Online Writer / Editorial Producer - Food & Cooking

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Food & Cooking Online Writer / Editorial Producer

 

Cooking.com offers opportunities for growth and a dynamic work environment.  25% of our employees were promoted in 2007! 

 

Are you ready to move from traditional writer and editor to being a shaper of our new site; taking charge of editorial operations and becoming deeply involved in production and community efforts?

 

Cooking.com provides a competitive compensation package that includes strong benefit options.  Full-time employees are eligible for immediate health coverage, 15 days of paid time off, 12 paid holidays, company-paid life and disability insurance, health club discounts, flexible spending program, 401(k) plan, paid parking, discount on Cooking.com merchandise, and other perks:35% employee discount at Cooking.com (45% during November)Free standard shipping for employee purchases (5 per year)Free quarterly car washEight free movie tickets per calendar year$20 birthday gift cardCarpool subsidyAnd more!

 

Duties:Assign, write and edit recipe-based articles, create menus, write blurbs, captions, intros, incidental text, newsletters, and possibly write or edit blogs and other user-contributed content; possibly develop and manage multimedia contributions, including videoCreate and maintain editorial calendar; work with content team to develop editorial themes; communicate editorial plans throughout companyImplement and maintain top-notch copy standards; copyedit all textDevelop, negotiate and manage content partner relationships; work with outside companies and individuals to expand content offeringWork with content team to integrate editorial in community and shopping areas of site and to devise sales-supporting initiativesCreate editorial events to energize and attract audience and advertisers; work with ad sales, marketing and other departments to maximize event promotion and revenue potentialContribute to product development and possibly (depending on candidate) write documentation, including treatments, wireframes and functional specifications; possible project management & QA of new site featuresAnalyze content statistics/performance and implement functional and reporting improvementsWith Community Manager, manage, organize and champion member-contributed content; interact with customer service; develop help and FAQ services; detect and solve member and interface problemsSpecial projects as assigned

 

Requirements:Three years in related field / workDemonstrated skill as writer, editor, copyeditor and problem-solverExtensive online familiarity / experience requiredExceptional recipe, food, cooking and/or culinary experience requiredBachelor's degree preferredOnline production / project management skills a plusVideo skill / production experience a plusDevelopment or use of Social Network services a plusComputer knowledge: Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Photoshop, minimal to moderate HTML

 

TO APPLY EMAIL RESUME TO:

jobs@cooking.com

with EDITORIAL PRODUCER, in the subject line

 

Founded in 1998 and located in Santa Monica, CA, with 110 employees cooking.com, is the leading online marketplace for the kitchen, and now operates five uniquely branded websites:

www.Cooking.com

www.FoodNetworkStore.com

www.StarbucksStore.com

www.PillsburyStore.com

www.BettyCrockerStore.com

 

Cooking.com offers its customers more than 90,000 products for the kitchen as well as recipes, menus, articles and a growing library of user-generated cooking content and online tools.

 

We have a dedicated team filled with passion and drive to be the leading Internet marketplace for the kitchen while creating a dynamic, fun work environment.

 

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TO APPLY EMAIL RESUME TO:

jobs@cooking.com

with EDITORIAL PRODUCER, in the subject line