Thinking Food Jobs, June 20, 2025
Here are some opportunities for food writers that may spark your interest:
Lonely Planet is looking for a freeland Travel Editor - Food and Drink to help scale up their digital food coverage
NYT Cooking needs an Editor for Cooking Product Strategy
The Gannet Company’s publication The Commercial Appeal is hiring a Food & Dining Reporter to write features, news and trending stories related to Memphis’ food scene.
Dotdash Meredith has an opening for a remote, contract position as News and Deals Writer for Food & Wine and Serious Eats.
And finally, one “food-adjacent” position: Altas Obscura is hiring a Community Editor for their travel-related platform.
Here’s the rest of this week’s list:
Academic Services Administrator, Global Sustainability, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, salary: $49,000 - $59,500
Adjunct, Introduction to Hospitality Industry, Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY, part-time, salary: $1,857 -$2,228/course
Adjunct, Introduction to Food Systems, Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY, part-time, salary: $1,857 -$2,228/course
Agency Relations & Administrative Coordinator, Operation Food Search, St. Louis, MO, salary: $20/hour
Agroforestry Research Specialist, Savanna Institute, Madison, WI, salary: $55,000 - $65,000
Assistant Academic Advising Director, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Center for Student Success, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, salary: $52,021-85,800
Assistant Farm Manager, The Opportunity Hub, Brooklyn, NY, salary: $48,500 - $55,000
Assistant Researach Professor, Anderson Lab (emergency food resilience), Penn State University, University Park, PA, salary: (not stated)
Associate Editor, Overeaters Anonymous, Rio Ranco, NM, hybrid, part-time, salary: $21.50 - $22.50/hour
Associate Manager, Product Development and Innovation, Little Spoon, New York, NY, salary: (not stated)
Associate, Supply Planning, Little Spoon, remote, salary: (not stated)
Campus Dining Administrator, George Washington University, Washington, DC, salary: $44,000 - $67,700
Communications and Advocacy Manager, Food Connect Group, remote, salary: $30 - $35/hour
Consumer Insights Analyst, Red Lobster, Orlando, FL , salary: (not stated)
Contracts Manager, Center for Good Food Purchasing, remote, salary: $88,000.00
Creative Content Copywriter, Certified Angus Beef, Wooster, OH, salary: (not stated)
Culinary Arts Operations Manager, Tennessee Board of Regents, Sevierville, TN, salary: $106,106.21 - $134,495
Culinary Arts Operations Manager, Walters State Community College, Morristown, TN, salary: (not stated) https://careers.pageuppeople.com/1126/cw/en-us/job/501088
Culinary Team Member, Rethink Food, New York, NY, salary: $23.76/hour
Development Director, Arlington Eats, Arlington, MA, hybrid, salary: $70,000 - $75,000
Digitial Communications Specialist, College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA, salary: $62,000 - $77,850
Director of Operations & Finance, Emma's Torch, Washington, DC or New York, NY, salary: $80,000 - $90,000
Distribution Coordinator, Essex Food Hub, Westport, NY, salary: $50,000 - $53,000
Editor, Cooking Product Strategy, NYT Cooking, New York Times, New York, NY, salary: $100,000 - $130,000
Education Coordinator, Burkett Farm, Raleigh, NC, salary: $20-28/hour,
Emergency Assistance Coordinator, University of Texas, Arlington, TX, salary: (not stated)
Executive Chef, Nubian Markets, Boston, MA, salary: (not stated)
Executive Director, Equitable Food Initiative, remote, salary: $160,000 - $180,000
Executive Director, Shepherd's Table, Silver Spring, MD, salary: $165,000 - $185,000
Facult Adjunct - Online Food & Beverage, Johnson & Wales University, remote, salary: $4,100 - $4,700
Farmland Preservation Program Manager, King County Washington, Seattle, WA, salary: $106,106 - $134,495
Food & Dining Reporter, The Commercial Appeal, Gannett, Memphis, TN, salary: (not stated)
Food Access Manager, Capital Roots, Troy, NY, salary: $40,560
Food Bank Coordinator, Bremerton Foodline, Bremerton, WA, salary: $19/hour
Food Business Incubation Manager, Cityseed, Remote in Connecticut, salary: $50,000 - $55,000
Food Coordinator, Joyce Uptown Foodshelf, Minneapolis, MN, salary: $20 - $24/hour
Food Designer, Kellanova, Battle Creek, MI, salary: $101,000 - $133,000
Food Hub Sales & Marketing Associate, Boston Food Hub, Boston, MA, part-time, salary: $22 - $26/hour
Food Product Development Coordinator, Urban Farmer, Manteno, IL, salary: $80,000 - $100,000
Food Systems & Operations Coordinator, Inner City Muslim Action Network, Chicago, IL, part-time, salary: (not stated)
Grant Specialist, Feed My People Food Bank, Eau Claire, WI, salary: $52,000 - $60,000
Grant Writer, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, remote, salary: $70,000 - $75,000
Kosher Specialist, Gallo, Canandaigua, NY, part-time, salary: (not stated)
Laboratory Technician, Periodic Table of Food Initiative, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, salary: $45,000 - $55,000
Lead Halal Auditor, American Halal Foundation , travel position, salary: (not stated)
Lecturer of Food Science and Coordinator of Food Science Teaching & Research Facilities and Programs, University of Maine, Orono, ME, salary: (not stated)
Livelihoods Editor, Chemonics, remote, salary: $69,000 - $85,700
Manager of Culinary Instruction, Kitchens for Good, San Diego, CA, salary: $80,000 - $90,000
Marketing Coordinator, Foodsmart, remote, salary: $60,000 - $80,000
Marketing Editor - Wine, K&L Wine Merchants, remote, part-time, salary: $24 - $26/hour
National Food Services Sales Rep, Mylk Labs, remote, salary: $60,000 - $75,000
News and Deals Writer, Commerce, Food & Wine and Serious Eats, Dotdash Meredith, remote, contract, salary: $35/hour
Internal Education Manager, Wasatch Community Gardens, Salt Lake City, UT, salary: $50,000-$55,000
Nutritionist/Food Scientist Educator (Fertility Coaching-Focused), OvaRyn, remote, part-time, salary: $25/hour
PR Manager, Too Good to Go, New York, NY, salary: $90,000 - $110,000 https://job-
Product Manager - Menu & Prices, SpotOn, Chicago, Austin, Charlotte or Raleigh, salary: $150,000 -$185,000
Program Director, California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom, Sacramento, CA, salary: $80,000 - $85,000
Project Manager, Chew Innovation, Boston, MA, salary: (not stated)
Regional Director, Food and Hospitality - Subject Matter Expert, OMNIA Partners, remote in Illinois, salary: (not stated)
Research Assistant, The APPLE Study, University of Missouri , Kansas City, MO, part-time, salary: (not stated)
Resource Manager, Food Bank of the Albermarle, Elizabeth City, NC, salary: $52,000
Retail Farm Market Manager, 21 Acres, Woodinville, WA, salary: $33 - $36 / hour
Rethink Associate, Rethink Food, New York, NY, salary: $27/hour
Senior Copywriter & Editor, Whole Foods Market, Austin, TX, salary: $77,111 - $131,089
Senior Food Security Specialist, American Institutes for Research, remote, salary: $160,000 - $180,00 https://job-
Senior Foundation Relationship Manager, Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago, IL, salary: $85,000 - $90,000
Senior Manager of Events, Edible Schoolyard NYC, New York, NY, hybrid, salary: $80,000 - $85,000
Senior School Food Operations Specialist, Chef Ann Foundation, remote in California, salary: $91,350 - $ 123,900
Small Batch Food Maker, Retail Scaling Crew, remote, part-time, temporary, salary: (not stated)
Social Media Strategist & Graphic Designer, The Vegan Museum, Chicago, IL, hybrid, salary: $20/hour
Sourcing Manager, Perishable, Houston Food Bank, Houston, TX, salary: $55,120 - $68,900
Specialty Food Project Assistant, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Food Innovation Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, salary: $25/hour
Strategic Communications and Public Relations Lead, Non GMO Project, remote, salary: $85,000 - $105,000
Substitute Culinary Enrichment Teacher (K-8), After School Specials, Oakland, CA, part-time, salary: $30 - $37/hour
Supervising Producer, NYT Cooking, New York Times, New York, NY, salary: $130,000 - $140,000
Teaching Coordinator, La Soupe, Cincinati, OH, salary: $43,000 - $48,000
Travel Editor, Food and Drink, Lonely Planet, remote, freelance, salary: (not stated)
Vice President of Operations, Original Gourmet Food Company, remote, salary: (not stated)
Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator, Berkeley Food Network, Berkeley, CA, salary: $27/hour
Volunteer Services Associate, Arlington Food Assistance Center, Arlington, VA , salary: $52,000 - $57,000
Writer & Strategist (Lifecycle), WeightWatchers, San Francisco, CA, hybrid, salary: $90,000 - $115,000
Internship:
Foodscaping Internship, Dandelion Foodscapes, Hyattsvillle, MD, salary: $20/hour
Food-Adjacent:
Community Editor, Atlas Obscura, New York, NY, salary: $55,000 - $75,000
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-Barbara Rotger