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Summary

Farmers markets are more than shopping destinations. They’re thriving hubs where farmers connect directly with communities, important sources of healthy food, fun destinations, and vital sales channels for farmers. PCFMA’s farmers markets are each certified which means that the California farmers selling within the market are growing the products they sell. The Director of Operations and their team ensures regulatory compliance while coordinating with local stakeholders and internal teams to ensure the farmers market is successful.

What You'll Do

• Lead the Operations Team: Guide and motivate a dedicated team responsible for market operations, logistics, and compliance.
• Nurture Market Success: Collaborate with local stakeholders, farmers, and vendors to ensure each market flourishes.
• Champion Regulatory Compliance: Ensure adherence to all regulations and standards, building trust and transparency.
• Problem-Solve and Adapt: Be a proactive leader, tackling challenges with a solutions-oriented mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (preferred) in related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a leadership or supervisory role.
• Valid driver’s license with a reliable vehicle for transportation.
• Starting salary range: $87,000 - $96,000

What You'll Do

• Visual Storyteller: Craft visually compelling narratives that showcase the heart of PCFMA's markets and the stories of our passionate farmers, using photography and graphic design. You'll translate these stories into engaging visual content that resonates with our community.
• Design-Focused Content Creator: Develop fresh, visually stunning content for print and digital marketing materials. This includes designing eye-catching graphics, capturing and editing photos, and creating layouts for brochures, flyers, posters, signage, and website assets, and more.
• Brand Champion: Be a steward of PCFMA's visual identity. You'll maintain and evolve the aesthetics of our farmers’ market collateral, ensuring consistency and a cohesive brand experience across all marketing touchpoints.
• Marketing Collaborator: Work closely with other members of the marketing team to develop integrated campaigns, contributing design expertise to all marketing materials.
• Production Management: Oversee the production of printed materials, working with vendors to ensure quality and timely delivery.

Who You Are

• Strong fundamental skills in graphic design, with a portfolio showcasing your creative abilities.
• A solid understanding of marketing principles and best practices.
• Basic copywriting skills to complement your visual storytelling.
• Excellent photography skills and experience in photo editing.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• A passion for local agriculture and farmers' markets is a plus!
• Willingness to learn and grow.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in graphic design (internships welcome!).
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Platforms (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.) is essential.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in graphic design or a related field preferred. In place of a degree, equivalent experience contributing successful graphic design in a similar role may be considered.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines consistently.
• Starting wage range: $21.00 - $24.00 Hourly

Summary

At the markets, you will organize vendors and support a fun and safe environment for everyone. When not at markets, you will talk to vendors, conduct outreach about your markets, and help plan events and promotions to support them. All new Market Managers undergo five to six weeks of training.

Qualities we are looking for

Enjoys working outdoors, works well within a team and independently, responds well to change, likes a challenge, has good communication skills, and is enthusiastic about customer service.

Starting wage range: $22.00 - $26.00 Hourly

Summary

At the markets, you are the person who will help the Market Manager make the market run smoothly each week. All new Asst. Market Managers will go through training at the market, so they know exactly what that individual market and the Market Managers will need from you.

Qualities we are looking for

Likes working outdoors, enjoys fresh produce and foods, can work well within a team, can take direction and follow tasks, and is good at customer service. PCFMA tries to keep all Asst. Market Managers within a 20-mile range of where they live.

Starting wage range: $19.50 - $22.00 Hourly