POSITION

The Food Education Fund is looking for a dynamic, organized individual to help establish a food media program for the students of New York City's culinary-focused public high schools. The Food Media Program Manager will be leading the newly created Food Education Fund Food Media program as a part of the Food Education Fund in close partnership with the program team as well as the Executive Director.

In the spring of 2020, the students of FEF created Pass the Spatula Magazine (PTS) highlighting food pioneers of color. The first role of this position will be to lead the creation of the second issue of PTS this year focused on food justice and food insecurity and to be completed in June. Alongside the creation of PTS, the Food Media Program Lead will also lead the creation of the broader food media program for all FEF students starting in the summer of 2021 and continuing from there.

START DATE
As this is a brand-new program with a structure still in formation, we are open to the possibility of either a full-time position or a part-time, freelance position starting March 1, 2021.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Food Media Program will prepare students of Food Education Fund programs to break into the food media world, setting them up for leadership roles in the future. We envision this to be a multi-faceted program involving daily in-school food media classes, after school workshops and clubs, student-led projects, as well as a summer program. The program will incorporate various aspects of the food media world including but not limited to video production, food photography and styling, podcasting, and food writing. Program Lead will also be responsible for bringing in and maintaining relationships with outside food media partners including organizations like the Food Network, Buzzfeed Tasty, VICE Munchies, Bon Appetit, and more. 

Program Lead will be responsible for leading the creation of this brand new program alongside the Food Education Fund team, for leading the actual instruction of the program, and for creating a model that will be impactful, sustainable, and relevant for our students. 

In addition, this position will also be responsible for running the Food Education Fund social media accounts, incorporating students and alumni in the planning, outreach, and content creation as much as possible.

The above responsibilities represent a general overview of the anticipated responsibilities of this role but are subject to change based on the final structure of the program and the needs of the organization.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED

• Have a solid understanding of the current food media landscape and its various components and stay up to date on all food media news and developments
• Have excellent communications, writing, and editing skills
• Be highly organized, consistent, empathetic, and respectful when it comes to working with high school students from a variety of backgrounds
• Have knowledge of drivers of educational inequity and key issues that impact youth development 
• Be an excellent relationship builder and feel comfortable reaching out to third parties for help and assistance with the program
• Be fluent with or willing to learn about platforms including but not limited to the Adobe Creative Suite (in particular Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Premiere Pro), Google Meet, Mailchimp, Squarespace, and all social media outlets
• Be self-motivated
• Flexibility in working both independently and collaboratively
• Willingness to address emergent priorities in any capacity
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a team and to do a wide variety of tasks assigned

PREFERRED

• Bachelor's Degree (in related field preferred)
• Ideal candidate has nonprofit and/or education experience and is comfortable multitasking

• Ability to work with a variety of learning abilities 

BENEFITS

The Food Education Fund (FEF) offers all full-time employees a health insurance reimbursement plan. Please see the Executive Director for more information. 

WORK SCHEDULE

The Food Media Program Manager will be a full-time employee. The schedule of the Food Media Program Manager will be discussed with the Executive Director but will be around 40 hours per week Monday - Friday with a few possible weekend workdays required throughout the year. The Food Media Program Manager will manage their time effectively so as to ensure all tasks are completed during peak periods and that long-term projects are completed during non-peak periods. The Food Media Program Manager will be working remotely until schools are reopened, and then will be expected to be present in the schools every day that the schools are open except for days off and pre-approved work-from-home days in accordance with the personnel manual. 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Equity is a core value of the Food Education Fund, and we strive to have our hiring practices reflect this value. As such, FEF provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We are open to any and all feedback on how we can create a more equitable hiring process!