Los Angeles Times · 6 hours ago
Assistant Editor, Cooking
The Los Angeles Times, 2300 E. Imperial Hwy, El Segundo, California, United States of America
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$97K/yr - $104K/yr
2+ years expThe Los Angeles Times is seeking a cooking editor and content creator to lead the development of cooking videos for latimes.com and social platforms. This role involves developing recipes, overseeing testing, and producing engaging cooking content to enhance the brand's presence in Southern California.
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Responsibilities
Plan, edit, test and write clear and interesting recipes that reflect a West Coast perspective for cooking stories to be published regularly, digitally and often for print
Be the primary on-camera face of L.A. Times Cooking
Pitch and produce cooking videos, working closely with editors and the L.A. Times’ video team
Oversee recipe testing in The Times Test Kitchen for quality control
Make sure that all recipes are written in L.A. Times style and accurately entered into the L.A. Times’ content management system
Help coordinate and organize guest chef, cookbook author and home cook appearances in The Times Test Kitchen and on location
Contribute to the Cooking newsletter
Work with photo, video and design teams as well as outside stylists to ensure that the food in our images entices readers to make our recipes
Make appearances in social media and L.A. Times videos as well as occasional local news segments, live cooking demos and classes plus other platforms to help L.A. Times Food connect with readers
Edit, revise and organize archived recipes as needed
Adhere to the company’s editorial ethics policies and guidelines and other company policies regarding employee conduct
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
At least two to three years of experience developing original recipes and testing recipes
Experience creating vertical video for social from start to finish
Experience being on-camera
Ability to stay organized while multitasking recipe testing with staff meetings; editing and/or writing; and maintaining editorial and creative workflows
Ability to meet deadlines with minimal supervision and obsessive attention to detail
Excellent communication skills and ability to work with multiple teams, including photo, design and video
Ability to write new recipes and edit recipes from other sources, including chefs, home cooks, cookbook writers and the L.A. Times archives
An understanding of audience data and analytics to help determine recipe selection, as well as an instinct for anticipating trends that might not show up in the data
Preferred
Experience in a professional test kitchen at a media company is a bonus
Company
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is the largest metropolitan daily newspaper in the country, with a daily readership of 1.2 million and 2.1 million on Sunday, more than 32 million unique latimes.com visitors monthly and a combined print and online local weekly audience of 4.4 million.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.25MKey Investors
Meta Journalism Project
2023-02-27Grant· $0.25M
2000-06-01Acquired
Leadership Team
Lee Fentress
EVP, Business Development
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