EcoDunia -- Markets Manager (Chicago, IL)

Job Description

Job Description

The Role

EcoDunia is looking for a market lead who can run our booths independently and sell with confidence. Most weekends you’ll be at one or two markets. Some weekends, three. You’ll direct a small team at the markets, manage inventory, handle POS, and close the day clean.

This is not a brand ambassador role. You’re actively working the booth, learning the product cold, and driving the sales numbers.

Besides sales, you are a competent problem solver who can execute.

What You’ll Actually Do

• Set up and break down our full market booth — tents, displays, signage, and display product
• Run sales — engage customers, tell the product story, handle objections, and close the sale
• Direct sales staff during the market
• Manage POS transactions, end-of-day cash reconciliation, and inventory counts
• Communicate daily results and any operational issues back to management
• Help set up and break down.

The Schedule

Markets run Friday through Sunday and there will be a few hours during the week of packing and scheduling. A typical weekend is one or two markets; peak weekends may three. Most markets are a full day — plan for 8–10+ hour days.

This role is weekends-heavy by definition. If that doesn’t fit your life right now, it’s not the right fit.

Compensation

$24/hr base.

Performance commission: 3% of all sales above the threshold. There is no cap.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience in sales is a MUST. Genuine ability to sell — not just answer questions but actively engage, pitch, and close
• Reliable and organized — you show up on time, you count inventory accurately, you close the register and clean.
• Running a retail booth, pop-up, or market independently — you’ve done this before and don’t need to be managed through it is a bonus.
• Comfortable with physical setup — our booth involves tents, tables, display fixtures, and product cases
• Chicago-based or close — most markets are in the city or nearby suburbs

Big plus:

• Drivers license and ability to drive a small Uhaul or box truck

Mission alignment is a plus but not the lead requirement. The lead requirement is that you can run a market and hit sales goals.

About EcoDunia

We make handcrafted jewelry and bags in our own workshop in Nairobi, Kenya — verified Fair Trade. Everything we sell is designed for daily wear, made by artisans who earn living wages, and priced for the real world.

Our markets are our highest-revenue channel. The person in this role is the face of the brand on those days. We take that seriously.