The Farm Market at Mill No. 5 is a weekly Sunday marketplace series which celebrates the very best local farms, and food producers. We are looking for a part-time event assistant who will embody our core values and mission and provide assistance during events, mainly The Farm Market.

General Description:

The event assistant works directly with the Farm Market Manager and Property Manager with the goal to provide clear and positive direction to vendors as well as superior customer service to Mill No. 5 patrons and partners.

Skills:

• Outgoing, high energy, and proactive
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent customer service with clear communication with vendors, patrons, and partners
• Passionate about building and maintaining community
• Grace under fire and the ability to think on your feet
• Ability to multi-task
• Willing to become TIPS certified in order to sell beer/wine (applicants 18 only considered)
• Event and Facilities Management experience preferred
• Job Activities:
• Assist in setting up/breaking down tables & chairs
• Open/close alleyway
• Keep alleyway clean
• Bring carts in and out of the building during load in/out time
• Supervise and give directions to vendors during load in/out
• Direct the flow of vendor and patron traffic
• Help supervise marketplace and facilities during event hours
• Work merch table and serve beer/wine during event
• Clean and maintain bathrooms during events
• Take out trash
• Compensation/Benefit:
• $15/hr
• Free on-shift beverage (non-alcoholic)
• Discounted food, and non-alcoholic beverages

Working Hours:

Every Sunday 6 hour shift (or when the last vendor leaves) plus as needed for additional pop-up events.

About Mill No. 5:

Mill No. 5 is the reawakening of a textile mill from 1873 in Lowell, Massachusetts. Our renovation preserves its historic character and keeps the spirit of imagination, craft and industry alive, relevant and contemporary. We are a partnership of collaborators that is fueled by passion. We participate in each other’s success. We engage our community to create connections. We invite people to step in and explore what is possible. We do this by providing beautiful space, and a supportive community for people with ideas and a passion to bring them to life. Mill No. 5 is an ongoing experiment in building a vital and unique experience for independent businesses, visitors and creatives who are drawn to the variety of opportunities for commerce, culture and community.

Mill No. 5 is indicative of a place that we believe Lowell can become.

Mill No. 5 is the tangible result of a vision to:

• Provide a place for authentic, personal experiences and for opportunities to simply gather
• Build/inspire/nurture a community with passion
• Lead collaborations and shift creative culture towards a sense of being better together
• Make a destination that is desirable to give people a reason to come and to come back to Lowell
• Create beauty and wonderment to inspire passion in others

Our Values

• Choose kindness
• Create beauty
• Make a difference
• Keep a sense of humor
• Sustainability
• Be collaborative
• Be authentic, honest and respectful
• Be inclusive, value diversity
• Be happy for the success of others
• Value the overlooked

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 6 – 10 per week

Ability to Relocate:

• Lowell, MA 01852: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person