Join our Team!
We’re looking for an outgoing, detail-oriented weekend Sales Assistant & Chocolate Production Apprentice to join our small-but-mighty artisan chocolate business in the Hudson Valley. This is a seasonal, part-time role that blends hands-on chocolate production training with market and festival sales.
You’ll be the friendly face at our farm market tent — offering samples, chatting about our process, sourcing, tasting notes, and helping people discover their new favorite chocolate. In quieter moments, you’ll learn the craft: tempering chocolate, decorating bars, making filled confections, and prepping cacao drinks.
What you’ll do:
Engage customers with product knowledge and samples
Set up and break down market booths and festival tents (waking up early and some moderate lifting)
Prepare and serve seasonal cacao beverages
Restock products biweekly from our Putnam Valley base
Learn craft chocolate-making techniques from a chocolatier
Requirements:
Must have a reliable vehicle (hatchback or SUV preferred) and clean driving record.
Preferred:
2+ years of experience in sales or customer engagement roles.
We’re looking for someone who:
Can maintain upbeat energy and stay organized for hours in busy, sometimes chaotic environments
Has steady hands and loves detail work (artists and creatives encouraged!)
Is excited about ethical, sustainable food systems
Has a reliable vehicle (hatchback or SUV preferred) and clean driving record
Is available most weekends during our main market seasons:
Fall: Sept–Mid Oct
Holidays: Nov–Dec
Spring: April–June (Summer off — chocolate melts in the heat!)
Pay & Perks:
$18-22/hr base + commission + travel/mileage reimbursement
(**2025 avg. commission added $6/hr to base pay)
Paid in cash
40% personal discount on all chocolate products at www.thirdbean.com
Pathway to chocolatier role for the right candidate
If you’re excited to educate locals about sustainable food systems, help move the chocolate industry toward a future free from slave and child labor — all while creating and serving delicious, healthy treats and gifts...send us your resume and a short note about why you’d be a great fit for our team.