Job Title: Farmers Market Lead

Department: Marketing

Reports To: Retail Sales Manager 

Last Updated: 3/25/2025

Pay Range: $16.16 – $19; Bonus Opportunities Available

Hours: 6-10 Hrs per shift, 1-4 shifts/wk, Seasonal or Annual Full Time Employee Role 

Primary Function: This position acts as the primary on-site representative of Agriberry at various farmers’ market and CSA Pop-up sites. They are responsible for double checking props and materials, securely loading product at the farm, driving those materials to market, orchestrating market stand set up, providing premium customer service and product familiarity while representing Agriberry professionally, fully maintaining the stand during operating hours, using safety and efficiency to break down the stand, returning all assets safely and neatly to the farm at the conclusion of their sales event, and filling out after market reports and corresponding duties accurately. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Double checks all necessary materials for markets and loads remaining necessities securely. Including but not limited to: tables, canopy, cashbox, transaction tablet, fruits, and  jams.
• Site set-up, maintenance, sales, and breakdown individually or with supporting Market Associate(s). This can include setting up tables, canopies, writing accurate signs and banners, and merchandising the market site with appealing displays that facilitate efficient sales flow.
• While on site at any Farmers’ Market or pop-up provides premium sales service to all customers. This includes product knowledge, actively engaged presence and personable interactions. 
• While providing CSA shares, conveys familiarity, assurance, and gratitude while promoting the product. Accurately assembles and distributes CSA shares. [May-October; Tues, Wed & Thurs]
• Attends marketing meetings and relevant SLACK channels to maintain knowledge of weekly share, produce source, seasonal availability, growing methods, and fruit quality standards. 
  1. At least 1 in person training before the start of the season, with possible mid-season training(s). 
  2. SLACK correspondence will occur weekly, with mandatory participation and/or acknowledgement before their market.
• Responsible for confirming amounts of outgoing fruit in load, fruit allocations on site (CSA, Preorders, Market Stock), accurately recording returns, and making notes of any reasons for discrepancies. Includes tracking discounts and culled subpar-quality fruit. 
• During load, sales, pack, and return, maintain attention to quality and handling of fruit. This includes loading to avoid tipping or shifting, setup and transport that maximize the cold chain and keep fruit out of direct sunlight, packing to prevent bruising while returning, and clear product and quality distinctions when unloading and logging returns.    
• Performs other duties as necessary. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

• Passion for local farming and/or the agriculture industry
• Ability to operate and present professionally and positively in a sales representative position.
• Ability to operate safely in the workplace.
• Ability to operate in a fast paced environment, accurately and fluidly promoting Agriberry. 
• Enthusiasm, good attitude, trustworthiness, personal integrity, and honesty. 
• Ability to work autonomously and distinguish when to delegate or ask for input. 
• Attention to detail, being mindful of asset security, station state, accuracy of shares, and employee/customer relations. 
• Demonstrates Agriberry’s Core Values with Coworkers and Customers:
  1. Stewardship, responsibly managing land and sharing knowledge
  2. Tenacity, getting the job done
  3. Collaboration, engaging in community solutions
  4. Best Practices, building efficient and ethical processes pursuing the highest quality outcome
  5. Growth, committing to personal, professional, and organizational development

Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements: 

• Multiple experiences in service, agriculture, sales and/or marketing positions.
• Accurate and quick basic mental math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, discount calculation)
• Highly developed communication skills. 
• Ability to securely and safely drive a larger vehicle (Van) with a safe driving record. 
• Ability to successfully pass a background check and other pre-employment screening. 
• Availability May-October.
  1. Reliability: no call outs day-of and timeliness is a must.
  2. Attendance: 90% or higher throughout the market season (this allows for vacation days so long as shifts can be covered between employee and their direct manager)
     • We acknowledge the desire for summer vacation and in order to be more accommodating we ask that you allow ample time, 15-30 days notice. 

Physical Requirements: 

• Able to bend, kneel, slide, shuffle, push, and pull 30-50 lbs safely and independently.
• Able to tolerate extreme temperatures and/or weather safely while maintaining a good attitude.  
• Able to stand and maintain attention for shift entirety, we do not sit or phone scroll at Market. 
• Available to work at early hours (~6am) on the weekend and evenings (8pm) during the week.

Performance Standards:   

• Positive customer feedback about service (and/or low/lack of negative)
• Low/no percentage of discrepancy between recorded sales and monetary calculations
• Maintaining and/or increasing market gross sales, weekly and annually. 
• Reliability and Attendance record  
• Bonus Eligibility is contingent on company profitability at the end of November as well as market attendance during the committed season. Primary bonus variables include gross sales of your market and if those gross sales exceeded last year’s.