Food Styling & Production Lead — Plating & Hand Movements

transcosmos inc.; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 89,280,000 - 133,920,000; Full time

Job summary

transcosmos inc. in Jakarta is seeking a skilled Food Stylist to develop visual concepts and style dishes for recipe shoots, coordinating with the Recipe and Production Teams.

You will also perform as hand talent to demonstrate cooking steps with neat, clear movements, maintaining consistency across scenes and ensuring safe, appealing food presentation. Experience in food styling and F&B media is preferred; candidates should translate visual references into authentic Indonesian dish

Qualifications

• Experience in food styling and food content production; experience in the F&B media industry is preferred.
• Knowledge of cooking techniques, ingredient characteristics, plating, garnishing, and maintaining food appearance during shoots.
• Ability to translate visual references into suitable food presentations, including traditional Indonesian dishes.
• Willingness and ability to perform as hand talent, demonstrating neat, clear, and natural cooking movements.

Responsibilities

• Develop recipe visual concepts: Prepare plating, garnish, props, and presentation references for each recipe based on the creative brief and photo and video requirements.
• Participate in food tests and PPM preparation: Work with the Recipe Team to understand cooking methods and expected results.
• Style dishes and prepare benchmark photos for the Pre-Production Meeting (PPM).
• Prepare production requirements: Organize mise en place for styling and hand talent activities, including ingredients, cooking equipment, props, and backup food for additional takes.
• Perform food styling during shoots: Style food for step-by-step and final dish shots, maintaining appealing colors, textures, portions, garnishes, and clean presentation.
• Perform as hand talent: Demonstrate cooking steps according to recipe guidelines and the short list, with clear movements.
• Maintain visual continuity: Ensure consistency in food presentation and hand movements across shots; coordinate technical adjustments with Recipe and Production Teams.
• Review visual quality and address feedback: Review captured footage and photos with Production Team and document feedback.

Education

Senior High School Culinary

Culinary Arts program

related field

Job description

transcosmos inc. in Jakarta is seeking a skilled Food Stylist to develop visual concepts and style dishes for recipe shoots, coordinating with the Recipe and Production Teams.

You will also perform as hand talent to demonstrate cooking steps with neat, clear movements, maintaining consistency across scenes and ensuring safe, appealing food presentation. Experience in food styling and F&B media is preferred; candidates should translate visual references into authentic Indonesian dish