Temp Senior Food Editor - Lead Food & Kitchen Content

HEARST MAGAZINE MEDIA INC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Good Housekeeping, part of HEARST MAGAZINE MEDIA INC, is seeking a Temporary Senior Food Editor in New York City to shape and deliver food and appliance content, leading editorial workflow for the Kitchen & Cooking Lab, bringing strong editorial judgment and organization from assignment to publication.

The role requires 5+ years editing/assigning consumer food content, excellent writing and communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines; in-office four days per week in NYC.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience editing and/or assigning food, cooking, kitchen, appliance, or closely related consumer content.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple assignments, deadlines, and production needs.
• Excellent editing, writing, and communication skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
• Familiarity with food editorial standards, recipe content, and consumer kitchen or appliance coverage.
• Based in New York City; in-office four days per week.

Responsibilities

• Manage the food editorial and print schedule, tracking assignments, deadlines, and production needs.
• Assign stories to staff editors, freelancers, and contributors based on expertise and priorities.
• Edit food and appliance stories for accuracy, clarity, voice, structure, style, and audience relevance.
• Maintain consistency across food and appliance content in tone, terminology, and standards.
• Partner with the Kitchen & Cooking Lab team on story planning and development.
• Collaborate with design, photography, testing, and production teams to move stories from assignment to publication.
• Monitor editorial workflows, flag issues or schedule changes, and help develop solutions.
• Contribute editorial judgment and ideas to strengthen Good Housekeeping's food coverage.

Skills

Food editing

Editorial coordination

Attention to detail

Multitask/Deadline management

Strong writing

Job description

Good Housekeeping, part of HEARST MAGAZINE MEDIA INC, is seeking a Temporary Senior Food Editor in New York City to shape and deliver food and appliance content, leading editorial workflow for the Kitchen & Cooking Lab, bringing strong editorial judgment and organization from assignment to publication.

The role requires 5+ years editing/assigning consumer food content, excellent writing and communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines; in-office four days per week in NYC.