Kitchen Artist - Culinary Decoration

Atlantis; Dubai; On-site; AED 50,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive tax-free salary

Health insurance

Annual flights home

Life insurance

Food and beverage privileges

Discounted Kerzner property rates

Incentive programs

Wellness initiatives

Job summary

Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai seeks a Kitchen Artist - Culinary Decoration to craft decorative food art for banquets, VIP events, and hotel venues. You will produce ice, vegetable, and chocolate carvings, cake paintings, and tailored presentations that align with luxury hospitality standards.

The role requires 1-2 years in an international luxury setting, a Diploma in Culinary preferred, and a flair for creativity, precision, and collaboration with culinary teams to meet event briefs and timelines.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Culinary preferred; strong practical experience in culinary decoration may be considered.
• 1-2 years in a similar luxury hotel environment desired.
• Ability to transform concepts into decorative pieces with precision and luxury presentation.

Responsibilities

• Create customized culinary artwork for hotel events, celebrations, and VIP functions.
• Produce decorative food presentations matching event themes and luxury standards.
• Support ice carving requirements for banquets and restaurant displays.
• Create vegetable carvings for buffets and themed events.
• Produce chocolate carvings and decorative elements as needed.
• Apply cake painting techniques for customized designs.
• Develop artistic concepts from event briefs and operational needs.
• Coordinate with Banquets Sales and F&B teams on decoration items.
• Prepare designs for food displays and event installations.
• Assist with signage concepts for banquets and other functions.
• Maintain high presentation standards and on-time delivery.

Skills

Culinary decoration

Ice carving

Vegetable carving

Chocolate carving

Cake painting

Food art

Event decoration

Banquet coordination

Luxury hospitality

Education

Diploma in Culinary

Job description

Kitchen Artist - Culinary Decoration Job Snapshot Role: Kitchen Artist - Culinary Decoration Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Hospitality Function: Chef/Culinary/Kitchen Management Experience: 1-3 years in a similar role, preferably within an international luxury hotel Job Type: Full-time

Kitchen Artist - Culinary Decoration in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Hospitality opportunity for a highly creative culinary professional responsible for producing decorative food art, event displays, signage concepts, and customized visual presentations for banquets, VIP functions, restaurants, and special occasions at Atlantis, The Palm. This hiring role is suited to candidates seeking a culinary artist job in Dubai with skills in ice carving, vegetable carving, chocolate carving, cake painting, decorative design, pricing coordination, and luxury hotel food presentation.

Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Hospitality Function: Chef/Culinary/Kitchen Management Salary: 4500-7500 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Kitchen Artist supports the visual identity of culinary events and food presentations by combining artistic craftsmanship with practical hotel operations. The position works across banquets, food and beverage outlets, VIP functions, celebrations, and special events, producing decorative pieces that enhance presentation and strengthen the overall guest experience. The role requires both creative execution and commercial awareness. In addition to producing carvings and painted culinary pieces, the Kitchen Artist helps organize pricing structures for decorative items, signage, design concepts, floor plans, and related artwork requested by Banquets Sales and Food and Beverage teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Create customized culinary artwork for hotel events, celebrations, parties, and VIP functions.
• Produce decorative food presentations that match event themes and luxury hospitality standards.
• Support ice carving requirements for banquets, restaurant displays, and special occasions.
• Create vegetable carvings for buffets, themed events, presentations, and guest functions.
• Produce chocolate carvings and decorative chocolate elements when required.
• Apply cake painting techniques to create visually distinctive customized designs.
• Develop artistic concepts according to event briefs and operational requirements.
• Work closely with Banquets Sales and Food and Beverage teams on requested decoration items.
• Prepare designs for food displays, event installations, and culinary presentation pieces.
• Assist with signage concepts required for banquets and other food and beverage functions.
• Produce or support floor plans and visual layouts for decorative culinary installations.
• Prepare background drafts and design references for approved event concepts.
• Establish and maintain clear pricing structures for decorative items and artwork.
• Help calculate the cost of materials, production time, and complexity for customized requests.
• Provide pricing information to relevant Banquets Sales and Food and Beverage colleagues.
• Ensure decorative work is completed within agreed timelines before events and functions.
• Maintain high standards of finish, visual balance, cleanliness, and presentation.
• Coordinate with chefs and culinary teams to ensure artistic elements complement menu concepts.
• Support senior culinary leaders with creative ideas for special events and seasonal displays.
• Interpret event themes and translate them into practical decorative concepts.
• Maintain appropriate tools, carving equipment, brushes, molds, and artistic materials.
• Ensure carving and decorative equipment is cleaned, stored, and used safely.
• Follow food safety and hygiene procedures when working with edible materials.
• Store chocolate, vegetables, cakes, and other ingredients correctly before and after artistic preparation.
• Minimize material waste while maintaining high presentation standards.
• Assist with preparation and installation of decorative elements at event locations.
• Remove or dismantle decorative pieces safely after functions where required.
• Respond to last-minute design adjustments and operational changes when possible.
• Work collaboratively with Banquets, Culinary, Food and Beverage, Events, and other hotel departments.
• Maintain clear communication regarding timelines, production requirements, and design limitations.
• Contribute new creative ideas that enhance guest experiences and strengthen event presentation standards.
• Keep up with culinary decoration trends, carving techniques, artistic presentation methods, and luxury event styling.

Ideal Profile

The successful candidate should have 1-2 years of experience in a similar role within an international luxury hotel, resort, high-end restaurant, or professional culinary environment. A Diploma in Culinary is preferred, although candidates with 2-3 years of strong practical experience in culinary decoration, carving, or artistic food presentation may also be considered. Strong creativity and innovation are essential. Candidates should be comfortable transforming concepts into physical decorative pieces while maintaining consistency, cleanliness, precision, and luxury presentation standards. Practical experience in ice carving, vegetable carving, chocolate carving, cake painting, or related culinary art techniques will be particularly valuable. Good communication and teamwork skills are required because the position works closely with chefs, Banquets Sales, Food and Beverage teams, and event-related departments. The successful candidate should also be able to manage several design requests simultaneously and remain organized when working against event deadlines.

Skills Set

• Culinary decoration
• Kitchen artistry
• Chef/Culinary/Kitchen Management
• Ice carving
• Vegetable carving
• Chocolate carving
• Cake painting
• Food art
• Culinary presentation
• Banquet decoration
• VIP function decoration
• Event artwork
• Food display design
• Decorative food presentation
• Creative design
• Culinary creativity
• Event signage
• Signage design
• Floor plan preparation
• Design drafting
• Background drafting
• Decorative pricing
• Cost estimation
• Banquets coordination
• Food and beverage coordination
• Luxury hotel culinary operations
• Special event preparation
• Theme development
• Artistic presentation
• Carving tools
• Cake decoration
• Chocolate decoration
• Food safety
• Kitchen hygiene
• Material control
• Waste reduction
• Event setup support
• Visual presentation
• Time management
• Multitasking

Why Join Us

This opportunity offers a distinctive creative career path within Dubai 's Hospitality sector, combining culinary craftsmanship with luxury event presentation. The successful candidate can strengthen expertise in food art, carving, cake painting, banquet decoration, commercial pricing, and large-scale event preparation while working within one of the city 's most recognized resort environments. Atlantis Resorts provides structured learning, internal mobility, and career development opportunities across the wider Kerzner portfolio.

• competitive tax-free salary
• comprehensive health insurance with dental coverage
• annual flights home
• life insurance
• food and beverage privileges
• discounted Kerzner property rates
• incentive programs
• colleague wellness initiatives

About the Company

Atlantis Resorts operates luxury destination properties known for distinctive accommodation, world-class dining, entertainment, marine attractions, and memorable guest experiences. Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai combines large-scale resort operations with internationally recognized culinary and event teams, creating opportunities for creative professionals to contribute to premium dining, banquets, celebrations, and VIP experiences.