Part-Time Market Manager

PETWORTH COMMUNITY MARKET

PART-TIME MARKET MANAGER

The Petworth Community Market (PCM) is seeking a creative, organized, and energetic person qualified to assist the Board of Directors and the Market Manager to manage a weekly seasonal farmers market.

The PCM is a seasonal weekly market founded in 2010 and located on 9th Street between Georgia Avenue and Upshur Streets NW. PCM provides an opportunity for the sale, trade, and promotion of local produce, goods, and services with a focus on producers, artisans, and entrepreneurs in the greater Petworth area. The PCM is open from 9 AM to 1 PM every Saturday, May through November.

Job Description: The PCM is looking for a Deputy Market Manager to assist the Market Manager with a variety of tasks vital to the smooth and consistent operations of the market. Together the Market Manager and Deputy are responsible for overseeing the day-of operations of the market, the accompanying weekly accounting updates, and a variety of tasks related to ensuring the continuity of the PCM’s operations. Duties to be shared between the Market Manager and Deputy include:

• Manage the operation of the market on their designated Saturdays (this will require the presence of the market manager most Saturdays during the season). Tasks include:
  • Retrieve PCM equipment from storage and setup market
  • Close 9th Street to traffic and ensure all non-market-oriented vehicles are removed before market
  • Direct vendors to their designated spaces as they arrive and conduct vendor inspections to ensure compliance with PCM policies
  • Manage market-day food assistance programs
  • Administer patron counts
  • Answer questions and provide information to patrons
  • After closing, complete accounting tasks, such as recording transactions and payments owed to vendors, and managing EBT accounting in cooperation with the treasurer of the Board of Directors
• Manage market day social media posting (i.e. Instagram stories) and assist with social media throughout the week to announce vendor specials, market fundraisers, music, and community events, as necessary
• Represent the PCM at special events and fundraisers
• Liaise with vendors and potential vendors
  • With the assistance and direction of the Board of Directors, assist in researching and recruiting new vendors and manage the vendor application process
  • Serve as vendors’ primary contact to the PCM before and during the season
• Assist in coordinating with community organizations, musicians, and/or other partners in relation to the community activities associated with the market
• Assist in recruiting and managing volunteers
• Assist in planning and executing special events on market day
• Assorted other administrative and management duties

Time Commitment: Approximately 10 hours per week during the market season May to November, with some preseason and off-season work. We seek an applicant who can ideally join us this spring for some off-season preparation and be able to work with us to launch and operate the 2024 Market Season starting May. The Market Manager will ideally be able to attend the market every other week, although we are willing to work with individual schedules. We strongly prefer a candidate that is interested in growing into multiple seasons and growing with the role and the Petworth Community Market!

The successful market manager candidate will have:

• A basic knowledge of and interest in farmers market operations
• Excellent communication, problem solving, organizational, and time management skills
• An interest in working with people – farmers, vendors, and community residents
• Physical ability lift a minimum of 30lbs, to move and set up the market tents and related market equipment
• Ability to speak Spanish preferred but not required

Pay Rate: Hourly rate of $21.00

Application: We are looking for someone to start as soon as possible and we will accept applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled.