each farmer and producer. A listing of items per vendor can be found on the DTE website. View the items for sale each week to make sure they are products that are in season and are part of the vendor’s product offering. Inform office of any new products that are not listed and ask vendors to remove them from sale until approved through the office.
• Manage the recipe program – make sure you have season appropriate recipes on display. Contact your territory manager if you need new or more recipes.
• Manage the EBT terminal (NYC Markets) available for shoppers using the food stamps at the market. Track all the sales, hand out tokens to the shoppers and collect the tokens from the vendors at the end of the day. Distribute the Health Buck coupons to the food stamp shoppers and keep a log. Track all the sales and send all the paperwork to the office at the end of the market day.

Physical / logistical requirements:

• Able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Set up market tent and secure with 4, 25 pound weights.
• Walking, standing for several hours at a time.
• Ability to work in all weather conditions, e.g. heat, cold, rain, sun, wind.
• Transport and store (in a clean, dry place) site manager rig (tent, sand bags, table, signage, chair, recipe stand, bin, etc) as needed.
• Pick up equipment and / or supplies from office as needed.

Communications:

• Read weekly Site Manager Update, Shopper Email and Vendor Communications.
• Attend 1 Yearly Site Manager training at Down to Earth Market office as scheduled.
• Receive last minute market updates relayed via e-mail or cell phone.
• Respond in a timely manner to e-mail and voice communications from office.
• Depending on market location, managers may require access to a car to move and store the market tent and gear.

Orwashers Bakery is looking for a bakery helper for the Larchmont Farmers Market. Must have experience in customer service. This is a part time seasonal job from April to Thanksgiving. The work is outdoors, rain or shine. Must be able to lift 50 pounds. Great starting pay. Send note about yourself plus your resume (pasted into email only). We will do a background check upon hiring. realbread57@gmail.com

Part-time, hourly position - $17/hr 

Available to Start Immediately

The Larchmont Farmers Market is looking for an enthusiastic, personable candidate to manage a seasonal farmers market and assist with market promotion within the community. The farmers market is held on Saturdays from April 27th through December 28th in Larchmont, NY.

The Farmers Market Manager should cultivate a sense of ownership of their Farmer’s Market through:

• Supervising daily operations to assure a smooth and safe running market
• Enforcing market rules and regulations
• Collecting and reporting market data and success metrics
• Setting up and breaking down the market manager tent and market signage
  
• Selling Down to Earth branded merchandise
• 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.
• Engaging with shoppers and vendors to report successes, concerns and opportunities to Down to Earth Markets.
  

Requirements:

• Must attend annual training at our Ossining, NY office, Saturday, April 6th as well as completing shadowing and training dates at other markets prior to your market’s opening date.
• Must be available to occasionally represent the farmers market at local chamber of commerce meetings, community board meetings, fairs, volunteer opportunities or other community events.
• Must be available to distribute flyers in the farmers market community several times throughout the season.
• Must have access to reliable transportation
  
• Must be punctual
• Must be able to lift and carry 50 lbs.
• Must have access to a computer and smart phone for emailing, social media posting, submitting and receiving reports
• Must commit to work for the entire market season

~An interest in and ability to articulately communicate about local food and sustainable agriculture is a plus!

Interested parties should e-mail a cover letter and resume to info@downtoearthmarkets.com  and Michael@downtoearthmarkets.com

The Sound Shore Region Manager (“RM”) oversees on-site operation of our New Rochelle, Larchmont and Rye farmers markets within the Sound Shore region, representing Down to Earth Markets to its vendors, shoppers and to the community at large. The RM will fulfill Site Manager duties for their markets and also act as advocate and ambassador for their markets to the communities.  The Manager’s goal is to create a positive atmosphere for vendors and shoppers by assuring a smooth and safe running market that complies with Down to Earth Markets’ policies and goals. The RM may supervise helpers and additional Site Managers as market staffing requires, such as Larchmont. Outside of the market the RM will spearhead outreach to organizations and community groups within their region to build alliances and grow community support for Down to Earth Markets. 

Market host: Be the public face of Down to Earth Markets at our New Rochelle, Larchmont and Rye Markets.  Establish a positive, cooperative atmosphere at the market, particularly vis a vis vendors. Execute events and marketing and promotion efforts within and for the market location. 

• Greet and engage shoppers with market, event and vendor information. Provide informed responses to shopper questions and concerns. Seek and record feedback from shoppers and vendors about the market. Communicate shopper and vendor questions that require follow-up back to the office.
• Set up temporary signs around the market site and collect and store the signs at the end of the day..
• Actively collect new sign-ups for the e-mail marketing list and social media.
• Display and sell Down to Earth Markets merchandise.

Market manager: Be the representative of Down to Earth Markets in overseeing a smooth set up, operation and break-down of the market, executing all according to the plans and regulations provided. 

• Train and direct market helpers and additional Site Managers.
• Make sure that the market is set-up in a safe, organized and timely manner. 
• Coordinate with host or local authorities to ensure correct day-of-market space preparation: barrier set-up, snow removal, etc. as needed.
• Ensure that vendors comply with all market policies, enforce Down to Earth Markets rules and complete and distribute violations forms as needed.
• Create an eye catching and appealing display at the Manager’s Tent
• Facilitate the use of all food benefit programs accepted at the market (SNAP, EBT, FMNP) sales and remit cash to office.
• Submit weekly Site Manager Reports 
• Act as the market’s advocate to pro-actively seek information, programming and materials from the office that will be of benefit to the market’s success.
• Oversee the safe and orderly break-down of the market.

Market Ambassador: Represent the company and the farmers markets to the community at meetings and events. Increase the company’s knowledge of the market communities, including identifying their key players, major events, news outlets, concerns and priorities. Working with Marketing and Operations, pursue opportunities for local promotion of the markets and Down to Earth Markets. 

• Identify opportunities with local businesses and organizations for cross promotion or special events at the market (such as a cooking demo with a local chef, an information table for a local business, or health screening by a local health clinic). Coordinate follow-up and scheduling with Marketing and Operations.
• Recruit local musicians to perform at the markets, working with Marketing and Operations to manage scheduling and promotion.
• Identify opportunities for promotion of the market through local media, community partner publications, social media groups, etc. and work with Marketing to gain exposure through those channels.
• Maintain a regular schedule of flyer posting and distribution throughout the market community outside of market hours (the schedule will be outlined at the start of the season and adapted to the greatest extent possible to the Region Manager’s preferences). 

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.
• Access to reliable transportation
  

• Attend one annual Site Manager training at Down to Earth Market office in Ossining 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 for market-day communications and to post to Facebook.

Interested parties should e-mail a cover letter and resume to Michael@downtoearthmarkets.com

The Jamaica Farmers Market is looking for an enthusiastic, personable candidate to manage a seasonal farmers market and assist with market promotion within the community. The farmers market is held on Fridays and Saturdays in Jamaica, Queens.

The Farmers Market Manager should cultivate a sense of ownership of their Farmer’s Market through:

• Supervising daily operations to assure a smooth and safe running market
• Enforcing market rules and regulations
• Collecting and reporting market data and success metrics
• Setting up and breaking down the market manager tent and market signage
  
• Selling Down to Earth branded merchandise
• 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.
• Engaging with shoppers and vendors to report successes, concerns and opportunities to Down to Earth Markets.
  

Requirements:

• Must attend annual training at our Ossining, NY office, Saturday, April 6th as well as completing shadowing and training dates at other markets prior to your market’s opening date.
• Must be available to occasionally represent the farmers market at local chamber of commerce meetings, community board meetings, fairs, volunteer opportunities or other community events.
• Must be available to distribute flyers in the farmers market community several times throughout the season.
• Must have access to reliable transportation
  
• Must be punctual
• Must be able to lift and carry 50 lbs.
• Must have access to a computer and smart phone for emailing, social media posting, submitting and receiving reports
• Must commit to work for the entire market season

~An interest in and ability to articulately communicate about local food and sustainable agriculture is a plus!

Interested parties should e-mail a cover letter and resume to info@downtoearthmarkets.com and Michael@downtoearthmarkets.com

The McGolrick Park Farmers Market is looking for an enthusiastic, personable candidate to manage a seasonal farmers market and assist with market promotion within the community. The farmers market is held on Sundays from Spring through Fall.

The Farmers Market Manager should cultivate a sense of ownership of their Farmer’s Market through:

• Supervising daily operations to assure a smooth and safe running market
• Enforcing market rules and regulations
• Collecting and reporting market data and success metrics
• Setting up and breaking down the market manager tent and market signage
  
• Selling Down to Earth branded merchandise
• 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.
• Engaging with shoppers and vendors to report successes, concerns and opportunities to Down to Earth Markets.
  

Requirements:

• Must attend annual training at our Ossining, NY office, Saturday, April 6th as well as completing shadowing and training dates at other markets prior to your market’s opening date.
• Must be available to occasionally represent the farmers market at local chamber of commerce meetings, community board meetings, fairs, volunteer opportunities or other community events.
• Must be available to distribute flyers in the farmers market community several times throughout the season.
• Must have access to reliable transportation
  
• Must be punctual
• Must be able to lift and carry 50 lbs.
• Must have access to a computer and smart phone for emailing, social media posting, submitting and receiving reports
• Must commit to work for the entire market season

~An interest in and ability to articulately communicate about local food and sustainable agriculture is a plus!

Interested parties should e-mail a cover letter and resume to info@downtoearthmarkets.com and Michael@downtoearthmarkets.com

The Hell's Kitchen Region Manager (“RM”) oversees on-site operation of our Hudson Yards and Chelsea farmers markets within the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, representing Down to Earth Markets to its vendors, shoppers and to the community at large. The RM will fulfill Site Manager duties for their markets and also act as advocate and ambassador for their markets to the communities.  The Manager’s goal is to create a positive atmosphere for vendors and shoppers by assuring a smooth and safe running market that complies with Down to Earth Markets’ policies and goals. The RM may supervise helpers and additional Site Managers as market staffing requires. Outside of the market the RM will spearhead outreach to organizations and community groups within their region to build alliances and grow community support for Down to Earth Markets. 

Market host: Be the public face of Down to Earth Markets at our Hudson Yards and Chelsea markets.  Establish a positive, cooperative atmosphere at the market, particularly vis a vis vendors. Execute events and marketing and promotion efforts within and for the market location. 

• Greet and engage shoppers with market, event and vendor information. Provide informed responses to shopper questions and concerns. Seek and record feedback from shoppers and vendors about the market. Communicate shopper and vendor questions that require follow-up back to the office.
• Set up temporary signs around the market site and collect and store the signs at the end of the day..
• Actively collect new sign-ups for the e-mail marketing list and social media.
• Display and sell Down to Earth Markets merchandise.

Market manager: Be the representative of Down to Earth Markets in overseeing a smooth set up, operation and break-down of the market, executing all according to the plans and regulations provided. 

• Train and direct market helpers and additional Site Managers.
• Make sure that the market is set-up in a safe, organized and timely manner. 
• Coordinate with host or local authorities to ensure correct day-of-market space preparation: barrier set-up, snow removal, etc. as needed.
• Ensure that vendors comply with all market policies, enforce Down to Earth Markets rules and complete and distribute violations forms as needed.
• Create an eye catching and appealing display at the Manager’s Tent
• Facilitate the use of all food benefit programs accepted at the market (SNAP, EBT, FMNP) sales and remit cash to office.
• Submit weekly Site Manager Reports 
• Act as the market’s advocate to pro-actively seek information, programming and materials from the office that will be of benefit to the market’s success.
• Oversee the safe and orderly break-down of the market.

Market Ambassador: Represent the company and the farmers markets to the community at meetings and events. Increase the company’s knowledge of the market communities, including identifying their key players, major events, news outlets, concerns and priorities. Working with Marketing and Operations, pursue opportunities for local promotion of the markets and Down to Earth Markets. 

• Identify opportunities with local businesses and organizations for cross promotion or special events at the market (such as a cooking demo with a local chef, an information table for a local business, or health screening by a local health clinic). Coordinate follow-up and scheduling with Marketing and Operations.
• Recruit local musicians to perform at the markets, working with Marketing and Operations to manage scheduling and promotion.
• Identify opportunities for promotion of the market through local media, community partner publications, social media groups, etc. and work with Marketing to gain exposure through those channels.
• Maintain a regular schedule of flyer posting and distribution throughout the market community outside of market hours (the schedule will be outlined at the start of the season and adapted to the greatest extent possible to the Region Manager’s preferences). 

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 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 for market-day communications and to post to Facebook.

Interested parties should e-mail a cover letter and resume to Michael@downtoearthmarkets.com