Thinking Food Jobs, February 7, 2025
I am highlighting some early career development opportunities this week:
For those with an interest in food media, Dotdash Meredith (publisher of Allrecipes, Food & Wine, Southern Living and more) is taking applications for a range of fellowships and internships. The nine week Internships are for college students who will be juniors or seniors in fall 2025. Fellowships are geared toward recently college grads and run from June 2025 to May 2026. Scroll all the way to the bottom to see the list.
FoodCorps prepares Members for lifelong careers of impact as food educators, school nutrition leaders, and policy influencers. Applications for their Membership Program are open now, for the year starting in August 2025 through July 2026. Members receive a living stipend, relocation support and health insurance, are eligible for an education award upon completing the program. Applicants must have a high school diploma and be at least18 years old.
With a week of vacation behind me, I have an extra-long list for you today. If you are reading this post as an email you may need to click through to the web to see the whole list.
Account Executive, Taste the Local Difference, remote with travel, salary: $60,000 - $64,000
After School Food Program Reviewer, Boston Public Schools, Boston, MA, salary: $50/hour
Associate Director, Lifecycle Marketing - MyRecipes, Dotdash Meredith, New York, NY, hybrid, salary: $135,000 - $150,000
Associate Director, Federal Government Relations, Share Our Strength, Washington, DC, hybrid , salary: $100,000 - $110,000
Basic Needs Food Programs Supervisor, UC Davis, Davis, CA, salary: $67,700 - $120.500
Bilingual (Spanish) Business Development Representative, Toast, remote, salary: $63,000—$101,000
Business Development Manager, Fooda, Boston, MA, hybrid, salary: $90,000 - $110,000
Chef Educator NYC, The Sylvia Center, New York, NY, hybrid, salary: $22 - $27/hour admin rate; $41 - $47/hour class rate
Chief Program Officer, Hot Bread Kitchen, New York, NY, salary: $170,000 - $180,000
Climate Director, Food System Innovations, remote, salary: $125,000 - $150,000
Commercial Manager, US East, Marine Stewardship Council, Washington, DC, hybrid , salary: $75,000 - $100,000
Communications & Community Engagement Administrator, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, Beverly, MA, salary: $53,400 - $66,750
Communications & Special Projects Manager, Hunger Free New Jersey, Center for Food Action in NJ, remote in New Jersey, salary: $28 - $30/hour
Communications and Community Engagement Administrator, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, Beverly, MA, salary: $53,400 - $66,750
Community Connections Supervisor, Family Works, Seattle, WA, salary: $75,000-$80,000
Community Projects Manager, New Britain Roots, New Britain, CT, salary: $46,890
Conversation Dinner Coordinator, Union Sportsmen's Alliance, remote with travel, salary: (not stated)
Cooking School Instructor, Yavapai College, Sedona, AZ, part-time, salary: $35/hour
Copy Editor and Fact Checker, Food and Wine, Dotdash Meredith, remote, part-time, salary: $25/hour
Culinary Content Creator, V&V Supremo Foods, Chicago, IL, salary: $85,000 - $90,000
Culinary Education Program Coordinator, Culinary Artistas, San Francisco, CA, part-time, salary: $24–$28/hour
Culinary Host, Wldest Kitchen Tour, Icy Strait Point, Hoonah, Alaska, salary: $18/hour
Culinary Workshop Instructor, Framingham State University, Stalker Institute of Food and Nutrition, remote in Massachusetts, salary: $70 - $75/hour
Culture & Travel Specialist, Artisans of Leisure, New York, NY, salary: $70,000
Deputy Director, Food Literacy Center, Sacramento, CA, salary: $105,000 – $130,000
Developmental Editor, Allrecipes, Dotdash Meredith, remote, part-time, salary: $28 - $30/hour
Digital Content Creator, Food and Travel, Sinclair Inc., Portland, OR (or other US locations, hybrid), salary: (not stated)
Director of Development, Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance, remote, salary: $90,000 - $110,000
Director of Innovation, Montco Anti-Hunger Network, Lansdale, PA, salary: $48,000 - $51,000
Director, Communications, Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, Oakland, CA,, salary: $125,000 - $145,000
Drinks Assistant, Food and Wine, Dotdash Meredith, New York, NY, part-time, salary: $20/hour
Education Manager, Common Ground Farm, Wappingers Falls, NY, salary: $22 - $24/hour
Enterprise Director, Center for an Agricultural Economy, Hardwick, VT, salary: $80,000- $85,000
Executive Director, Farmer Foodshare, Durhan, NC, salary: $90,000 - $100,000
Farm to School Manager, Boston Publi Schools, Boston, MA, salary: (not stated)
Farm-to-Institution Chef Educator, Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, New York, NY, salary: $65,000 - $70,000
Food & Dining Reporter, The Herald Journal, Gannett, Spartanburg, SC, salary: (not stated)
Food Access Program Coordinator, Freshfarm, Washington, DC, salary: $53,000-$60,000.
Food Center Operations Manager, Kinship Community Food Center, Milwaukee, WI, salary: $48,000 – $58,000
Food Education FoodCorps Member, FoodCorps, multiple locations, salary: living stipend plus education award upon completion of term
Food Image Collectors, Datavio, remote, part-time, salary: (not stated)
Food Security/Outreach Manager, NW region, Family Resource Center Association, NW region, Colorado, salary: $50,000 - $58,000
Food Stylist, Dotdash Meredith, Des Moines, IA, salary: (not stated)
Food Systems Fellow, Food Systems for the Future, remote, three month contract, salary: $15,000 for three month contract
Foundation Program Manager, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, remote, salary: $72,000
Global Head of International Affairs, Compassion in World Farming, remote, salary: $107,000 - $117,000
Gourmet Associate, Ball Square Fine Wines, Somerville, MA, salary: $18 - $25/hour
Head of Social, Food52, Brooklyn, NY, hybrid, salary: $150,000 + Bonus
Interim Executive Director, Women, Food & Agriculture Network, remote, part-time, salary: $6,500/month for 20 -30 hours per week
Lecturers, summer 2025 (courses such as: Medical Nutrition Therapy and Lab, Community Nutrition, Food Customs & Nutrition Equity, Food Safety & Sanitation), Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, salary: (not stated)
Lecturer, Balfour Summer Academy (Sociology of Food; Food & Culture), Northeastern University, Boston, MA, part-time, part-time, summer term, salary: (not stated)
Manager of the Center for Historic Plants, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, Charlottesville, VA, salary: (not stated)
Marketing and Communications Manager, Sustainable Agriculture Network, remote, salary: (not stated)
Marketing Communications Research Analyst, Kemin, Des Moines, IA, salary: (not stated)
Master Food Preserver Community Education Supervisor, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, Davis, CA, hybrid, salary: $61,000 - $83,900.
Media Director, Frontera Grill, Chicago, IL, salary: $50,000 - $75,000
Membership & Program Coordinator, Teaching Kitchen Collaborative, remote, salary: $60,000 - $65,000
Menu Operations Associate, Presto, remote, salary: $55,000 - $65,000
Naturland Sales and Marketing Director, Real Organic Project, remote, salary: $75,000 - $100,000
Network Communications Associate, New Jersey Food Democracy Collaborative, remote, part-time, salary: $625 for 15 hours per month
Office Manager, Food Literacy Center, Sacramento, CA, salary: $28/hour
Operations Coordinator, Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions, remote, salary: $55,000 - $65,000
Operations Specialist, Greater High Point Food Alliance, High Point, NC, salary: $20 - $22/hour
Organizing Director, FEEST Seattle, Seattle, WA, salary: $88,000 - $95,000
Personal Chef, U.S. Mission to the United Nations, New York, NY, salary: $60,000 - $80,000
Program and Volunteer Coordinator, The Locker Project, Westbrook, ME, salary: $46,000 - $50,000
Program Manager, Maine Grain Alliance, Skowheagan, ME, hybrid, part-time, salary: $22,000 for approx. 20 hours per week
Program Manager for Food Access and Community Gardens, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, hybrid, salary: $61,800 - $89,600
Program Specialist, SustainaEd Farms, Denver, CO, part-time, salary: $23 - $25/hour
Project Coordinator, Data Analytics for Inclusive Food Markets in Africa and the Agriculture, Nutrition, & Health Academy, Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition, Boston, MA, hybrid, part-time, benefits eligible, salary: $26.50 - $31.80/hour
Project Manager, Chew, Boston, MA, salary: (not stated)
Public Policy Associate, New Jersey Food Democracy Collaborative, remote, contract, salary: $17,000 over 13 months for 40 hours per month
Research and Development Chef, Factor, Aurora, IL, salary: $100,000 - $110,000
Research and Development Coordinator, Once Upon A Farm, remote, salary: $80,000 - $95,000
Research Program Coordinator (seafood production value chain), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, hybrid, part-time, benefits eligible, salary: (not stated)
Sales Director, Row & Seed Co., remote, salary: $125,000 - $145,000
School Nutrition FoodCorps Member, FoodCorps, multiple locations, salary: living stipend plus education award upon completion of term
Senior Analyst, Primal Kitchen, Kraft Heinz, remote, salary: $88,000 – $110,000
Senior Anti-Hunger Program Associate, Maryland Hunger Solutions, remote in DC/Maryland area, salary: $64,000 - $75,800
Senior Certification Program Associate, Equitable Food Initiative, remote, salary: $75,000 - $90,000
Senior Demand Marketing Manager, Afresh, remote, salary: $171,000 - $209,000
Senior Director, Consumer, Product & Technology Communications, Instacart, remote, salary: $224,000 - $300,000
Senior Managing Attorney of Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AK or remote, salary: $150,000 - $165,000
Senior Operations Manager, ExtraFood, Kentfield, CA, salary: $85,000 - $95,000
Senior Program Associate, Good Food Zones, Los Angeles Food Policy Council, Los Angeles, CA, hybrid, salary: $72,000-$82,000
Senior Volunteer Associate, Share My Meals, remote in New Jersey, salary: $60,000 - $65,000
Sensory Professional Trainer, Project Manager USA, Natick, MA, hybrid, contract, salary: (not stated)
Spatial Food Collector, Datavio, remote, part-time, salary: (not stated)
Strategic Partnership and Impact Director, Food Systems for the Future, remote, salary: $100,000-120,000
Strategic Partnerships Manager, Chew, Boston, MA, salary: (not stated)
Summer Lecturer Pool, Berkeley Study Abroad, Mediterranean Nutrition and Food Systems, UC Berkeley, Chios, Greece, salary: $3000 - $5000
Sustainability Strategist, Food & Beverage, Quantis, remote, salary: $90,000 - $110,000
US Agriculture Reporter, Bloomberg, Chicago, IL, salary: $90,000 - $120,000
Fellowships & Internships:
Fellow, Allrecipes Editorial, Dotdash Meredith, Homewood, AL, salary: $18/hour
Fellow, EatingWell, Dotdash Meredith, remote, salary: $18/hour
Fellow, EatingWell, Dotdash Meredith, remote, salary: $18/hour
Fellow, Food Styling, Dotdash Meredith, Homewood, AL, salary: $18/hour
Fellow, Photography, Dotdash Meredith, Homewood, AL, salary: $18/hour
Fellow, Prop Styling, Dotdash Meredith, Homewood, AL, salary: $18/hour
Fellow, Test Kitchen, Dotdash Meredith, Homewood, AL, salary: $18/hour
Fellow, Test Kitchen/Food Styling, Dotdash Meredith, Des Moines, IA, salary: $18/hour
Fellow, Video, Dotdash Meredith, Homewood, AL, salary: $18/hour
Food Solutions Marketing Internship, Unilever, various US locations, salary: (not stated)
Summer Intern, Editorial - Allrecipes, Dotdash Meredith, New York, NY, salary: $20/hour
Summer Intern, TRX Food Group, Food Commerce News and Deals team, Dotdash Meredith, New York, NY, salary: $20/hour
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-Barbara Rotger