Thinking Food Jobs, April 19, 2024
Hello Readers,
This week I am highlighting positions in the growing landscape of food hubs. Food hubs are facilities that provide a bridge between food producers and consumers by aggregating, distributing, and marketing regional food products. They assist small farmers with access to markets and help institutions, restaurants and small scale retailers gain access to locally produced foods. Its a win-win! Some food hubs also function as business incubators, supporting the growth of other small-scale food enterprises, while others provide food-related education and support to the communities they serve. Here is a sampling of the range of job opportunities you may find:
Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Food Hub, Common Market, Philadelphia, PA, salary: $105,000 - $125,000
Food Hub Coordinator, Refugee Enterprise & Agriculture Program, Catholic Social Services, Anchorage, AK, salary: (not stated)
Food Hub Outside Sales Specialist, Food Connects, Brattleboro, VT, salary: $22/hour
Culinary Production Manager, Dreaming Out Loud, Washington DC, salary: $70,000 - $75,000
Sales and Procurement Specialist, East Denver Food Hub, Denver CO, salary: $55,000 - $60,000
Virtual Market Manager, Coastal Foodshed, Inc., New Bedford, MA, salary: $50,000
Now, on to the rest of list. Please note that all positions are for fulltime work unless noted otherwise. A selection of internships is at the bottom of the page.
Account Coordinator: Wine and Spirits, Hunter, New York, NY (hybrid), salary: $23 - $25/hour
Account Manager, Forever Cheese, New York, NY, salary: $80,000 - $105,000
Administrative Assistant, Biodynamic Demeter Alliance, remote, salary: $21 - $25/hour
Administrative Assistant, Flagstaff Family Food Center, Flagstaff, AZ, part-time, salary: $45,000 - $47,000
Assistant for Executive Operations, Share Our Strength, Washington, DC, salary: $60,000 - $64,000
Category Manager, Harmless Harvest, Oakland, CA, salary: $120,000 - $140,000
Chief Operations Officer, Food Bank of Alaska, Anchorage, AK, salary: $90,000 – $110,000
Community Meals Coordinator, Amherst Survival Center, Amherst, MA, salary: $52,500 - $57,500
Content Writer, Webstaurant Store, remote, salary: (not stated)
Culinary Systems Analyst, West Region, SSP America, remote, salary: $70,000 - $76,000
Customer Service Specialist, Culinary Collective, Mukilteo, WA, salary: $24-$26/hr
Development & Communications Manager, Tennessee Local Food, part-time, remote + travel for meetings, salary: $20-25/hour
Director of Research, Savanna Institute, Remote, salary: $90,000 - $110,000
Director of Food Distribution Programs, San Antonio Food Bank, San Antonio, TX, salary: $70,000 - $90,000.
Director of Food Justice, Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County, Lancaster, PA, salary: $60,000
Director of Policy and Research Strategy, Psychology of Eating and Consumer Health (PEACH) Lab at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (hybrid), salary: $74,476 - $110,000
Director of Prospect Research and Management, FoodCorps, remote, salary: $87,000 - $108,000
Equity, Access, and Belonging Manager, Alameda County Community Food Bank, Oakland, CA (hybrid), salary: $89,544
Event Producer, Attitude on Food, Omaha, NE, salary: (not stated)
Every Action Consultant, Center for Food Safety, remote, part-time, contract, salary: $50 - $100/hour
Executive Coordinator, FoodCorps, remote, salary: $65,000 ‒ $79,000
Executive Director, Edible Schoolyard NYC, New York, NY, salary: $170,000 - $200,000
Farm Education Manager, Harlem Grown, New York, NY, salary: $65,000 - $75,000
Farm to Plate Network Manager, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, Montpelier, VT (hybrid), salary: $63,000 – $66,000
Food and Nutrition Compliance Reviewer, Peak Performers, Austin, TX, salary: $40.00/hour
Food Editor, Grey Dog Media, West Des Moines, IA, salary: (not stated)
Food Editor/Recipe Content Manager, Baldwin Publishing, Health eCooking test kitchen, Washington Crossing, PA, salary: (not stated)
Food Pantry Manager, Homies Organizing the Mission to Empower Youth, San Francisco, CA , salary: $76,200 - $81,000
Food Photographer/Food Stylist, Baldwin Publishing, Washington Crossing, PA, freelance, salary: (not stated)
Food Recovery Agency Relations Coordinator, Food Forward, remote in California, salary: $22 - $24/hour
Food Security and Climate Change Advisor, Famine Early Warning Systems Network, Tetra Tech International Development, remote, salary: (not stated)
Food Waste Campaign Associate, PIRG, Chicago, IL (hybrid) , salary: $33,000
Freelance Food and Dining Feature Writer, Static Media, Tasting Table, freelance, remote, salary: (not stated)
Giving Coordinator, Food Lifeline, Seattle, WA, salary: $65,000 - 68,000
Gleaning Coordinator, Boston Area Gleaners, Acton, MA, fulltime, seasonal – May through December, salary: $21 -23/hour
Grants Manager, Newman's Own Foundation, Westport, CT (hybrid), salary: (not stated)
Lead Chef and Food Systems Manager, Cosanti Foundation , Mayer, AZ, salary: $40,000 - $50,000, with housing provided
Local Foods Purchase Agreement Coordinator, California Association of Food Banks, Oakland, CA, salary: $27.07- $36.62 /hour
Manager of Show Experience and Development, Museum of Ice Cream, Los Angeles, CA, salary: $100,000- $120,000
Manager, Community Health Programs Development, Vermont Foodbank, Barre, VT (hybrid), salary: 28.61/hour
Marketing Coordinator, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, Goleta, CA, salary: $24/hr - $27.88/hr
Marketing, Sales and Event Coordinator, Columbia Cheese & Cheesemongers Guild, Long Island City, NY, salary: (not stated)
Measurement, Planning, and Analysis Manager , Share Our Strength, Washington, DC or remote, salary: $65,000 - $75,000
Next Wave Food and Agriculture Fellow, Natural Resources Defense Council, remote, two year term, salary: $87,000 - $96,000.
Operations Manager, Real Good Kitchen, Knoxville, TN, salary: $36,000 annually for 32 hours per week
Partnership Development Director, Food & Agriculture Sustainability Markets, Farm Journal, remote, salary: $140,000 - $160,000
Photographer, Grey Dog Media, West Des Moines, IA, salary: (not stated)
Principal Research Associate - Food and Nutrition, Westat, remote, salary: (not stated)
Program Coordinator for Youth Culinary Job Training, Sprouts Chef Training, San Francisco, CA (hybrid), salary: $32/hour
Program Executive, Food Access, YMCA of Greater Seattle, Seattle, WA, salary: $87,360
Program Manager, Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, Tucson, AZ, salary: $48,566 - $66,779
Program Manager, Culinary Medicine, UWHealth, Madison, WI, salary: $68,800 - $103,000
Program Manager, SNAP/SEBT, Share Our Strength, Washington, DC (hybrid), salary: $65,000 - $75,000
Recipe Technician, Crumbl Cookies, Lindon, UT, salary: (not stated)
Registered Dietician for Recipe Website, Baldwin Publishing, remote, salary: (not stated)
Research Agricultural Economist, USDA Economic Research Service, remote, salary: $143,736 - $186,854
Research Analyst, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, salary: (not stated)
Research and Extension Associate for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems, Kentucky State University, School of Agriculture, Communities, Environment, and the Sciences, Frankfort, KY, salary: (not stated)
Senior Associate, Equity and Community Partnerships, Natural Resources Defense Council, Chicago, Washington D.C. or New York, salary: $87,000 to $96,000
Senior Manager, State Campaigns, Share Our Strength, Washington, DC (hybrid), salary: $81,000-$88,000
Senior Program Associate, Project Bread, Boston, MA (hybrid), salary: $63,000 - $66,000
Senior Program Officer, Agriculture, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, salary: $181,000 - $271,800
Senior Vice President: Food and Beverage, Hunter, New York, NY (hybrid), salary: $150,000 - $200,000
Shopper Marketing Associate, Once Upon a Farm, remote, salary: $60,000- $70,000
SNAP Coordinator, Center for Urban Families, Baltimore, MD (hybrid), salary: (not stated)
Social Media Manager, bread & Butter, Los Angeles, CA, salary: $65,000 - $80,000
Southwest Regional Food Business Center State Coordinator, Local First Arizona, Phoenix, AZ (hybrid), salary: (not stated)
Staff Writer, Kitchen, NYT Wirecutter, New York, NY, salary: $71,000.00 - $82,000
Sustainability Specialist - Human Rights, Aldi, Aurora, IL (hybrid), salary: (not stated)
Technical Assistance Program Administrator, Northeast Sustainable Agricultural Research and Education, working in Vermont or remote, salary: $60,000 - $71,000
US Agriculture and Food Security Equity and Evaluation Specialist, Abt Global, remote, salary: (not stated)
Wholesale Sales Coordinator, Mandela Partners, Oakland, CA (hybrid), salary: $66,000 - $72,000
Internships:
Editorial Intern, Food, Dotdash Meredith, PEOPLE Magazine, New York, NY, salary: $20/hour
Graduate Research Intern, Feeding America, Chicago, IL, part-time, 24 hours per week, salary: $17 - $18/hour
Product Development Intern, Once Upon a Farm, remote, salary: $22/hour
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-Barbara Rotger