Thinking Food Jobs, July 26, 2024

Hello Readers,

Here are two opportunities at the foundations bearing the names of culinary legends Julia Child and Jame Beard:

The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts is hiring an Event Director for the Santa Barbara Culinary Experience. This is a contracted role, paying $5,000/month.

The James Beard Foundation is searching for a Director of Institutional Giving, based in their NYC offices, with a salary range of $95,000 - $115,000

James Beard and Julia Child in the summer of 1972. Photo credit: Child, C (1972). Place Aux Aires with Julia and Jim. https://images.hollis.harvard.edu/permalink/f/100kie6/HVD_VIAolvwork587389

The rest of the list, even without the widely-recognized names and faces, has plenty of other opportunities worthy of your attention. I hope you find some that are a good fit for your interest and skills.

Administrative Assistant, Harvest University Center Food Hub, San Juan College, Farmington, NM, salary: (not stated)  

Administrative Coordinator, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, salary: (not stated)  

Administrative Coordinator, Prime Roots, Albany, CA, salary: (not stated)  

Agriculturist/Education Specialist, Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Frederick, MD, salary: $99,200 - $128,956

Assistant Director, Food Security Programs, UC Sand Diego Health, San Diego, CA, salary: $56,700 - $66,900

Assistant for Executive Operations, Share Our Strength, Washington, DC (hybrid), salary: $60,000 - $64,000

Associate Director, Special Events, City Harvest, Brooklyn, NY, salary: $95,000 - $118,000

Associate Editor, Evergreen, Allrecipes, Dotdash Meredith, Remote, salary: $50,000 - $60,000

Associate Editor, Food and Drink, Portland Monthly, Portland, OR (hybrid), salary: $55,000 - $60,000

Associate Strategist, Sterling-Rice Group, Boulder, CO, salary: $50,000 - $60,000

Bilingual Food Access Coordinator, Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming, Cold Spring, NY, salary: $54,000-$60,000

Brand Manager, Beverage Innovation, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Boston, MA (hybrid), salary: (not stated)  

Catering and Event Sales Coordinator, La Cocina, San Francisco, CA , salary: $70,000 - $78,000

Chef Manager - Recipe Development, Tufts University , Somerville, MA, salary: $58,750 - $ 88,300

Chocolatier - Kohler Original Recipe Chocolates, Kohler Hospitality, Kohler, WI, salary: $64,400 - $74,050

Classroom Facilitator, Detroit Food Academy, Detroit, MI, salary: $400 - $800/week

Co-Founder, Dripped Coffee, Brooklyn, NY (hybrid), salary: (not stated)  

Communications & Special Events Manager, 18 Reasons, San Francisco, CA (hybrid), salary: $78,000 - $86,000

Communications Project Manager, Good Food institute, remote, salary: $74,552  -  $77,534  

Community Coordinator, Food and Water, World Economic Forum, New York, NY (hybrid), salary: $70,000-$75,000

Community Meals Partnership Manager, Nashville Food Project, Nashville, TN, salary: $46,500 - $52,500

Copywriters, Web Producers, Project Managers, Atlas Obscura, remote, salary: (not stated)  

Culinary Development, Planning and Brand Experience Director, Carnival , Miami, FL, salary: $120,800 - $170,000

Culinary Educator, Culinary Artistas, San Francisco, CA , salary: $25 - $27/hour

Customer Service Representative, Bob's Red Mill, remote or Milwaukee, WI, salary: 22.93/hour

Customer Support Associate , The Common Market, remote, salary: $19/hour

Director of Advancement, Detroit Food Academy, Detroit, MI (hybrid), salary: (not stated)  

Director of Culinary Operations, Feast & Fettle, Providence, RI, salary: $100,000 - $125,000

Director of Institutional Giving, James Beard Foundation, New York, NY, salary: $95,000 - $115,000

Director of Marketing & Communications, College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences (CAFES) at South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, salary: $44,940 - $53,865

Director of Programs, Rethink Services Program, Rethink Food, New York, NY, salary: $90,000 - $110,000

Director, Food Systems, Techincal Resources & Quality, Mercy Corps, remote, salary: $90,000 - $114,000  

Donor Reporting Analyst, Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, Sacramento, CA, salary: $28 https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3981859990- $34/hour

Editor/Project Manager, American Dairy Science Association, remote, salary: $45,000 - $50,000

Editorial Assistant, BHG.com, Dotdash Meredith, Des Moines, IA, salary: (not stated)  

Education and Outreach Coordinator, Get Hooked Seafood, Carpintera, CA (hybrid), salary: $24 - $26/hour

Education Program Specialist, Food as Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA (hybrid), salary: $61,800  - $89,600

Equity, Inclusion and Engagement Manager, Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance, Syracuse, NY (hybrid), salary: $20 - $30/hour

Event Director, Santa Barbara Culinary Experience, Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, Santa Barbara, CA (hybrid) , salary: $5,000/month

Executive Director, Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network, remote,  Southeast U.S. , salary: $55,000 - $75,000

Executive Director, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture, South Deerfield, MA (hybrid), salary: $106,000 - $121,000

Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Food Hub, Philadelphia, PA , salary: $105,000 – $125,000

Executive Director, Slow Food USA, remote, salary: $100,000 - $115,000

Executive Director, Food, Energy and Water Security Initiative, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, salary: (not stated)  

Farm and Food Bookkeeping Specialist, Kitchen Table Consultants, remote, salary: $50,000 - $55,191

Farmer Mental Health Director, National Young Farmers Coalition, remote, northeast, salary: $98,880  

Food & Drink Reporter, Reno Gazette Journal, Gannett, Reno, NV, salary: (not stated)  

Food Programs Coordinator, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, salary: 18.40-23.00/hour

Food Rescue Program Director, Hunger Network, Cleveland, OH, salary: $50,000-$60,000

Global Land & Agriculture Lead, Quantis, Boston, MA (hybrid), salary: $140,000 - $160,000

Indigenous Food Systems and Food Sovereignty Advisor, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, San Diego, CA, salary: $79,500 -$100,900

Innovation Strategist, The Culinary Edge, San Francisco, CA (hybrid), salary: $75,000 - $105,000

Introduction to Food Systems Adjunct, Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY, salary: (not stated)  

Lifecycle Marketing Manger, Food52, Brooklyn, NY (hybrid), salary: $110,000 - $120,000

Omnichannel Marketing Copywriter, Weber LLC, Palatine, IL (hybrid), salary: (not stated)  

OPS Assistant - Food Recovery, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, salary: $17 - negotiable/hour

Orientation Specialist, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts , remote, salary: (not stated)  

Policy Associate, Food Marketing to Kids, Center for Science in the Public Interest, remote or Washington DC, salary: $58,000 to $70,000

PR & Communications Manager, Beyond Meat, El Segundo, CA, salary: $95,000 - $105,000

Program Associate, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, salary: $60,000 - $70,000

Program Director, Freedom Farms, Partnership For Growth LA, Los Angeles, CA (hybrid), salary: $95,000 - $115,000

Program Manager, Kitchen and Pantry, Good Neighbors Inc, East Providence, RI, salary: $22 - $24/hour

Project Coordinator, Farm to Classroom, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA, salary: $22 - $25/hour

Project Coordinator, SNAP-Ed/Eat Right Philly, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA , salary: $47,490 - $71,230

Recipe/Content Developer, Christopher Kimball's Milk Street, Boston, MA, salary: (not stated)  

Sales Development Representative, Fooda, Chicago, IL, salary: (not stated)  

Senior Community and Events Specialist, Good Food institute, remote, salary: $80,013 - $84,014

Senior Editor, MarthaStewart.com, Dotdash Meredith, New York, NY, salary: $75,000 - $90,000

Senior Manager, Culinary, HelloFresh, Goodyear, AZ, salary: (not stated)  

Senior Manager, US Food Systems, C40 Cities, New York, NY, salary: $104,942  

Senior Policy Scientist, FDA regulations, Center for Science in the Public Interest, remote, salary: $95,000-$115,000

Senior Studio Editor, Frito Lay, PepsiCo, Plano, TX, salary: $72,500 - $121,300

Sensory Technician, Ahold Delhaize USA, Salisbury, NC (hybrid), salary: (not stated)  

Social Media Manager, Culture: the word on cheese, remote, salary: $20 - $30/hour

Startup Innovation Lead, Good Food institute, remote, salary: $91,013 - $95,563

Sustainability Manager, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, salary: $50,000  

Test Kitchen Content Director, Food52, Brooklyn, NY, salary: $75,000 to $115,000

Youth and Community Organizer, Rainier Valley Food Bank, Seattle, WA, salary: $68,000  

Farther Afield: while I focus on finding job opportunities in the US, once in a while I come across one that is farther afield that cries out to be shared:

Writer/Researcher, Gusto TV, Ottawa, Ontario, salary: (not stated) Note that the application deadline is July 31.

Thank you for subscribing, reading, and sharing, and good luck with your job search! If you have been hired for a position you found in this list please let me know.

-Barbara Rotger