Goblin Market is seeking an Art Department Manager to work with commissioned artists to produce posters, graphics and other art for the monthly market and all associated events. They will also bring their own graphic design and illustrative expertise to the table to adjust and perfect designs as needed.

The Art Department Manager will:

• Work with artists to produce Goblin Market posters and other designs from the brainstorming phase all the way to printing

• Be familiar with local artists and their unique styles, and be able to recommend and approach these artists according to the needs of the design to be produced

• Manage a schedule of tight art delivery and printing deadlines

• Plan art that will be featured months into the future

• Work with different members of the Goblin Market team to ensure designs contain all necessary information and visual assets, such as sponsor logos, activity schedules, partner social media handles, etc.

• Bring their own artistic and graphic design knowledge to create and edit design assets as needed

• Work within allocated budgets for art production
  

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience managing artists to execute a design from sketch to final export

• Have experience managing team members and contractors to accomplish multiple ongoing projects simultaneously

• Be comfortable working on tight deadlines (and holding others to them as well)

• Have a keen eye for good design and color theory

• Have skill as an illustrator and graphic designer

• Understand design terminology such as white space, cut lines, bleed, etc to ensure the design can move from screen to print smoothly

• Be able to provide critique and feedback to artists professionally

• Understand the visual identity of Goblin Market and its associated events and be excited to add to its visual brand story

Is your Spotify Wrapped a treasure trove of local talent? Are you at a different event venue each night, from the Annie Russell Theatre to Will’s Pub to Southern Nights? Were you the only thing worse than a theatre kid in high school…a tech kid? If so, we want you on our stage team!

In addition to vendors, trading, and tomfoolery, live entertainment is a staple of Goblin Market. Live music, drag, idol groups, jugglers, cosplayers, burlesque, and even a stilt-walking balloon guy - Goblin Market is always working to bring the best local entertainment to our monthly markets and spin-off events.

And just as important as the entertainers themselves are the folks who manage them!

Our stage goblins:

• Screen and reach out to local acts interested in performing

• Create stage schedules for a smooth day-of run of show

• Set up and tear down the stage and all equipment the day of the event

• Ensure audio is clean and volume is appropriate

• Help guide performers to the stage and waiting areas

• Manage stage crowds if needed

• Make sure tips end up in the correct performer’s hands after shows

• Hype the crowd! If you clap, dance and cheer, so will they :)
  
  

The ideal goblin will:

• Have a passion for the local performance scene…connections with local performers is a plus!

• Communicate well between teams

• Perform well under pressure

• Be able to remain calm when mishaps occur (that’s showbiz)

• Have a prior understanding of basic AV equipment and safe stage set-ups

• Want to connect local audiences with stellar local performers

Are you passionate about delivering the best experience to guests? Do you want to know what people think, good or bad, and learn to improve? If you’re someone who has more than experience in customer service, but a passion for serving those in your community, then we need you!

Goblin Market is seeking to contract a knowledgeable advocate for the disabled community with experience in events to serve as a Community & Guest Relations Manager. The Goblin Court cares deeply about producing events that are safe, considerate, and fun for people of all abilities. This manager will work with other contract workers, long term organization staff, community stakeholders, volunteers, and of course, guests, to ensure that our community members and event attendees have a safe, accessible, and enjoyable time in the spaces we host!

The Community & Guest Relations Manager will: 

• Manage and organize lost and found, at and between events, including online communication; 

• Work with Accessibility Consultants to anticipate event friction points and present reasonable solutions;

• Coordinate with other teams and managers for online and on-site information including maps, signage, and more;

• Hire, communicate clearly to, and manage security at the event, including working alongside third party contractors and local police as required by city government; 

• Create and monitor surveys and complaints, including reporting to the board, handling sensitive information, and offering solutions; and,

• Creating, distributing, and upholding market rules and a code of conduct during events; 

• Handling guest issues and troubleshooting solutions on the spot

The ideal candidate will:

• Be a member of the disabled community or a strong ally

• Been in a position communicating with guests or customers face to face and through email previously 

• Have experience working with communities of different mental and physical disabilities, both visible and invisible

• Be a team player, preferably with leadership experience, who can clearly communicate information and deadlines across departments 

• Have worked with contractors, city and government officials, or volunteers before

• Be knowledgeable in the creation and upkeep of guest and vendor surveys and event rules

• Be a fast learner and clear communicator to guests of all kinds

This position is hybrid; the manager must reside within Central Florida and have transportation to event venues in Oviedo, Orlando and other parts of Central Florida. The remote work includes emails, virtual meetings, digital file organization, and team communication. The in person work will be 1-3 times monthly, including scouting venues, and hosting the info & accessibility tables during our events with lost & found, a sensory space, volunteer team members, and first aid.

This manager will be a contractor with compensation of $17.00 per hour.

Are you interested in helping Goblin Market be the best it can be? Work with us and help make our monthly discount art mart a reality!

Responsibilities:

• Arrive to Oviedo Mall on time

• Efficiently communicate with teammates 

• Ability to read and follow a map to place structures in the market footprint.

• Coordinate movement of garbage from inside the event footprint in the parking lot to the proper dumpsters without disturbing guests. 

• Sweeping the lot for debris and clearing trash as needed.  

• Excellent at listening and executing instructions with minimal oversight. 

Qualifications:

• Ability to lift at least 50lbs when needed or with team members. 

• Ability to be on your feet for at least 4 hours walking and heavy lifting. 

• Works well under pressure.

• Excellent verbal communication skills.

• Enjoys listening and learning.

• Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability.

• Confident interacting with people at all ages, backgrounds, interests, and values.

• Experience at other markets or conventions is a big plus!

Compensation:

• $15 per hour

• 2 Lunch and a drink/dessert from any of our food trucks, on us!

• Potential promotion to another paid position!

• Free goodies from our lovely artists & food trucks as they come <3

Goblin Market is seeking to contract a knowledgeable advocate for the disabled community with experience organizing events to serve as an accessibility consultant. The Goblin Court cares deeply about producing events that are safe, considerate, and fun for people of all abilities. In this capacity, the accessibility consultant will work with the Goblin Market accessibility team to ensure that our events meet our high standards for guest and vendor experience.

The accessibility consultant can expect to:

• Work with the accessibility team to anticipate event friction points and come up with reasonable solutions

• In the event that friction cannot be avoided, help to troubleshoot on the spot

• Scout and visit event venues to measure walkways, assess foot traffic and calculate acceptable vendor space allotments

• Advise on appropriate language to use on social media, promotional materials, signage, etc.
  

The ideal candidate will:

• Be a member of the disabled community or a strong ally

• Have experience consulting on matters concerning the disabled community

• Have experience organizing and executing events with large crowd sizes (6,000+)

• Have experience working with communities of different mental and physical disabilities, both visible and invisible

• Have a passion for producing events that are enjoyable and accessible to persons of all abilities

This position is hybrid; the consultant must reside within Central Florida and have transportation to event venues in Oviedo, Orlando and other parts of Central Florida. The consultant will be employed as a contractor with compensation of $15.00 per hour.

The Goblin Court seeks a passionate, skilled puppeteer to perform at Goblin Market and its associated events, assuming the role of Guppet, Goblin Market’s beloved one-armed mascot, with the potential to create and portray more characters in the GCU (Goblin Cinematic Universe).

The lead puppeteer will:

• Learn and master Guppet’s voice and mannerisms to portray him at Goblin Market and its associated events.

• Care for Guppet when not in use, including cleaning and storing him.

• Create themed outfits for Guppet for holidays and event themes.

• Bring delightful puppet interactions to guests.

• Potentially create a new gob-sona (new goblin puppet character), write their lore and construct the character as a puppet using mixed materials, or refurbish and create a new Guppet if needed. 

• Assist the media team with content requiring Guppet’s presence.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have a passion for performance, character acting, audience interaction, lore- and world-building and being a silly lil’ guy.

• Balance the fun of being in character with the diligence needed to properly care for and maintain a puppet, including sewing/building outfits and costumes for the puppet.

• Be able to use improv skills to think on your feet during guest interactions, enjoying building a story with the guest while still maintaining control over the conversation and flow of events.

• Have experience performing with puppets, including developing consistent voices and backstories for puppeted characters.

• Already be familiar with Goblin Market, its associated events and cast of characters, including Guppet. (Desired, but not required)

• Have weekend availability, as most Goblin Court events occur on Saturdays and Sundays.

• Be an excellent communicator, both in character and out.

Compensation: $16/hr

If interested, please email your resume and a brief demo reel of you puppeteering or acting to gobjobs@goblinmarketfl.com. Send us your silliest, goofiest character portrayals, please!

Is graphic design your passion…and your curse? If so, we want you on our graphic design team!

In addition to photo and video content, Goblin Market also publishes a high volume of designed content: event posters, performer announcements, Patreon graphics, merch displays, event maps and more. If you’re an aspiring graphic designer looking to add one of Central Florida’s strongest visual brands to your design portfolio, let’s talk!

Our design goblins:

• Receive design requests from multiple departments

• Plan, sketch, draft and execute designs

• Create physical and digital illustrations for designs

• Add and tweak design typography

The ideal goblin will:

• Have established knowledge of design and illustration programs like Canva, ProCreate, Adobe Suite, etc.

• Be able to manage multiple projects at once

• Be able to work on tight deadlines

• Know how to receive direction and critiques on design work and execute accordingly

• Communicate well with non-design-minded team members

• Work as quickly and efficiently as possible without sacrificing quality

• Have big, ambitious design ideas…we love trying something different!

• Have a strong personal art style, but be able to adapt to work to Goblin Market’s brand style as well

Do you speak in TikTok references? Do you have a PhD in doomscrolling? Are you always convincing your friends to do something stupid on video? Get in Gob, we need you on the content team!

Goblin Market has a silly (perhaps the silliest) brand voice that naturally extends to our social media content. But a true content goblin knows that it’s not just liking TikTok videos and replicating what’s trendy! It’s about creating something that makes our audience laugh, share and connect month after month.

Our content goblins:

• Create short-form and long-form video content

• Plan photo and video shoots

• Edit video content in a timely manner

• Capture footage of guests at the market

• Interview guests as needed

• Stay up-to-date on trending sounds and video formats

The ideal goblin will:

• Have the on-camera “it” factor

• Be proficient with social media platforms like TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube

• Understand filming and editing for different social platforms

• Know how to shoot and edit fast-paced short form videos

• Be respectful when asking permission to film guests

• Love documenting events in creative ways!