Newsletter Editor, Bon Appétit & Epicurious

Bon Appétit is the destination for food-obsessed audiences who live to eat. We deliver original, home-cook-friendly recipes; highlight techniques and products to improve or elevate everyday cooking; and offer restaurant and culture content that helps contextualize what’s happening right now in the world of food. Epicurious is the all-in-one platform for cooking inspiration and advice that helps home cooks at every level get dinner on the table. It is the brand that answers the question “What’s for dinner tonight?” and draws people in with trustworthy, myth-busting tips and techniques as well as the stories behind iconic dishes and expert shopping recommendations. Bon Appétit and Epicurious reach millions of home cooks and food lovers across Bonappetit.com and the magazine, Epicurious.com, the Epicurious app, the BA podcast, live events, video, newsletter, and social platforms.

Job Description

Location:

New York, NY

Bon Appétit and Epicurious are looking for a Newsletter Editor with a deep and demonstrable interest in current trends in the world of food, cooking, and kitchen gear to join our team of dedicated, hard-working, food-obsessed writers, editors, and recipe developers.

This role plays a key role in how the Food Brands deepen the direct connection with our audiences each and every day to drive them to places where they can have meaningful interactions with our brand. The person in this role will have a clear voice as a writer, collaborate closely with writers, editors, and audience strategists to curate relevant content for our different audiences each day, and be excited about the possibilities that newsletters have to offer a loyal and retained audience.

Primary Responsibilities:

Production and Curation

• Curate content for the BA and Epi daily emails in collaboration with audience strategists, editors, writers, and other team members
• Build and send newsletters using our email service provider
• Work closely with Audience and Commerce teams to identify key offerings across the brands to promote in order to drive revenue from current and prospective subscribers
• Review data associated with daily newsletters to identify areas for improvement in terms of engagement and key revenue conversion metrics - use data and insights to inform curation of relevant content
  
  

Writing and Other

• Write newsletter copy for daily emails
• Write copy for additional materials (social, video, events, marketing, etc.) that helps promote and market our newsletter products as a key service for our audience
• Pitch and write articles across BA and Epi as needed
• Attend and participate in editorial meetings and audience strategy meetings
• Additional responsibilities as assigned
  
  

Requirements:

• 3-5+ years of relevant food media experience
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and incorporate data into decision making
• Passion for BA/Epi’s rich library of recipe and non-recipe content and a desire to own and develop new ways of making the best use of that library to serve our consumers
• Sound editorial judgment and a strong, confident, clear voice as a writer
• A systems oriented work style – proven ability to multitask across multiple high-priority projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Experience proactively and effectively communicating and collaborating across departments and levels within a team - ability to manage up
• Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail
  
  

The expected base salary range for this position is from $72,000-$85,000. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to relevant skills, training, experience, and education.

What happens next?

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.

Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.