Junior Cook/Koch (x/f/m)

HelloFresh; Berlin (NH); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HelloFresh Pension Scheme

Berlin relocation support

Hybrid working model

Discounts on HelloFresh boxes

Annual learning & development budget

German language learning budget

HelloFresh Academy

Headspace access

24/7 gym access

Sabbatical options

Job summary

HelloFresh is seeking a junior cook for studio production to execute dishes for brand visuals, working closely with styling and photography teams across campaigns and digital menus. You will prepare food for shoots, ensuring each dish aligns with brand guidelines and aesthetic standards.

We value candidates with 1–3 years in professional kitchens or photo environments, strong teamwork, adaptability, and a meticulous eye for detail.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience cooking in a professional kitchen or photography environment.
• Knowledge of cooking techniques, food preparation and plating.
• Experience working collaboratively within a team.
• Ability to adapt quickly to a high-paced environment.
• Enthusiastic team player with understanding of interdependent teams.
• Appreciation for fresh ingredients and food quality.
• Willingness to adjust to feedback and add value where needed.
• Impeccably organized with strong time management and attention to detail.
• Commitment to keeping the workspace clean and utensils ready.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with culinary, styling and photography teams to produce appealing food assets for online menus and campaigns.
• Prepare food for image production across HelloFresh brands, matching brand guidelines and specs.
• Mise en place to ensure ingredients are ready for daily shooting schedules.
• Flag errors in briefs and ensure SKU/spec compliance across markets.
• Maintain cleanliness and readiness of tools and equipment throughout production day.

Skills

Cooking techniques

Food prep

Plating

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Team player

Food appreciation

Feedback adjustment

Organization & time management

Clean workspace maintenance

Job description

The role

The junior cook in the studio production is responsible for the culinary execution of brand visuals in close collaboration with styling and photography teams on set. They prepare food for photo and video shoots across the HelloFresh Group portfolio, ensuring every dish and product meets strict brand guidelines and aesthetic standards for marketing campaigns and digital menus in online platforms.

Above all, we are looking for people who will make HelloFresh better. We believe there are many different ways of developing skills and we love diverse experiences! So even if you don’t “tick all the boxes” but think you’d thrive in this role, we would really like to learn more about you.

What you’ll do

• Collaboration: Collaborate with teams on recipe production ( culinary, stylists and photographers …) to create appealing food photography and video assets for online menu , recipe cards, marketing campaign shoots
• Cooking skills : Prepare food for image production across multiple brands of the HelloFresh Group in various markets in line with existing brand guidelines. This includes adjusting cooking techniques to match specs of our RTH brands (YouFoodz, Factor …)
• Mise en place: ensure readiness of ingredients for daily shooting schedules (making sure ingredients are in good order and available in the correct production units of the day of shooting)
• Quality assurance: flagging errors in briefs to higher level colleagues within the culinary team and ensuring compliance with SKU specifications such as market specific ingredients and products.
• Kitchen Maintenance : Ensure tools and equipment of the culinary team are clean throughout the production day and ready to use for the following day.

What you’ll bring

• 1-3 years experience cooking in a professional kitchen or photography environment
• Demonstrated knowledge of cooking techniques, food preparation and plating
• Experienced in working collaboratively within a team
• Ability to adapt quickly to changes in a high-paced environment
• Enthusiastic team player, understanding the interdependencies of different teams
• An understanding and appreciation for food and fresh ingredients
• Ability to adjust to feedback and add value where necessary
• Impeccably organized, excellent time manager, with careful attention to detail
• Willingness to keep the workspace clean and maintain utensils and appliances

What we offer

Elevate your lifestyle! Join one of Europe's fastest-growing tech powerhouses in a dynamic phase of expansion.

• Immerse yourself in a diverse global community of 90+ nationalities.
• Enjoy a competitive compensation package that goes beyond the norm, with perks like a HelloFresh- subsidized Pension Scheme, Berlin relocation support, and a Hybrid working model.
• Elevate your lifestyle with exclusive discounts on your weekly HelloFresh box and office meals.
• Invest in your growth with an annual learning & development budget, German language learning budget, and access to the HelloFresh Academy.
• Plus, we've got your well-being covered with mental health support, transportation perks, and working-parent-friendly benefits. From our 24/7 gym access,wellbeing platforms like Headspace and Spill, to sabbatical leave options, HelloFresh is not just a workplace; it's a lifestyle of perks and possibilities!

About HelloFresh

HelloFresh is on a mission to change the way people eat, forever!

Since our 2011 founding in Europe’s vibrant tech hub, Berlin, we’ve become the world's leading meal kit provider, delivering to over 4.2 million households worldwide in 15 countries across 3 continents.

We will encourage you to make an immediate impact in your area of work as well as empower you to grow your career with us.

We are HelloFresh

At HelloFresh we embrace and welcome diversity and we currently employ over 15,000 individuals globally who contribute to this. We employ individuals based on their ability to perform a job rather than on the basis of their: race, national origin, color, caste, social origin or position, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, political opinion, marital status or any other characteristic. We encourage everyone to apply and will give everyone equal consideration. We are an equal opportunity employer – everyone is welcome at our table.