Deputy Editor, Food Network Magazine and The Pioneer Woman Magazine

Job Description

Your impact:
Food Network Magazine, America's best-selling food magazine, is looking for a deputy editor and packaging whiz to create fun, engaging features on star chefs, amazing kitchens, home trends, crafts, and more. The deputy editor will take stories from start to finish, working with Food Network talent and other contributors, then coordinate shoots with the photo department and planning layouts with designers. This editor should be an ideas machine who can dream up creative features for every section of the magazine (and occasionally for our sister publication, The Pioneer Woman Magazine). Culinary training is not required-but a love of food definitely is! Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in English, journalism, or a related field and at least seven years of post-grad experience at a consumer food or lifestyle magazine.

Please note: For consideration, resumes must be submitted in PDF format
with a cover letter, salary requirements, and a link to a portfolio of work.

What you'll do:
• Conceive, package, and write or edit home and lifestyle stories for all sections of Food Network Magazine and The Pioneer Woman Magazine
• Develop relationships with Food Network talent and their representatives
• Guide junior editors on story development, editing, and writing
• Create long-term plans for FN talent features
• Build and maintain a group of reliable freelance contributors
• Build and maintain relationships with food-industry publicists, cookbook publishers, and other contacts
• Write engaging display copy
• Represent the brands on occasional ad sales calls

Who you are:
• You have 7 to 9 years of professional, post-grad experience writing and editing print and/or digital content for a consumer lifestyle or food or magazine
• Excellent at brainstorming and generating creative, relevant story ideas
• Pro at packaging and writing home, food, and lifestyle features
• Deep knowledge of home, food, and lifestyle trends
• Adept at working in a fast-paced environment and juggling multiple assignments
• Culinary experience not required, but a love of food definitely is
• Have a bachelor's degree in English, journalism, or a related field

As part of its continued efforts to maintain a safe workplace for employees,
Hearst Magazines requires that all employees who receive a written offer of
employment be fully vaccinated (as defined by the CDC) against the
coronavirus by the first day of employment as a condition of employment, to
the extent permitted by applicable law. Hearst Magazines will consider
requests for reasonable accommodations on an individual basis in
accordance with applicable legal requirements.

#LI-MF1

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-roj1e1-18-222-22-244-42 in your application.