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

Newsletter Editor – Bon Appétit and Epicurious

Bon Appétit and Epicurious seek a motivated Newsletter Editor to guide and edit the brand’s newsletter portfolio. The ideal candidate is digitally savvy, detail-oriented, and has a deep understanding of the current newsletter landscape, as well as food media and culinary arts trends. This editor will play a key role in how our food brands connect with audiences through their inboxes. The ideal candidate will have a clear point of view on newsletter strategy, strong voice in their writing and editing, and the ability to closely collaborate with our writers, editors, and audience teams. Prior experience with Sailthru, Letterhead, and Iterable is a plus, as is experience writing and editing newsletter copy. This role reports to the Site Director, and is based in our NYC office (Monday through Thursday in office; Fridays work from home).

Primary Responsibilities:

• Select stories, write and edit copy, produce, and curate our daily, weekly, and specialized newsletters.

• Write copy for additional materials (social, video, events, marketing, etc.) that helps promote and market our newsletter products

• Build specialized newsletters for feature stories, tentpoles, covers, and commercial campaigns as needed.

• Work closely with internal teams such as Social, Cooking, Culture, Restaurants, and Commerce to identify and support newsletter content opportunities that will drive site traffic and paid subscriptions.

• Develop ways to bring Bon Appétit’s extensive archive of content to newsletter audiences.

• Review audience data on 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.

• Take measured risks to craft new processes, propose new ways of working, and engage audiences in new ways.

• Run experiments and share insights so your wins can have greater impact

• Utilize Audience recommendations on newsletters, optimizing daily sends, A/B testing, hardgating, etc.

• Pitch, write, and edit articles across Bon Appétit and Epicurious as needed, including content refreshes.

• Propose ideas and pitch opportunities in team and cross-functional meetings.

• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements:

• 4–6+ years of relevant digital media experience

• Sound editorial judgment and a strong, confident, clear voice as a writer

• A self-starting team player, detail-oriented, efficient, organized, and able to problem-solve and multitask

• Demonstrated ability to analyze and incorporate data into decision making

• A systems-oriented work style with a 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

• Comfort with, and interest, in appearing on video and audio

The expected base salary range for this position is from $80,000-$100,000. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to relevant skills, training, experience, and education.

This is a guild position.

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.