Downtown Farmers’ Market Onsite Ambassador at GREATER DES MOINES PARTNERSHIP – Des Moines, Iowa

JOB DESCRIPTION

SUMMARY OF FUNCTIONS: The Downtown Farmers’ Market Onsite Ambassador is an individual that provides support to the onsite Market Team throughout the year. This person is onsite at the Downtown Farmers’ Market, and the Downtown Winter Farmers’ Market. The Downtown Farmers’ Market Onsite Event Ambassador is a positive, self-starter and proven team player with interpersonal skills and expertise to work with multiple stakeholders.

SPECIFIC JOB RESPSONSIBILITIES:

• Provide onsite support during the Downtown Farmers’ Market and the Downtown Winter Farmers’ Market.
• Must be able and willing to load and unload Market truck, set up tents, tent weights, street barricades, tables, banners, and other on-site supplies with a smile.
• Must be organized, dependable, friendly, helpful, intuitive, and able to be on site at the Downtown Farmers’ Market, on agreed upon Market dates, with the opportunity to be onsite for the Downtown Winter Farmers’ Market.
• Greet and train volunteers.
• Organize and set up Information booth, programs and sponsor booth materials.
• Communicate with and assist event Sponsors, Vendors, Entertainers and patrons.
• Assist Market Team in accomplishing event production, projects and tasks.
• Work with onsite Market programming including Food Assistance systems, attendance systems, and Square for Market Merchandise.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Team player with a positive attitude.
• Ability to create and activate comprehensive, detailed project and event plans including a variety of partners in a collaborative way.
• Events and sponsor activation experience.
• Strong communicator that is detail and process oriented.
• Strong event planning and scheduling abilities.
• Flexible and adaptable style.
• Highly self-motivated.

Education and Experience:

• Experience working in customer service, and events & project management is preferred.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 products, preferred.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in interacting with the community.

Ambassador Position Terms:

• Status: 1099 (Independent Contractor)
• Downtown Farmers’ Market: Saturday, May – October, 4:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (5:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in October)
• Winter Market: Friday – Sunday in Nov.