FARM BUSINESS & MARKETING SPECIALIST

New York, USA (Hybrid)

$85K/yr – $90K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

Job Summary

Drive business and marketing support for Northeast producers through intake, planning, and training.

  • Own client intake and tailored producer support plans.
  • Must-have: Farm business planning and direct-to-consumer sales experience.
  • Standout: Collaboration with partner organizations and multi-stakeholder teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Client Intake and Support
  • Primary point of contact for producers seeking business technical assistance.
  • Conduct intake of producers and create a support plan for individual producers, including accessing technical assistance focused on business and financial planning, marketing, and accessing capital.
  • Identify and work with partner organizations and third-party consultants to provide needed support for producers.
  • Promotional, Sales, and Business Planning Support
  • Work with producers to optimize their market displays to increase sales and customer engagement.
  • Work with producers to identify the best product mix to maximize sales, including assisting with value-added product development.
  • Analyze sales and customer behavior to design profitable sales and marketing strategies.
  • Training
  • Coordinate workshops and trainings with partner organizations and third-party consultants to support producers.
  • Facilitate educational workshops for producers on critical business topics, including but not limited to customer service, market display, and evaluation of sales data.
  • Market Program Development and Support
  • Work collaboratively with the Operations team to grow the market program, with a special focus on onboarding new farmers and producers, expanding access, and strengthening producer and market success.
  • Collaborate with the Greenmarket Operations Manager, FAA Director, and the Budget Management and Operations Director to develop Greenmarket site-by-site fiscal analysis to evaluate individual market success.
  • Program Administration and Communications
  • Manage administrative tasks as needed, including maintaining participant databases, tracking client work, tracking and submitting expenses, and maintaining other systems and processes to maintain programmatic work and track relationships.
  • Manage and track progress towards grant deliverables? (as described) and Contribute to budget development, grant proposal and report development, and funder relationship development.
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GrowNYC is a hands-on non-profit with a mission to empower all New Yorkers with equitable access to fresh, locally grown food and neighborhood green spaces, reduce waste, and care for the environment.GrowNYC was originally created in 1970 as the Council on the Environment of New York City (CENYC). Born out of the spirit of the first Earth Day, CENYC was initially a policy-based organization, writing comprehensive reports about quality of life issues like air quality, traffic, and noise.Today, we serve over 3 million New Yorkers annually through a robust network of sustainability programs and resources. Our programs focus our efforts on four key areas: Food Access & Agriculture, Green Spaces, Zero Waste and Education.Since 1970, GrowNYC has been rolling up its sleeves alongside NYC residents to:- Provide access to healthy, fresh, local food for all New Yorkers-Grow and maintain vibrant green spaces and community gardens.-Help New Yorkers recycle more and reduce waste.-Create the next generation of environmental leaders through hands-on education programs.

New York, New York, USA
170 employees (8 in marketing)
85% recommend to a friend

Salaries

Posted range

$85K/yr – $90K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
7 (4% of company)

Funding

Last Raise
Grant, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2024
    Grant

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
92.2K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$957
Traffic Source Mix
Search
53.7%
Direct
38.7%
Referral
5.6%
Social
1.6%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~170

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FARM BUSINESS & MARKETING SPECIALIST

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