Position Overview: The Winter Farmers Market is seeking a motivated, creative, results-oriented Marketing Coordinator who will take the lead in developing and implementing the market’s marketing strategies in such a way as to reflect the market’s mission while driving customer attendance and market sales. The position allows room for both collaboration amongst our small, dynamic team, as well as ample opportunity for creative freedom and independence.
During the off season (July-October), the Marketing Coordinator will plan and collaborate with the market team to develop a strong marketing season plan. During the main season (November-April), they will attend many market days to engage with the vendors and capture content from markets, maintain market Social Media channels and our website, email community weekly, and engage with market stakeholders.
This is a great opportunity for anyone seeking to engage in meaningful work in the marketing sector to build their resume with tangible and measurable results. Marketing has the potential to greatly impact our market’s attendance, and thus, the success of our vendors.
About the market: Heading into our 19th season, the Winter Farmers Market hosts over 200 producers serving local food and handmade goods to our incredible Fort Collins community. Hosted inside the Foothills Mall, the Winter Farmers Market is the only weekly Winter market in Northern Colorado. Why do we do such a thing like host a market in CO in the Winter? We aim to provide sustainable business viability to Northern CO small business owners by providing them with the opportunity to sell at farmers markets year round. We also aim to improve access to local foods and goods for Coloradans in a time that is typically scarce. The market boasts an incredible group of vendors who showcase fresh produce, local meats and dairy, breads and sweets, local artists, handcrafted goods and so much more. For more information, check out
Duties/responsibilities
- Drive traffic to the market via intentional marketing and communications outreach.
- Manage the Winter Farmers Market social media accounts including posts and monitoring messages.
- Take photos and video on market days and create content to post the day of and during the week
- Improve upon the Winter Farmers Market website.
- Attend most markets and assist with vendor and customer inquiries, SNAP/EBT processing, and manning market checkout.
- Assist in creating new events including theme days for the market to promote attendance and increase community access.
To apply, email [email protected] with a resume and cover letter (one page limit). Include as a postscript your favorite local product/business and why.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour
Expected hours: 2 – 10 per week
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Fort Collins, CO 80525
