Senior Editor, Simply Recipes & Serious Eats
People Inc., New York, NY, United States
Job Title
Senior Editor, Simply Recipes & Serious Eats
Job Description Simply Recipes and Serious Eats are seeking a detail‑oriented, food‑loving Senior Editor to join our team. You will lead the editing, development, and publication of articles, recipes, and recipe roundups, and serve as the top editor on content prior to publication—ensuring accuracy, clarity, and high editorial standards across all content. You’ll collaborate with cross‑functional partners to pitch, assign, and edit stories, guiding them through the full production workflow.
This role is ideal for someone with experience creating and editing digital food content who brings strong culinary knowledge, sharp editorial judgment, and a rigorous, curious approach to research. The ideal candidate is self‑motivated, nimble, and passionate about producing engaging, trustworthy content for home cooks.
Hybrid 3x a week (in‑office) with up to 2 remote days.
Responsibilities
30%: Collaborate cross‑functionally with editorial, art, social, and email teams to develop and promote content.
30%: Top edit and approve content prior to publication, ensuring it meets brand voice, journalistic standards, and editorial quality benchmarks.
20%: Track content performance, audience trends, and competitors; use insights to inform pitches, assignments, and editorial strategy.
10%: Contribute to editorial planning and broader team goals.
10%: Recipe development and article writing, dependent on availability.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
5+ years of professional experience in editorial writing and editing, with a strong focus on food journalism or culinary content.
Culinary experience, including culinary school, professional cooking, and/or recipe editing and writing.
A passion for food and cooking, with an interest and drive to understand why and how things work on a technical level.
Strong writing, editing, and copyediting skills, with a rigorous journalistic foundation and experience refining content into its strongest, clearest form.
A knack for storytelling and for helping writers hone their voices.
Ability to assess creative quality and brand fit, and provide constructive feedback to writers and other editors.
Excellent research and fact‑checking skills, with a commitment to accuracy and evidence‑based content.
Exceptional organizational and project‑management skills; able to juggle multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment; values and establishes clear processes; strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Adaptable and collaborative approach to new projects and challenges.
Comfort with sharing ownership, giving and receiving feedback, and working within a team structure.
Strong understanding of brand voice and ability to create content that resonates with the Simply Recipes and Serious Eats audiences.
Able to apply data and insights to guide editorial decisions and strategy.
Strong communicator in a remote environment (Slack, Zoom).
Experience with CMS platforms (e.g., WordPress) and standard tools (Google Docs, Sheets, Slides).
Travel Required Approximate: 5%.
EEO Statement It is the policy of People Inc. to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailing hr@people.inc.
E-Verify The Company participates in the federal E‑Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E‑Verify program, please click here: https://www.e-verify.gov/employees
Pay Range New York: $75,000.00 – $90,000.00. The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of People Inc’s total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses, and short‑ and long‑term incentives.
Benefits People Inc. provides to employees (and their eligible family members) a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, unlimited paid time off (PTO), adoption or surrogate assistance, donation matching, tuition reimbursement, basic life insurance, basic accidental death & dismemberment, supplemental life insurance, supplemental accident insurance, commuter benefits, short‑term and long‑term disability, health savings and flexible spending accounts, family care benefits, a generous 401(k) savings plan with a company match program, 10–12 paid holidays annually, and generous paid parental leave (birthing and non‑birthing parents). Additional voluntary benefits include pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance.
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Job Description Simply Recipes and Serious Eats are seeking a detail‑oriented, food‑loving Senior Editor to join our team. You will lead the editing, development, and publication of articles, recipes, and recipe roundups, and serve as the top editor on content prior to publication—ensuring accuracy, clarity, and high editorial standards across all content. You’ll collaborate with cross‑functional partners to pitch, assign, and edit stories, guiding them through the full production workflow.
This role is ideal for someone with experience creating and editing digital food content who brings strong culinary knowledge, sharp editorial judgment, and a rigorous, curious approach to research. The ideal candidate is self‑motivated, nimble, and passionate about producing engaging, trustworthy content for home cooks.
Hybrid 3x a week (in‑office) with up to 2 remote days.
Responsibilities
30%: Collaborate cross‑functionally with editorial, art, social, and email teams to develop and promote content.
30%: Top edit and approve content prior to publication, ensuring it meets brand voice, journalistic standards, and editorial quality benchmarks.
20%: Track content performance, audience trends, and competitors; use insights to inform pitches, assignments, and editorial strategy.
10%: Contribute to editorial planning and broader team goals.
10%: Recipe development and article writing, dependent on availability.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
5+ years of professional experience in editorial writing and editing, with a strong focus on food journalism or culinary content.
Culinary experience, including culinary school, professional cooking, and/or recipe editing and writing.
A passion for food and cooking, with an interest and drive to understand why and how things work on a technical level.
Strong writing, editing, and copyediting skills, with a rigorous journalistic foundation and experience refining content into its strongest, clearest form.
A knack for storytelling and for helping writers hone their voices.
Ability to assess creative quality and brand fit, and provide constructive feedback to writers and other editors.
Excellent research and fact‑checking skills, with a commitment to accuracy and evidence‑based content.
Exceptional organizational and project‑management skills; able to juggle multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment; values and establishes clear processes; strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Adaptable and collaborative approach to new projects and challenges.
Comfort with sharing ownership, giving and receiving feedback, and working within a team structure.
Strong understanding of brand voice and ability to create content that resonates with the Simply Recipes and Serious Eats audiences.
Able to apply data and insights to guide editorial decisions and strategy.
Strong communicator in a remote environment (Slack, Zoom).
Experience with CMS platforms (e.g., WordPress) and standard tools (Google Docs, Sheets, Slides).
Travel Required Approximate: 5%.
EEO Statement It is the policy of People Inc. to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailing hr@people.inc.
E-Verify The Company participates in the federal E‑Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E‑Verify program, please click here: https://www.e-verify.gov/employees
Pay Range New York: $75,000.00 – $90,000.00. The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of People Inc’s total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses, and short‑ and long‑term incentives.
Benefits People Inc. provides to employees (and their eligible family members) a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, unlimited paid time off (PTO), adoption or surrogate assistance, donation matching, tuition reimbursement, basic life insurance, basic accidental death & dismemberment, supplemental life insurance, supplemental accident insurance, commuter benefits, short‑term and long‑term disability, health savings and flexible spending accounts, family care benefits, a generous 401(k) savings plan with a company match program, 10–12 paid holidays annually, and generous paid parental leave (birthing and non‑birthing parents). Additional voluntary benefits include pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance.
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