Associate Editor

Bon Appétit is the destination for food-obsessed audiences who live to eat. We deliver original, home-cook-friendly recipes; highlight techniques and products to improve or elevate everyday cooking; and offer restaurant and culture content that helps contextualize what’s happening right now in the world of food. Epicurious is the all-in-one platform for cooking inspiration and advice that helps home cooks at every level get dinner on the table. It is the brand that answers the question “What’s for dinner tonight?” and draws people in with trustworthy, myth-busting tips and techniques as well as the stories behind iconic dishes and expert shopping recommendations. Bon Appétit and Epicurious reach millions of home cooks and food lovers across Bonappetit.com and the magazine, Epicurious.com, the Epicurious app, the BA podcast, live events, video, newsletter, and social platforms.

Job Description

Location:

New York, NY

Associate Editor, Cooking – Bon Appétit and Epicurious

Bon Appétit is the destination for food-obsessed audiences who live to eat. We deliver original, home-cook-friendly recipes; highlight techniques and products to elevate everyday cooking; and offer restaurant and culture content that contextualizes what’s happening right now in the world of food. Epicurious is the all-in-one platform for cooking inspiration and advice that helps home cooks at every level.. Bon Appétit and Epicurious reach millions of home cooks and food lovers across Bonappetit.com and the magazine, Epicurious.com, our recipe app, the BA podcast, live events, video, newsletter, and social platforms.

The unit job description listed below includes job duties and responsibilities that are illustrative, not exhaustive, and is designed primarily to ensure proper classification for purposes of this Agreement. The parties acknowledge that the job description does not include every job duty and responsibility of the role, that the job description shall not restrict management’s right to assign new duties or responsibilities to the role, and that any duties or responsibilities listed in the job classification also may be performed by employees in other job classifications, at management’s discretion. The parties also acknowledge that employees in the role may be asked to perform certain operational tasks such as evaluating and/or meeting with candidates for open positions and/or assisting in the training or mentoring of colleagues.

Job Description:

Bon Appétit and Epicurious are seeking an Associate Editor to join the cooking team, reporting to the Director of Cooking. In this role, the Associate Editor will pitch, write, edit, and update articles, recipes, recipe galleries, newsletters, SEO-driven content, and more as assigned. They will be responsible for shepherding this content through its full lifecycle and across all relevant platforms. They will also be involved with project management on longer-lead packages and stories.

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Generating ideas for stories that fit our rubrics and align with editorial calendars, themes, and goals

• Writing and reporting content for cooking section and other sections as needed

• Assigning and editing articles, galleries, and other types of content for our digital platforms and the print magazine

• Leveraging our vast archive and various tools such as KW Finder, Google Trends, etc., for ideating, writing, and editing 

• Tracking and reviewing cookbooks with creator relationships and traffic/engagement-driving content in mind 

• Conceptualizing how recipes and stories might live across all editorial facets of the brand (digital, print, social, podcast, video, etc.), and contributing across platforms as needed

• Assist with project management on longer-lead columns, packages, and stories

• Strategically updating content for search optimization 

• Optimizing new and evergreen for different platforms (e.g. social, newsletter, print, etc.).

• Content production tasks as assigned, including using our CMS to build and package stories, editorial calendar data entry, and more.

• Participating in video, social video, and special events and projects as assigned

• Additional responsibilities as assigned

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong editorial judgment, writing, and reporting skills

• Extremely organized, detail-oriented, and able to adhere to tight deadlines 

• Data-driven ideator, writer, editor, and curator  

• Clear communicator; takes initiative to align with people across departments (Art, Photo, Test Kitchen, Social, Audience Development) and with freelancers/outside contributors

• Strong culinary knowledge and technique; professional cooking/baking experience not required but a plus 

• Knowledge of potential writers and story leads; proactive about identifying reliable sources and ensuring factual accuracy 

• Curious about and engaged with online culture and trends

• 3–5 years experience in journalism, writing, or related fields, preferably on an editorial team within food media

• Knowledge of digital CMSes, project management tools (e.g., AirTable), and K4

The expected base salary range for this position is from $70,000- $82,000. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to relevant skills, training, experience, and education.

This is a guild position.

What happens next?

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