Associate Food Editor The Kitchn
- Date Posted October 15, 2021
- Location New York, NY
- Category Media
- Job type Full-Time
Apartment Therapy Media helps people live happily and healthily in their homes. Since Maxwell Ryan founded Apartment Therapy in 2004, it has become an award-winning authority of design inspiration and real-life home solutions while Kitchn has earned its place as the go-to resource for home cooks looking to plan and prep better meals for their families. Recently, we launched Cubby (CubbyAtHome.com) as the third property in our network, focusing on parenting and life with kids at home. Together, the three sites reach over 650 million people every month across all platforms and we have more than 125 people working from across the U.S. (and even internationally!), in addition to our sunny NYC office & studio.
The Kitchn is seeking a digital food editor and strategist to join the team as Associate Food Editor. This role is responsible for helping to grow the traffic and authority of Kitchn’s non-recipe service content — such as ingredient explainers, how-tos, technique education, and other non-recipe cooking resources — through creative, high-quality editorial and SEO expertise. The role works closely with the Senior Food Editor on Kitchn food editorial including conceiving, writing, editing, coordinating art, video production, and publication.
Accountabilities
- Help create and manage monthly and quarterly content calendars (both new and refreshed) to accomplish content strategy goals.
- Research, pitch, and write smart, engaging food content, including articles and roundups.
- Work with Senior Food Editor in the development and writing of new content and refreshing and optimizing of existing content.
- Work on special projects as needed.
- Work with Art and Video Teams to help produce stories with photography and videos.
- Monitor and respond to post performance to produce better pitches and content.
Experience & Skills
- 3-5 years digital editorial experience, with a focus on food
- Enthusiasm for and interest in food and cooking
- SEO experience and in interest in optimizing content for search
- Experience with digital content management systems such as Wordpress
- Skilled reporter and writer who enjoys interviewing sources and thoroughly researching articles
- A broad grasp of food content that goes beyond recipes to creative clever ways of inspiring and teaching a wide range of cooking audiences
- Strong, distinctive voice with an ability to write for Kitchn's audience
- Ability to balance multiple priorities and quickly adjust strategy and execution in the face of new information
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Preferable (although not required) tool experience:
- Web data sources such as Google Analytics, Parse.ly, and Search Console
- SEO research tools such as SEMRush or similar
- Asana task management tools and workflows
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Apartment Therapy Media is an equal opportunity employer that works to foster diversity and inclusion. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, gender identity, orientation, religion, parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.