Company description
Founded in 2001 and developed into an independently owned media company in 2004, AT Media helps people
make their homes healthy, beautiful, and organized. We connect our audience to a wealth of resources, ideas, and community through our family of brands: Apartment Therapy, The Kitchn, Cubby, and Dorm Therapy.
Apartment Therapy serves as a top source for design inspiration, real-life solutions, and an inside look
at how people live. In 2005, we launched The Kitchn to provide recipes, how-tos, and even more inspiration
in one of our favorite rooms of the home. In 2020, we launched Cubby to give parents ideas for life at
home with kids, and in 2023 we launched Dorm Therapy to help college students feel at home at school.
Job description
Apartment Therapy was originally launched in 2001 by interior designer Maxwell Ryan (nicknamed “The Apartment Therapist”) as a weekly newsletter for clients. We officially became an independently-owned company in 2004, and since then Apartment Therapy Media has grown to become the only media group dedicated to life at home. We are committed to teaching our audience real-life solutions by giving them tools to create happy, healthy homes through our award-winning brands: Apartment Therapy, The Kitchn, Cubby, and Dorm Therapy. Together, our portfolio engages a monthly audience of 47 million users across platforms, while our dedicated team of over 140 professionals collaborates from our sunny New York City office and locations across the U.S. and around the globe.
The Kitchn is looking for an Associate Groceries Editor to join our team. We are seeking an organized, passionate, and data-driven individual with extensive knowledge of groceries and grocery retailers. Under the guidance of the Senior Groceries Editor, this role will be an essential support for the growth of The Kitchn’s groceries coverage.
The Associate Groceries Editor will pitch, write, and refresh a large volume of content, including trending stories with traffic potential and highly optimized SEO stories. This role is also responsible for producing Grocery Spotter, one of The Kitchn’s franchises.
A love of food, deep curiosity and passion for grocery products, and an eye on trends are all musts for this role. The Associate Groceries Editor should have strong writing and reporting skills, with an approachable voice for the home cook, and be able to juggle priorities under tight deadlines, all with attention to detail. The ideal candidate will have a positive attitude and upbeat spirit, and be a team player.
As Associate Groceries Editor, this person will collaborate closely with The Kitchn editors, as well as the SEO and growth teams.
Responsibilities:
- Pitch and produce minimum 10 pieces of new content every week
- Refresh archive content related but not limited to product reviews, love letters, shopping tips, budget advice, and industry news for the home cook
- Refresh archive groceries content, collaborating closely with SEO teams to develop a deep understanding of best practices for SEO optimization and editorial standards
- Help review and edit archive content for accuracy and voice
- Assign and edit the bimonthly Grocery Diaries stories
- Contribute ideas to team brainstorms and pitch sessions
- Closely monitor story performance and analytics and track traffic trends using Parse.ly, and pitch new story ideas based on these trends
- Test and look for ways to expand grocery and retailer coverage to better serve home cooks and stand out from other publishers
Requirements:
- 3-5 years experience in food digital media and/or publishing
- Strong writing skills and ability to speak to the home cook like a friend
- Top-notch organizational, problem-solving, and time management skills
- A team player with a desire to collaborate across teams
- Ability to balance multiple priorities and to quickly shift in in the face of new information and under tight deadlines
- A love of grocery stores and products
- An astute awareness of internet trends and the cultural zeitgeist, especially as it relates to food and cooking
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work within technical systems/content management systems (CMS)
- Passion for groceries, food, and cooking
Salary Range: $70,000 - 75,000 annually
The above represents the expected salary range for this role. Ultimately, compensation is determined by level of experience, location, and other job-related factors.
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.
Compensation
this position is: salaried, 50k-75k
Application instructions
This job expired on July 13, 2024
Deadline
no deadline