Travelers Rest Farmers Market: Marketing and Programs Coordinator

Company: Traveler’s Rest Farmers Market

Salary: unlisted

Location: Travelers Rest, SC

Application Deadline: January 15, 2025

To apply, submit a resume and cover letter via email to info@travelersrestfarmersmarket.com by January 15, 2025. 

As a Programs and Marketing Coordinator, you will be responsible for working with the Board of Directors and Executive Director to prioritize and execute projects perpetuating the market’s mission, vision and values in the community. Projects include special events, marketing campaigns, market and food outreach programming, and data collection and requires clear and measurable project scopes, plans and goals and the ability to assess and minimize project risks.

This position requires management of all social media accounts, creation and updating of all content and promotion on the TRFM website, monthly newsletter and all market related printed materials. Among other duties, you will create marketing graphics and materials for education, promotion of programs, fundraising events (by working with the events committee), and act as contact for all media correspondence (media appearances, creation of press releases, etc.). 

In this role you will oversee all administrative tasks related food access and internal programs such as submitting logs to DSS, tracking internal matching programs, printing currency and distributing reimbursement checks to vendors. Among other duties, you will develop community partners to promote and grow awareness of food access programs such as SNAP, Healthy Bucks and TRFM for All, while conducting vendor training sessions for initiatives such as Senior Voucher certifications. This position is expected to attend relevant community planning and public forum meetings, city planning commissions, upstate market manager collaborative, and support sponsor involvement.

Minimum qualifications:  

  • 2+ years of experience working in the local food system.

  • Must be able to demonstrate a passion for local food, farming and a basic understanding of local food economies as well as a passion for food outreach and health and nutrition.

  • General knowledge of produce seasonality in the Upstate of SC 

  • Excellent written and oral communication, and positive, professional customer-relationship management skills with a very wide range of people including vendors, customers, and stakeholders.

  • Ability to work independently and expertly handle multiple, multi-component projects and deadlines plus organizational skills, solution based thinking and decision-making abilities are essential to perform the functions of this position.  

  • The candidate MUST have excellent attention to detail and organizational skills. 

  • Event planning experience and a demonstrated ability to manage complex logistics with past experience in marketing and advertising required. 

  • The candidate must have the ability to lift 20lbs, spend 7+ hours on their feet, and complete physical labor in extreme temperatures and weather conditions

  • Proficient with Microsoft Office, Google Docs, Publisher, Canva (or similar design platform), Squarespace website management services and Quickbooks.

Work Hours:

TRFM daily operation hours are Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., unless it is active market season where weekly schedules may shift. In order to accommodate the market business needs, employees may be assigned to other workdays and/or hours, including weekends, evenings and designated office hours.

TRFM full-time staff representation is mandatory at all markets, unless excused in advance by the Board of Directors, with no less than one TRFM staff person present at each market.