The Laramie Main Street Alliance (LMSA) is looking to bring on a Farmers Market Intern for the 2024 season. Someone in this role should be a strong communicator, team player, self motivated, adaptable, and organized. Experience in the areas of graphic design, marketing, content creation, customer service, or event organization is preferred. Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to LMSA Program Coordinator Ana Castro at coordinator@laramiemainstreet.org with the subject line INTERN APPLICATION by March 25th, 2024. This is a paid, part time seasonal position.
For more information about Laramie Main Street and the Farmers Market, visit: www.laramiemainstreet.org
The Downtown Laramie Farmers Market is a weekly event hosted by Laramie Main Street on Friday afternoons from the last week in June through the end of September. The market provides access to locally and regionally grown produce, farm products, local artisans and non-profits. In addition to food trucks, drinks and food stalls, live entertainment provides a vibrant market atmosphere. The market’s goal is to create a pipeline of entrepreneurs (from market to storefront), support food based manufacturing, drive traffic downtown, increase sales for local businesses, and create a sense of vibrancy within the Laramie community.
Market Intern Position
The Farmers Market Intern is a part-time summer position, with some preparation taking place in the spring. The primary responsibilities are assisting the Market Manager with the day-of operations of the Market, and creating Market promotional content. Please be aware this position requires a fair amount of manual labor, and you may be asked to lift up to 40 lbs. This position reports to the Market Manager.
This position requires a weekly presence at the Friday Farmers Market between the hours of 1pm and 8pm from June 28th- September 27th (no market July 12th).
Spring:
Training for the position, and getting familiar with the market money system
Assisting with preparing materials for our SNAP food matching program
Help with goal setting and event pre-evaluation
Summer:
Weekly responsibilities include:
Work with Market staff to update and publish the weekly varying vendor map for both social media and google maps
Oversee the Farmers Market Facebook and Instagram pages and create content (2-3 posts plus day of stories) on a weekly basis
Create impactful social campaigns to promote the farmers market
Coordinate with LMSA Communications Coordinator about posts on main LMSA social feeds
Create content for specialized market events and music
Capture photo and video at the market to be used in future promotional material
Oversee SNAP match program at the farmers market
tracking of grant and moneys used for SNAP matching
communicating program to community
evaluate program effectiveness and suggest and implement improvements
train volunteers and others on how to use SNAP EBT machine and exchange for market tokens
Outreach to partner organizations and community spaces to promote SNAP match program
Coordinate with SNAP EBT program as needed
Assist with Sustainability efforts
Assist Deb with PedalPalooza - a bike downtown event that encourages biking over driving to the market
Develop sustainability days for 3 of the summer markets - how can we incentivise vendors and communities to use sustainable practices?
Assist the Market Manager in Market set-up and tear down and day of operations including:
Set out market fixtures like market tent, trash, toilets, signage, and street barricades
Help organize vendors into locations as they arrive
Call dispatch about remaining cars parked in lot
Assist the Manager in collecting vendor fees and token exchange
Collect SNAP and other token transactions at the market table
Communicate with vendors about updates, issues, and questions
Close the market by breaking down market features
Walk the market location and collect trash
Assist in storing items neatly for next market use
Salary: $5,000 - which will be paid throughout the summer once per month.