Join our Team!

 

This is a great opportunity to gain management, leadership, interpersonal, marketing, and event-planning skills, while also interacting with the greater Lehigh and Bethlehem communities. Enjoy fresh produce, live music, and sunshine while gaining great contacts and experience!

 

Job Details:

$10/hour

10-15 hours per week

Pre-planning begins in late January/early February; market runs May-October

 

Responsibilities include:

•Presence at weekly market (must be available every Thursday, ~ 10 am – 3:30pm), including set-up and break-down

•Investigating new marketing opportunities in an effort to bring more patrons to themarket

•Finding sponsors for the market and managing the relationship

•Actively participating in social media marketing

•Organizing and/or hiring entertainment for the market and brainstorming newtypes of entertainment

•Assisting in the development and execution of special events and promotions

•Assisting in drafting press releases related to the market’s events

•Assisting in design and distribution of the market’s e-newsletter

•Executing a survey (customer and vendor) at the end of the market, compilingdata, and including the data in a formal report

•Any other miscellaneous tasks that present themselves throughout the length ofthe market

 

Please provide:

•A resume

•Letter of intent regarding interest in the local food movement and BuyFresh, Buy Local

•Contact information for a reference

 

Monika Samuelsson

Director of Retail Partnerships and Marketing 

Lehigh University Business Services

516 Brodhead Ave

Bethlehem PA 18015

610.758.4652

mos513@lehigh.edu