Food Editor

This is a Freelance Job

ThePioneerWoman.com is looking for a freelance temporary food editor to join our food team. The senior food editor will work directly with the site's test kitchen director to steer recipe content for this fast-growing digital brand, with an eye for SEO and food trends. She or he will also help edit recipes and food explainers with precision and accuracy.

What you'll do:
• Research digital food trends relevant to TPW audience and pitch recipe ideas and food packages
• Write optimized SEO recipe intros, including recipe keywords and hyperlinks, and compelling heds and deks
• Edit recipes and SEO intros written by freelancers and other staff
• Enter recipes into TPW content management system with an eye for accuracy and detail
• Maintain and update project management documents and prepare test kitchen reports for digital team leaders
• Monitor recipe comments on ThePioneerWoman.com

Who you are:
• Bachelor's degree, preferably in English, creative writing, communications or business
• 5 to 7 years' experience in food media with a published portfolio of food writing (some digital experience preferred)
• Experience with recipe editing
• Experience using content management systems and managing spreadsheets
• Familiarity with recipe keyword research and search-engine optimization
• Demonstrated interest in digital food content and social media
• Strong writing skills (SEO intros, recipe headnotes and food explainers)
• Strong project management skills

Hearst Magazines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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