JOB TITLE: Downtown Farmers’ Market Events Intern 

SUMMARY OF FUNCTIONS: Under the direction of the events team, assist in the preparation of a variety of Partnership events taking place in 2026 focusing on support to the Downtown Farmers’ Market. The Greater Des Moines Partnership events team produces a variety of events and pop-up activations in Downtown Des Moines and the Greater Des Moines region throughout the year. The event list includes but are not limited to: Downtown Des Moines Farmers’ Market, World Food & Music Festival, Out to Lunch and the Winter Farmers’ Market. This position will include in-office and on-site event hours from March through October. 

This position allows for flexibility in working hours throughout the span of the internship. During the summer months, intern is expected to work 20-30 hours/week in our Downtown Des Moines office space within the hours of M-F, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., along with rotating Saturday mornings at the Downtown Farmers’ Market (2 – 3 per month). During the school semester, intern is expected to work 10-15 hours/week in our Downtown Des Moines office space or virtually, and occasional nights and weekends as needed for production purposes.

SPECIFIC JOB RESPSONSIBILITIES: 

• Support Downtown Farmers’ Market Manager with weekly tasks that include merchandise restock, attendance and tracking and more. 
• Lead the weekly food assistance program tasks for The Market.  
• Learn all onsite functions of the Downtown Farmers’ Market throughout the summer to lead The Market onsite for one or two Saturdays. These functions include; unloading/loading of The Market truck, onsite vendor questions, lead setup and teardown of The Market, barricade program, signage program, and more. 
• Help with Market vendor management which includes; updating vendor information on the event platform, credentials and vendor communication.
• Provide in-office event support for Events team, which includes inventory of event supplies, event production, communication with vendors, organization of internal documents, phone calls and more.
• Provide on-site event support at Out to Lunch and the World Food & Music Festival, which includes set up and tear down, transportation of supplies, on-site vendor communication, volunteer management and more. 
• Establish and maintain relationships with local businesses, potential Market vendors, current Market vendors and volunteers.
• Distribute posters and other event marketing materials around the metro to event sponsors and supporters for The Market as needed. 
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Team player with a positive attitude.  
• Excellent written and verbal communications.  
• Ability to problem solve.  
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and complete multiple projects in stressful situations. 
• Capacity to work independently and demonstrate initiative.
• Highly self-motivated.
• Ability to be the onsite leader, which includes vendor and volunteer management and make educated decisions, including task delegation in a collaborative way.  
• Integrate the organization’s business strategies by building positive internal and external relationships.    

Education and Experience: 

• Working towards Bachelor’s degree in events, business or project management. 
• Prior experience assisting at events. 
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 products, including Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, Excel and Word.
• Written and verbal communication skills, including demonstrated ability to articulate the organization’s philosophy and position to a wide range of audiences and to the media.
• Experience in interacting with the community, Investors and the internal teams.