Test Kitchen and Food Styling Assistant, The Pioneer Woman

Why Hearst?

Hearst Magazines’ portfolio of more than 25 powerful brands in the U.S.—including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper’s BAZAAR, Popular Mechanics—inspires, entertains, and builds new and bold experiences for an engaged and growing audience across digital, video, social, and print, reaching nearly 139 million readers and site visitors each month. With sophisticated content creation, cutting-edge technology, and industry-leading data capabilities, we make media and products that move people across all platforms.

We are a global media company that publishes nearly 260 magazine editions and 200 websites around the world and, together, we are reinventing publishing for the 21st century.

Your impact:

The Pioneer Woman is looking for a test-kitchen and food styling assistant to join our Birmingham, Alabama-based food team. This person will be responsible for keeping the test kitchen organized and ready for the next project. The test-kitchen assistant will also shop and help prep for photo and video shoots, as well as offer food styling assistance on prep and shoot days. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team at the ground level and help create food content that our readers will love. Candidates should have a culinary degree or experience working in a professional kitchen. Test kitchen and assistant food styling experience and/or interest is a plus. 

For consideration, a resume must be submitted as a PDF, along with a cover letter and salary requirements. This job will work out of Hearst's Birmingham, Alabama offices.

What you’ll do:

•   Manage test-kitchen pantry inventory; prepare bulk orders
•   Prepare grocery orders and/or shop in person for photo and video shoots
•   Prep food and assist on still and video shoots
•   Wash dishes and empty dishwashers
•   Input recipes into CMS with an eye for detail and accuracy
•   Return props to correct areas of the prop shelves
•   Assist food director with expense reports
•   Cross-test recipes and take detailed notes
•   When time allows, research and pitch trend-based recipes and food stories
•   When time allows, develop recipes and write SEO focused recipe intros

Who you are: 
•   Culinary degree or at least 1 year of experience in a professional kitchen
•   Experience or high interest in a test kitchen environment
•   Experience or high interest in food styling for photo and video shoots
•   Highly organized and detail oriented
•   Committed to maintaining a clean, organized work-space
•   Team player in a fast-paced environment

The base salary for this role is $55,800. The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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