Company description Jikoni is a culinary creative studio in the Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles. We produce food video content for the digital media and provides a space to share and to create. We produce for both clients and ourselves, with the mission to highlight underrepresented voices and stories in food.  Job description

The Jikoni is looking for a test kitchen assistant with strong culinary skills who is also detail-oriented with a diverse culinary background. This is an opportunity to work and learn in a highly collaborative and growing business with a team that creates the food content for the digital media and provides a space to share and to create. This is a part-time hourly position with full time potential. 

 

The ideal candidate is a recipe enthusiast with a love for instructional home cooking and a deep passion for international cuisines. This candidate also has strong culinary skills in order to accurately and efficiently prep ingredients/mise en place, have an understanding on how to prepare all the food groups, and know the best places in Los Angeles for groceries and cooking equipment. You should be a natural in the kitchen, believe in the motto ‘clean as you go’, organized, detail-oriented, can work independently and collaboratively in a fast paced environment.

 

As a test kitchen assistant at Jikoni, you’ll get to:

• Format new recipe’s per our style-guide 
• Create shopping lists and pick up/order groceries for testing/shoots
• Prep for testing/shoot include mise en place & pulling cookware
• Support culinary team during testing and shoot days 
• Keep the pantry stocked and organized at all times
• Keep the test kitchen tidy at all times. Wash dishes after recipe testing/shoots 
• Keep track of receipts and culinary-related project expenses

REQUIREMENTS

• Be proactive, ready to jump in to help wherever needed
• Have great knife skills! Understand the best way to prepare different foods. Have the ability to cut accurately and in a timely manner
• Understand foundational cooking techniques
• Knowledgeable in international cuisines 
• Well rounded culinary knowledge in both savory and sweet
• Understanding of recipe structure, and good copy editing skills
• Microsoft excel & expense tracking

Compensation this position is : hourly, $15-20/hr Application instructions Deadlineno deadline