at City of Pittsburg in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States
Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY
Pittsburg Farmers’ Market, in partnership with K-State Research and Extension Local Food Systems, is
seeking a Local Food Fellow to complete the local food system project: Social Media Manager/Market
Manager Assistant.
This part-time, sixteen-week (320 hour) fellowship will run from April 14th through August 1st, 2025.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Promote the market through social media and other outlets to increase awareness.
• Conduct “Vendor Spotlight” interviews on an approved timeline. Visit vendor properties, create
video or written stories with pictures detailing what each vendor sells and how they create their
products.
• Maintain positive relationships with all vendors.
• Attend and assume the “Market Manager” position on certain Saturday mornings from June
through July. This entails unlocking and setting up the market facilities, ensuring vendor wellbeing, submitting SNAP/EBT transactions and collecting vendor fees.
• Assist Market Manager, when applicable, in advertising for, securing, and maintaining local
sponsorships. · Promote use of nutrition purchasing programs such as SNAP/EBT & Senior
Farmers’ Market.
• Conduct customer, potential customer, and vendor surveys.
• Perform related functions as assigned.
• Complete final report to be submitted to K-State Research and Extension Local Food Systems
Program Coordinator before finishing fellowship time period.