Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. Our team of award-winning journalists, cutting‑edge commercial professionals, and industry‑leading digital experts are committed to making a difference and represent a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We offer a challenging and exciting environment for career development, with a focus on training, growth and fostering an inclusive culture.
We are now looking for a commissioning editor to join the Feast team to commission and edit recipes for the Feast app. This is a two‑days per week, 12‑month NUJ fixed‑term contract or staff secondment.
About the role
* Commission and edit app‑exclusive recipes as part of the Feast and global lifestyle teams
* Talent‑scout recipe developers and maintain relations with existing contributors
* Plan a schedule of content that will increase subscriptions and monitor its audience engagement
* Liaise with Feast sub, picture and social media editors on editorial content and with the Feast app development team
* Develop and deliver a social content strategy in collaboration with the Feast and marketing teams
About you
* At least 2 years’ experience on a national/regional newspaper, magazine or website
* Experience of recipe commissioning and editing
* A good network of contacts
* Excellent at talent spotting, with a demonstrable ability to offer a diverse perspective
* Enthusiasm for and interest in print and digital journalism
* Excellent knowledge of food trends, chefs, cookbook authors and other food apps
* Familiarity with the Guardian food archive and contributors
* Ideally you will have a demonstrable ability to bring a diverse perspective to this role.
We actively encourage applications from groups traditionally underrepresented in the UK media. We value and respect all differences, seen and unseen, in all people. We aspire to have inclusive working experiences and an environment that reflects the audience we serve, where our people have equal access to career development opportunities, their voices are heard and can contribute to our future. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
Benefits at the Guardian
You’ll have 30 days of annual leave per year (plus bank holidays) pro rata with the option to purchase an additional 5 days. Our pension scheme is generous; if you contribute 5% then we will contribute 8‑12% (depending on your age). You are entitled to life cover, income protection, and eye tests. You can also opt in to dental insurance. We have enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave policies in place, and we also support our employees by offering an IVF, menopause, baby loss, and trans equality policy.
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