Indianapolis City Market Seeks Marketing Intern

The Indianapolis City Market

Official Farmers’ Market – Marketing Intern

Description:

The marketing internship focuses on operations of the City Market’s Original Farmers’ Market, held every Wednesday, May through October. The marketing intern will be expected to aid the City Market staff in a wide variety of functions to make the Original Farmers’ Market an exceptional experience for all who attend.

The Farmers’ Market will be the primary focus of the internship, but will include other City Market events including (but not limited to) Twilight Market, Night Market, and Party on the Plaza (4 th of July).

The internship includes preliminary meetings in March and April, and then every Wednesday from May through October, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

The marketing intern will work between 16-20 hours per week, and will be paid $9 per hour.

Responsibilities:

• Farmers’ Market set-up & breakdown
• Troubleshoot Farmers’ Market vendor issues
• Help patrons use WIC and SNAP programs
• Create content for City Market’s social media accounts and newsletters
• Help coordinate volunteers
• Help administer place making and programming efforts
• Help administer the gleaning program Buy Two Give One
• Help in operation of other various Indianapolis City Market Events

Qualifications:

• An ideal candidate for the marketing internship will be detail oriented, highly responsible, able to interact professionally and positively with various populations, able to give and take direction when needed.
• Candidates must be passionate about community work and civic engagement; ideal candidates find hard work in community improvement both fun and fulfilling.
• Candidates must be a junior or senior in their undergraduate studies - or a recent college graduate – majoring in marketing, public relations, social work, communications, political science, journalism, etc.

To apply:

Email Joe Perin at jperin@indycm.com with a resume, cover letter, and a list of references.

Last Day to Apply: Friday, February 24