Thinking Food Jobs, May 17, 2024
Hello Readers,
When is a food-adjacent position close enough to be a Thinking Food Job? This week I came across some opportunities for reporters, writers, and editors this week that mention food as part of the job description. Would you consider applying to any of these? I invite you to share your feedback with the poll questions.
Agriculture Reporter/Designer, Lee Enterprises, Hiawatha, IA (hybrid), salary: (not stated)
Food, Drink & Things to Do Reporter, The Register-Guard, Gannet Co, Eugene, OR, salary: (not stated)
Magazine Editor - Walnut Creek, CA, City Lifestyle, remote near Walnut Creek, CA, salary: (not stated)
Reporter, Culture & Arts, WNYC/Gothamist, New York, NY (hybrid), salary: $84,000 - $86,000
Senior Copywriter, SharkNinja, Needham, MA , salary: (not stated)
If you have any other thoughts you would like to share about what kinds of opportunities you would like to see please send me a note.
Here’s the rest of this week’s list, including a few co-ops and internships at the bottom of the page.
Administrative Assistant, Food for Thought, Forestville, CA, salary: $24 - $27/hour
Ag Education Coordinator, Agriculture and Land Based Training Association, Salinas, CA (hybrid), salary: $22 - $29/hour
Assistant Coordinator, Cheese Industry and Applications Group, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI, salary: $65,000
Assistant Researcher, Healthy Diets Monitoring Initiative, Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition, Boston, MA (hybrid), salary: $47,800- $71,900
Associate Culinary Researcher, Research & Testing, Dotdash Meredith, Birmingham, AL, salary: (not stated)
Associate Groceries Editor, Apartment Therapy Media, New York, NY, salary: $70,000 - $75,000
Associate Manager, Mission and Brand, Thrive Market, Los Angeles, CA or remote, salary: $65,000 - $70,000
Associate Social Media Editor, EatingWell, Dotdash Meredith, remote, salary: $62,400
Associate Social Media Editor, Food & Wine, Dotdash Meredith, New York, NY, salary: $62,400
Associate, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning, The Hunger Project, remote, salary: $55,000 - $60,000
Boston Brewery Tour Guide, City Brew Tours, Boston, MA, salary: $20 - $60/hour
Butterball Turkey Talk-Line Expert, Butterball, LLC, Chicaco, IL or remote, salary: (not stated)
Category Specialist, Produce, Sweetgreen, Los Angeles, CA, salary: $73,000 - $ 93,000
Communications Coordinator, Delta Regional Food Business Center, Clarksdale, MS or remote, salary: (not stated)
Communications Manager, Baltimore Public Markets Corporation, Baltimore, MD, salary: $60,000 - $65,000
Communications Manager, Yellow Farmhouse Education Center, Stonington, CT, salary: $28/hour
Community Kitchen Coordinator, Truro Community Kitchen, Truro, MA, salary: $400/week
Community Organizing Manager, Alameda County Community Food Bank, Oakland, CA, salary: $89,544
Content Creator, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, Brooklyn, NY, salary: $70,000 - $80,000
Culinary Assurance and Development Chef, MightyMeals, Washington, DC, salary: (not stated)
Culinary Coordinator and Recipe Tester, Fresh Prep, Vancouver, BC, salary: $45,000 - $50,000
Culinary Innovation Manager, CAVA, Washington DC, salary: $90,000 - $100,000
Data and Systems Program Coordinator, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and Family Resiliency, University of Minnesota, , Eden Prarie, MN, salary: (not stated)
Deputy Director of State Policy, Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger, Los Angeles, CA or Washington, DC (hybrid), salary: $80,000 - $90,000
Director of Kitchen Innovation, Catalyst Kitchens, remote, salary: $70,000 - $95,000
Director of Research and Development, Once Upon a Farm, remote, salary: $150,000 - $200,000
Director of Supply Chain & Procurement, Murray's Cheese, Long Island City, NY, salary: $90,000 - $132,000
Education and Career Specialist, Hospitality Industry Certifications, BEST Hospitality, Incumbent Worker Program, Medford, MA (hybrid), salary: $52,500 – $57,750
Events and Education Specialist, Eataly Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, CA, salary: $20 - $32/hour
Events Production Associate, New York City Wine & Food Festival, God's Love We Deliver, New York, NY, salary: $65,000 - $70,000
Executive Director, Madre Brava, remote, salary: $175,000 - $200,000
Executive Director, Community Food Connection, NYC Department of Social Services, New York, NY, salary: $81,600 - $110,200
Executive Officer, Fast Food Council, State of California, Department of Industrial Relations, Sacramento, CA, salary: $11.9K - $13.3K/month
Farm Business Planning Project Manager, Maine Farmland Trust, Portland, ME or remote, salary: $55,000 - $62,000
Farm to Family Produce Administrator, California Association of Food Banks, Oakland, CA (hybrid), salary: $25 - $34/hour
Food and Dining Reporter, Florida Today, USA Today Network, Rockledge, FL, salary: (not stated)
Food and Drink Coordinator, Wimbleton, London, England, salary: (not stated)
Food Donation Specialist, Operation Food Search, St. Louis, MO, salary: $25 - $28.50/hour
Food Equity Manager, Baltimore Public Markets Corporation, Baltimore, MD, salary: $57,000 - $60,000
Food or Beverage Packaging Graphic Designer & Social Media Marketer, Carrie Rikon & Associates, Santa Ana, CA, salary: (not stated)
Food Pantry Coordinator, Associated Students, Inc. California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, salary: $66,650
Food Pantry Coordinator, Catholic Charities of Boston, Lynn, MA, salary: (not stated)
Food Stylist, Nature's Flavors, Orange, CA, salary: $27- $31/hour
Food Stylist, So Yummy, First Media, Los Angeles, CA, salary: (not stated)
Food Systems Program Manager, City of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, salary: $86,590 - $116,022
Freelance Food and Cooking News Writer, FoodRepublic, remote, salary: $21/hour
Freelance Food News Writer, Static Media, remote, salary: $21/hour https://
Grant Writing Consultant, Appetite for Change, remote, salary: $35 –$43/ hour
Graphic Design Specialist, Penn State University's Department of Nutritional Sciences and the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Division of Food and Nutrition,, remote, salary: $46,400.00 - $67,300.00
Greenmarket Administrative Manager, Grow NYC, New York, NY, salary: $70,000 - $80,000
Instructor of Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure and Supply Chain Coordination, University of Arkansas System Cooperative Extension, Little Rock, AR, salary: (not stated)
Junior Event Producer, M Culinary Concepts, Phoenix, AZ, salary: $40,000 - $45,000
Logistics Coordinator, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, Brooklyn, NY, salary: $62,400—$75,000
Manager, Harvest Food Hub and Kitchen, San Juan College, Farmington, NM, salary: (not stated)
Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Culinary Institute of America, Napa, CA, salary: $67,000
National Procurement Specialist, Aldi, Dublin, OH (hybrid), salary: $33.25/hour
Policy Coordinator, Food and Nutrition Services, American Public Human Services Association, remote, salary: (not stated)
Program Coordinator, Compassion Market Compassion Meal, Compassion Space, Commons programming and Street Outreach, Trinity Church, New York, NY, salary: $71,800 - $85,600
Program Director, Food & Environment, Union of Concerned Scientists, remote, salary: $170,611 - $191, 940
Programs Director, Edmonds Food Bank, Edmonds, WA, salary: $80,000 - $90,000
Programs Director, York county Food Bank, York, PA, salary: $55,000 - $65,000
Project Manager, Food is Medicine Institute, Tufts University, School of Medicine, Boston, MA (hybrid), salary: $70,000 - $105,100
Recipe Developer, FoodFaithFitness, remote, salary: (not stated)
Regional Foods Specialist, Food Connects, Brattleboro, VT (hybrid), salary: $22/hour
Research Associate and Manager of the Hoya Harvest Garden, Georgetown University, Earth Commons Institute, Washington, DC (hybrid), salary: (not stated)
Researcher, Thrifty Food Plan and Innovative Methods and Metrics for Advancing Nutrition Actions , Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition, Boston, MA (hybrid), salary: $57,900 - $87,000
Sales Operations Coordinator, Actual Veggies, remote, salary: (not stated) https://
Social Media Manager, Maplebrook Farm, Bennington, VT, salary: $50,000 - $55,000
Staff Director, Colorado Food Systems Advisory Council, Fort Collins, CO, salary: $27,500 - $32,500 for part-time
Sustainability Coordinator, Misfits Market, remote, salary: $25/hour
Sustainability Specialist - Human Rights, Aldi, Aurora, IL (hybrid), salary: (not stated)
Sustainable Ag Data Strategist & Insights Storyteller, Farm Journal, remote, salary: $90,000 - $110,000
Sustainable Food Systems Program Manager, City of Newark, Newark, NJ, salary: $25 - $35/hour
Tasting Room Lead @ The Whiskey Parlour, WhistlePig Whiskey, Quechee, VT, salary: (not stated)
Vice President of Policy & Advocacy, FoodCorps, remote, salary: $200,000 - $220,000
Co-ops and Internships:
Farmers Market Fellow, City of Boston, Office of Food Justice, Boston MA, salary: $25/hour
Test Kitchen Co-op, SharkNinja, Needham, MA , salary: (not stated)
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