Temporary Senior Food Editor, Good Housekeeping Kitchen & Cooking Lab

Hearst • New York, NY

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Good Housekeeping is seeking a Temporary Senior Food Editor to help shape and deliver food and appliance content for the Kitchen & Cooking Lab. The role leads editorial workflow and contributes strong editorial judgment, organization, and food expertise to stories from assignment through publication. The position is based in New York City and requires working in the office four days per week.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience editing and/or assigning food, cooking, kitchen, appliance, or closely related consumer content, or equivalent experience.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple assignments, deadlines, and production needs simultaneously.
• Excellent editing, writing, and communication skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
• Familiarity with food editorial standards, recipe content, and consumer kitchen or appliance coverage.
• Demonstrated ability to manage assignments and work effectively with staff editors, freelancers, contributors, and cross-functional partners.
• Strong editorial judgment and ability to maintain a clear, consistent voice across a range of content.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced editorial environment, adapting to shifting priorities, and proactively solving workflow challenges.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate clearly with editorial, design, photography, testing, and production partners.
• Ability to work in the New York City 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 according to expertise and editorial priorities.
• Edit food and appliance stories for accuracy, clarity, voice, structure, style, and audience relevance.
• Maintain consistency across food and appliance content, including tone, terminology, editorial standards, and brand voice.
• Partner with the Kitchen & Cooking Lab team on story planning, development, and production.
• Collaborate with design, photography, testing, and production teams to move stories from assignment through publication.
• Monitor editorial workflows, flag potential issues or schedule changes, and help develop solutions to keep projects on track.
• Contribute editorial judgment and ideas to strengthen Good Housekeeping’s food and kitchen coverage.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed