Site Manager at Taos Farmers Market this season!

Site Manager

Requirements:

Employee needs to be at the Market site at 6:00 am to set-up and must stay until the Market is completely cleaned up and closed-down, no later than 2:00 pm. Employee needs a vehicle that can tow. Employee needs to be comfortable with pulling, backing up and parking a trailer and has physical strength.

Starting May 11 and continues every Saturday through the 4th Saturday in November for a total of 29 markets. Starting at $18/hour & up to $20 depending on experience!

Summary of Tasks:

Site Set-up:

Pulling the Market trailer to the Courthouse each Saturday morning

Setting up streets signs on the way to the market early on Saturday mornings

Setting up at the Courthouse:

Putting up banners and signs

Setting up road blocks & parking signage

Unloading Info Booth supplies/merch

Helping Retail Manager set up Info Booth as needed

Setting up extra canopies, chairs and tables

During the Market:

Checking in vendors and assigning booth spaces for day vendors

Generally helping Vendors as needed

Collecting completed applications from new vendors

Collecting Vendor fees

Enforcing Market rules (See “Vendor Agreement” for all rules)

Recording Vendor attendance

Recording Customer attendance

Coordinating with Retail Manager & Assistant Retail Manager on all Market Day business: cash bank, EBT/SNAP sales, WIC, merchandise ordering, Daily Accounting sheets, etc. and helping in Info Booth as needed

Answering questions from vendors & the public

Coordinating and overseeing volunteers as needed

Passing out info/surveys/etc to Vendors as needed

Coordinating with Business Manager as needed to plan musicians, special events, cooking demos, etc.

After the Market:

Allowing in Vendor vehicles around roadblocks, keeping out non-market traffic until 1:30pm

Packing all Market equipment and supplies into trailer

Checking Courthouse for garbage, take trash to dumpsters, etc.

Picking up signs and banners

Returning trailer to storage area

If the Site Manager is unable to fulfill his/her duties for a particular Saturday during the season, they are responsible for finding their replacement so that the duties of this contract are covered.

To APPLY send your resume & cover letter to info@taosfarmersmarket.org