Join Our Amazing Team

We occasionally hire team members to help us support our nonprofit and grow Lawrence's local food movement. Our Market isn't just a place to buy fresh produce, it's a vibrant organization that connects local farmers with customers and works to improve access to local food. As we continue to grow, we seek passionate individuals who share our commitment to sustainable agriculture, community building, and supporting Kansas farmers and food entrepreneurs.

See below for our current openings. To apply, email your resume and a cover letter to lawrencefarmersmarket@gmail.com

Open Positions:

Applications are currently closed for this position. We are currently reviewing candidates.

Marketing Assistant

About the Lawrence Farmers Market (LFM):
The Lawrence Farmers Market (LFM) has been connecting local farmers and consumers since 1976, making it Kansas’s oldest producer-only market. LFM is committed to supporting local producers, increasing access to fresh, healthy foods, and fostering a thriving local food system.

About this Role: 

We're looking for a creative, organized Marketing Assistant to join our small but mighty team. This role was created to help us make the most of an exciting growth year, our 50th Anniversary season, with support from a USDA Farmers Market Promotion Program grant.

You'll work closely with our Director of Development, Market Manager, members of our Board of Directors, and collaborate with two outside marketing agencies to ensure everything we put out in the world feels cohesive, on-brand, and genuinely connects with our community.

You'll be at the market on Saturdays capturing content, in the thick of planning our Local Food Festival, and helping build marketing systems that'll serve LFM long after this season wraps up. As our agency partnerships wind down throughout the year, you'll gradually take ownership of more marketing tasks and channels.  This is an exciting opportunity with room to grow.

What You'll Do:

Content & Community

  • Help capture photos and video at the Saturday market, at Vendors’ farms and businesses, and special events for use across all channels

  • Manage our social media communities: responding to comments, engaging with followers, and keeping an eye on what people are saying about LFM

  • Work with marketing agency partners and our team to make sure all content feels consistent and on-brand


Email & Website

  • Help write and distribute a weekly customer newsletter 

  • Maintain and update our website on Squarespace

  • Own and execute our ongoing email marketing strategy after an agency partner’s engagement


Advertising & Digital

  • Manage and run our Meta ads campaigns within budget after an agency partner’s initial 3-month trial

  • Run Google Ads campaigns based on strategy and recommendations from an agency partner


PR & Directories

  • Write press releases for market events and milestones

  • Keep our online directory listings current (From the Land of Kansas, Explore Lawrence, Google, etc.)


Agency & Project Coordination

  • Track deliverables and timelines from key agency partners for UDSA FMPP Grant

  • Help ensure marketing is consistent across all channels and touchpoints

  • Attend agency meetings and act as a key point of contact alongside the Director of Development


Events

  • Help plan and execute special market events, including our Local Food Festival on June 27, 2026

  • Assist with logistics, promotion, and on-site execution for market events throughout the season


Reporting

  • Help prepare a monthly marketing report for the Board of Directors covering key marketing activities and KPIs

What We're Looking For:

We're open to candidates at all experience levels. What matters most is that you're passionate about local food, eager to learn, and ready to hit the ground running.

Must-Haves

  • Strong written communication skills.  You're comfortable writing for different audiences and channels

  • Proficient in Canva and Google Suite

  • Experience with (or a strong interest in) social media management and content creation

  • Organized, detail-oriented, and able to juggle multiple projects at once

  • Available in-person in Lawrence, KS, on Saturday mornings during the market season (April–November)

  • Comfortable working independently and as part of a small, collaborative team

  • Passion for local food systems and community

  • Ability to lift up to 40 lbs and ability to tolerate extreme temperatures during outdoor markets/events for 4-8 hours at a time 

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience with Mailchimp and/or Squarespace (we're happy to train the right person)

  • Familiarity with Meta Ads Manager or Google Ads

  • Experience with photo or video content creation

  • Background in event coordination or community engagement

  • Experience with marketing in Kansas City

  • Experience with food and/or farm marketing


Compensation & Details

  • $18/hour, up to 12 hours/week

  • Hybrid role, mostly remote with required in-person Saturdays during market season and some additional in-person meetings

  • Part-time position through the end of December 2026, with potential for extension


Ready to Apply?

If this sounds like the kind of role you're looking for, we'd love to hear from you. Send your resume and cover letter about why you're excited about this position to lawrencefarmersmarket@gmail.com

The Lawrence Farmers Market is an equal opportunity employer.