Job Description
Bon Appétit is the destination for food-obsessed audiences who live to eat. We deliver original, home-cook-friendly recipes; highlight techniques and products to improve or elevate everyday cooking; and offer restaurant and culture content that helps contextualize what’s happening right now in the world of food. Epicurious is the all-in-one platform for cooking inspiration and advice that helps home cooks at every level get dinner on the table. It is the brand that answers the question “What’s for dinner tonight?” and draws people in with trustworthy, myth-busting tips and techniques as well as the stories behind iconic dishes and expert shopping recommendations. Bon Appétit and Epicurious reach millions of home cooks and food lovers across Bonappetit.com and the magazine, Epicurious.com, the Epicurious app, the BA podcast, live events, video, newsletter, and social platforms.
Location: NewYork, NY
Senior Editor, Restaurants – Bon Appétit
BonAppétit seeks a senior editor to oversee our dining coverage. This role, in collaboration with brand leadership, will be responsible for running and executing the content strategy for our restaurants vertical. The ideal candidate is someone with strong editorial judgment who can produce timely, insightful content and commentary on the restaurant landscape, while managing from planning to production a robust content operation that includes social, newsletters, video, and print. They should be well-connected to the food and beverage industry, with a diverse cohort of nationwide sources. In this collaborative role, the Senior Restaurants Editor will create editorial content plans, packages, and columns informed by dining trends and strategic insights. They will have a dedicated column, oversee dining features and packages from staff and contributors, and lead our Best New Restaurants tentpole. This role reports to the Executive Editor, is based in NewYorkCity, and is in-office four days a week.
Primary Responsibilities
Lead the restaurants content vertical, including setting and executing on content strategy in collaboration with brand leadership; managing the editorial direction of projects and events, such as Best New Restaurants; and assigning and editing a coverage beat for all platforms, including premium content, regular columns, packages of recurring content that add up to larger tentpoles, SEO-driven content refreshes, and more.
Manage restaurant content for newsletters and other subscription products in concert with edit leadership, audience development, and consumer marketing.
Cultivate relationships with and manage a diverse cohort of writers and editors.
Collaborate with stakeholders across the brand and other CondéNast departments on content execution, including editors, the creative team, the Test Kitchen, audience development, social media, video, and more.
Manage a robust content pipeline, enforce deadlines and workflows, and ensure the edit calendar has sufficient, appointment-style restaurants coverage that will meet brand KPIs.
Collaborate with edit leadership on long-term brand strategic planning and major initiatives.
Write stories across platforms and content areas, as assigned.
Participate in video, social video, podcasts, and special events, as assigned.
Represent the brands in media and public appearances as necessary.
Requirements
10+ years writing, editing, and producing content at a major digital-first publication.
Experience producing content with a focus on restaurants within a multiplatform editorial strategy, including digital, newsletters, video, events, print, and more.
Significant management experience, including guiding the work, growth, and performance of others, while meeting deadlines and key objectives.
Demonstrated mastery of cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management.
Highly organized, able to juggle multiple projects, detail-oriented, and passionate about the sacredness of deadlines (but also comfortable with adapting as needed).
A crystal clear understanding of how to execute on KPIs, both for subscriptions and traffic.
Expert-level editorial judgment, writing, and editing skills, and the ability to offer perspective and insight that maintains brand voice and vision.
Familiarity and comfort using analytics tools such as Parse.ly, Google Analytics, and Looker.
Experience with digital CMSs and editorial calendar management systems (e.g., Airtable). Experience with Adobe InCopy/K4 and newsletter-production platforms (e.g., Sailthru, Letterhead, Iterable) is a plus.
Deep proficiency with SEO/catalog update best practices.
A passion for food and drink.
Comfort with, and interest, in appearing on video, audio, and at live events.
The expected base salary range for this position is from $92,500 - $140,000. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to relevant skills, training, experience, and education.
This is a guild position.
What happens next?
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.
CondéNast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.
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In Summary: The Senior Restaurants Editor will be responsible for running and executing the content strategy for our restaurants vertical . The ideal candidate is someone with strong editorial judgment who can produce timely, insightful content and commentary on the restaurant landscape . The role reports to the Executive Editor, is based in New York City, and is in-office four days a week .
En Español:
Descripción del trabajo Bon Appétit es el destino para las audiencias obsesionadas con la comida que viven a comer. Entrega recetas originales, amigables para cocinar en casa; destaca técnicas y productos para mejorar o elevar la cocina cotidiana; y ofrece contenido de restaurantes y cultura que ayuda a contextualizar lo que está sucediendo ahora mismo en el mundo de la comida. Epicurious es la plataforma completa para inspiración y asesoramiento culinario que ayuda al cocinero doméstico de todos los niveles a conseguir una cena sobre la mesa. Es la marca que responde a la pregunta ¿Qué hay para cenar esta noche? y a la gente con consejos y técnicas fiables, según mitos bétas así como las historias de platos icónicos y recomendaciones de compra. Deben estar bien conectados con la industria de alimentos y bebidas, con una variada cohorte de fuentes a nivel nacional. En este papel colaborativo, el Editor Senior Restaurants creará planes de contenido editorial, paquetes y columnas informadas por las tendencias gastronómicas e información estratégica. Tendrán una columna dedicada, supervisarán características y paquetes gastronômicos del personal y los contribuyentes, y liderarán nuestro Best New Restaurant tentpole. Esta función reporta al Editor Ejecutivo, tiene su sede en NewYorkCity y está en la oficina cuatro días a la semana. Primary Responsibilities Lidera el contenido de los restaurantes verticalmente, incluyendo establecer y ejecutar una estrategia de contenidos en colaboración con el liderazgo de la marca; gestionar la dirección editorial de proyectos y eventos, como Best New Restaurants; asignar y editar un ritmo claro para todas las plataformas, incluido contenido premium, columnas regulares, paquetes de contenido recurrente que se adaptan a tiendas más grandes, actualizaciones de contenido impulsadas por SEO, etc. Gestionar el contenido del restaurante para boletines y otros productos de suscripción en concordancia con las etiquetas, desarrollo de audiencias y marketing. Cultivar relaciones y administrar una variada cohorte de escritores y eventos. Colaborar con partes interesadas de toda la marca y otros departamentos de Editorial CondéNast KPI también ofrece habilidades específicas sobre cómo desarrollar y manejar los principales procesos de redacción de contenido, pero también tener conocimientos básicos (completabilidad, creatividad, calidad de trabajo, capacidad de producción y gestión de contenido), así como crear nuevos medios digitales e imprentables, además de trabajar en línea alta definición, escribir y hacer llegar a los objetivos necesarios a través de las líneas directrices de comunicación, tiempo completo y la redigencia de mensajería de prensa, así como la creación de noticias, la administración de información y la edición de imágenes, y la participación, mientras que sea capaz de mantenerse a cabo con una mayor cantidad de los clientes potencialidad en las tareas sociales y la experiencia en términos generales. La experiencia con Adobe InCopy/K4 y las plataformas de producción de boletines (por ejemplo, Sailthru, Letterhead, Iterable) es una ventaja. Proficiencia profunda en las mejores prácticas de actualización del SEO / catálogo. Una pasión por la comida y la bebida. Comodidad e interés en aparecer en video, audio y eventos en vivo. El rango salarial básico esperado para este puesto es de $ 92,500 - $ 140,000. Las ofertas salariales se basan en una amplia gama de factores que incluyen pero no están limitadas a habilidades relevantes, capacitación, experiencia y educación.