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Submit A Job Post to The Vendor Job Marketplace

 

Are you a Portland Farmers Market vendor looking to hire staff?

Let us help you find candidates via our online job marketplace! 

Finding job applicants while operating your business takes time and effort. We have created the PFM Vendor Job Marketplace for our vendors to assist in their search.

PFM Vendor Job Marketplace is available to only our vendors and is a perk of the PFM Vendor Membership program.

To submit a request to have your job opportunity posted on the marketplace, please:

  1. Read the guidelines below.
  2. Submit your Vendor Job Marketplace Post Request.

View the Vendor Job Marketplace here!

Vendor Job Marketplace Guidelines

 

  • Submitting a New Request:  Requests for new job posts will be fulfilled once a week on Wednesdays by 5 pm PST. 

 

  • Jobs can be at any farmers markets and/or offsite at farms, kitchens, production facilities, etc.

 

  • Compensation: All jobs posted on the marketplace must be paid the current Portland Metro minimum wage or above. For more information, please visit the Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries.

 

  • Labor Practices & Standards: PFM prioritizes businesses with fair labor practices and a workplace with high standards for health and safety, workers’ right to freedom of association and collective bargaining, and fair compensation for year-round, seasonal and contract laborers.

 

  • Discrimination: Submitted job opportunities must be available to any job seeker regardless of age, race, gender or sexual orientation. The position must not discriminate based on sex, national origin or citizenship, religion, language, age, etc.

 

  • Misleading Roles: Jobs must include accurate details about the position, including requirements, compensation, duties, and location.

 

  • Duration of Marketplace Post: Job posts will remain on the marketplace for FOUR weeks unless specified less or more time in your request.

 

  • Agreement: By submitting a job post request, you agree to follow the guidelines. Please adhere to these guidelines to ensure your post will be placed on the job board.

 

  • Disclaimer: PFM cannot guarantee that a candidate will work out successfully and cannot be held liable for poor performance, etc.

 

  • Submitting a Request to Update an Existing Job Post: Please email stephanie@portlandfarmersmarket.org to request any updates to an existing job post. These updates will be fulfilled once a week on Wednesdays by 5 pm PST. 

 

  • Submitting a Request to Remove an Existing Job Post:  When you have hired someone for your job, please email stephanie@portlandfarmersmarket.org as soon as possible so your post can be removed from the marketplace within 24 hours.

Submit A Vendor Job Marketplace Post Request

Vendor Job Marketplace Post Request

To submit a request to have your job opportunity posted on our online job board, please complete this form and click submit!

  • We will use this email to communicate with you if we have any questions about your submission, when the job post is live, etc.
  • Tell job seekers about your business. You can also provide links to your website or social media that can be included in your job post.
  • i.e., Farmers Market Attendant, Market Lead, Customer Service Rep, Sales, etc.
  • Where will this job be working at? Jobs can be at any farmers markets and/or offsite at farms, kitchens, production facilities, etc.
  • Include items as job summary, schedule & working conditions, job duties (Driving, Market Booth Set Up, Maintenance, Teardown, Customer Service, Sales), knowledge/experience, skills, desired and required qualifications. If you have the job description posted on elsewhere, provide the link for us to include in the job post.
  • What's the pay? (i.e., hourly, tips, commission, etc) Include any benefits.
  • How should people apply for the job? Email a cover letter & resume to a specified email address, come to your at-market booth, call, text? Don't forget to include your phone number or email address.
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  • Open until filled? No more applications being accepted after MM/DD/YY?
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Promotional Tactics for Driving Job Seekers

To drive prospective job candidates to the marketplace, PFM will frequently promote it via our social media, monthly newsletters, and weekly email reminders.

  • PFM has a robust digital presence – our content reaches an average of 34K unique Instagram and Facebook followers and users monthly. We will tag you in our posts so you may feature them on your feed or stories.
  • PFM’s highly engaged email subscriber audience is around 7K, with an average open rate of 42% and a click-through rate of 5.7%.

Physical posters promoting the marketplace with a QR code linking to the job marketplace will be placed around our farmers markets. We will provide a sign for you to put in a highly visible area at your booth.