We are searching for a self-starting, fast-working editor/writer who has great writing and line editing skills, experience working in new media, and a passion for creating engaging content around food, recipes, cooking methods, how-to’s, cookbooks, and seasonal trends. An obsession with the food world is a given, and enthusiasm for the fast-paced environment of online media is key.

Responsibilities Include:
Overseeing and shaping The Daily Meal’s Cook Channel and all its sections.

Posting at least five cooking-related and other appropriate stories and/or slideshows daily, either written by the editor or sourced from freelance contributors

Regularly updating the Cook Channel page and all associated section pages

Managing the Recipe Editor

Generating ideas and shopping lists for 10 weekly “Quick Eats” videos of less than 1 minute each and functioning as on-camera “hands” for them

Additional Responsibilities:
— Managing the channel story calendar

— Recruiting and managing full-content RSS feeds pertinent to the channel

— Assigning, editing, and managing freelance contributors

— Working with the social and audience development teams to help promote

channel content

— Discovering and resolving any technical issues with help of dev team

— Working with the photo editor to maintain high quality of images and overall look of the channel

— Programming a twice-weekly Cook Channel newsletter and a daily Recipe of the Day newsletter

— Monitoring Google Analytics to track the channel’s performance, make sure that the analytics are being reported properly, and to be aware of what stories are doing particularly well for the Cook channel on the site and on syndication partners’ sites

— Fielding questions and comments that come to the Cook Editor email address Qualifications

— PLEASE NOTE: Culinary school and/or professional restaurant experience essential

— Undergraduate or graduate degree

— Experience in writing and editing for online media

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.