Senior Editor, Taste of Home
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Full Time
India | Content
Experienced
About Us:
TMB (Trusted Media Brands) is the world's leading community-driven entertainment company engaging more than 200 million consumers worldwide across streaming TV, social media, web and print. Our portfolio of brands including FailArmy, Family Handyman, People Are Awesome, Reader's Digest, Taste of Home, The Healthy, and The Pet Collective, is powered by content that's inspired and created by our fans. Together our community sparks curiosity, fuels laughter, and inspires people to live big, full, fantastic lives. Learn more about our brands, our data-driven marketing solutions, our award-winning licensing services, and much more at www.tmbi.com.
About the role:
Reporting to the Deputy Editor, the Senior Editor is a working manager and editor who contributes to and supports the editorial direction of Taste of Home’s print products, including the flagship magazine, special-interest publications and cookbooks. Managing a growing India-based Taste of Home editorial team, they will work closely with the US-based Content Director of Taste of Home. In addition to serving as a project editor on cookbooks, they will learn how to leverage the brand’s recipe database, archives and website to create new book and magazine titles; craft copy for book covers, front-of-book and back-of-book pages; and support and train their staff to do the same.
Location: TMB has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, London and Gurgaon. This role will be based out of our Gurgaon office, and you will have the flexibility to work in the office and from home.
About you:
You are an organized manager with a keen ability to simultaneously balance numerous projects and deadlines. A creative writer and editor, you have the collaborative spirit necessary to produce quality, on-brand content for books, magazines and special interest publications targeted toward home cooks. An eager and active contributor to brainstorming, you bring a fresh perspective of what’s new and what’s next to your work. You’re interested in what’s happening in the world of food and how to engage our audience in valuable, relevant and entertaining ways. Deeply curious, you’re a reader, watcher and consumer of content, enabling you to spot opportunities and trends through your own creative endeavors.
Your day-to-day:
The Senior Editor position is critically important to the success of the Taste of Home brand and TMB overall. Our team is high-performing, goal-focused, fast-paced, dynamic and flexible to stretch and move with trends and business growth needs. This role and team are highly collaborative, working seamlessly with other teams around the business. The team also has a fun and friendly culture, which has helped all flourish while working from home.
Our Benefits:
We value our people and offer a collaborative and engaging culture. As a Trusted Media Brands employee, you will enjoy work/life balance, generous time off and comprehensive benefits and programs. Learn more about what life is like working at Trusted Media Brands at https://www.trustedmediabrands.com/careers/.
India specific benefits
This role is offered by TMB through Jukin Media India Private Limited.
TMB (Trusted Media Brands) is the world's leading community-driven entertainment company engaging more than 200 million consumers worldwide across streaming TV, social media, web and print. Our portfolio of brands including FailArmy, Family Handyman, People Are Awesome, Reader's Digest, Taste of Home, The Healthy, and The Pet Collective, is powered by content that's inspired and created by our fans. Together our community sparks curiosity, fuels laughter, and inspires people to live big, full, fantastic lives. Learn more about our brands, our data-driven marketing solutions, our award-winning licensing services, and much more at www.tmbi.com.
About the role:
Reporting to the Deputy Editor, the Senior Editor is a working manager and editor who contributes to and supports the editorial direction of Taste of Home’s print products, including the flagship magazine, special-interest publications and cookbooks. Managing a growing India-based Taste of Home editorial team, they will work closely with the US-based Content Director of Taste of Home. In addition to serving as a project editor on cookbooks, they will learn how to leverage the brand’s recipe database, archives and website to create new book and magazine titles; craft copy for book covers, front-of-book and back-of-book pages; and support and train their staff to do the same.
Location: TMB has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, London and Gurgaon. This role will be based out of our Gurgaon office, and you will have the flexibility to work in the office and from home.
About you:
You are an organized manager with a keen ability to simultaneously balance numerous projects and deadlines. A creative writer and editor, you have the collaborative spirit necessary to produce quality, on-brand content for books, magazines and special interest publications targeted toward home cooks. An eager and active contributor to brainstorming, you bring a fresh perspective of what’s new and what’s next to your work. You’re interested in what’s happening in the world of food and how to engage our audience in valuable, relevant and entertaining ways. Deeply curious, you’re a reader, watcher and consumer of content, enabling you to spot opportunities and trends through your own creative endeavors.
Your day-to-day:
- Assist in planning and executing editorial content for Taste of Home flagship magazine, Taste of Home special interest publications and Taste of Home cookbooks
- Manage day-to-day activities of Associate Editor, Magazines
- Act as project manager on Taste of Home cookbooks as assigned
- Contribute to frequent planning meetings and brainstorm sessions for books and magazine projects, providing creative ideas that work across channels
- Help select the recipes to fill the pages of Taste of Home magazine, special interest publications and books as assigned
- Work closely with art and production team members
- Pitch, write and edit copy for content across channels, adhering to search and affiliate best practices
- Contribute to brainstorming for covers, editorial calendars and TOCs
- A bachelor's degree in journalism, English or Communications
- At least two years of management experience
- A minimum of two years of experience in editorial roles
- Demonstrated success in building and maintaining positive relationships with editorial and design team members to get the best overall creative results
- An organized, thorough and deadline-oriented approach to content creation
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Experience working with AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools like ChatGPT and Writesonic to support editorial ideation and content creation
- A high comfort level working with publishing platforms and in tools such as InCopy
The Senior Editor position is critically important to the success of the Taste of Home brand and TMB overall. Our team is high-performing, goal-focused, fast-paced, dynamic and flexible to stretch and move with trends and business growth needs. This role and team are highly collaborative, working seamlessly with other teams around the business. The team also has a fun and friendly culture, which has helped all flourish while working from home.
Our Benefits:
We value our people and offer a collaborative and engaging culture. As a Trusted Media Brands employee, you will enjoy work/life balance, generous time off and comprehensive benefits and programs. Learn more about what life is like working at Trusted Media Brands at https://www.trustedmediabrands.com/careers/.
India specific benefits
- Comprehensive Time Off policies
- Maternity and Paternity Time off
- Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits including access to OPD consultations*, Gym/Yoga studios, Teleconsultation/Telemedicine*
- Access to Mental Health Reimbursement
- Annual Sport reimbursement and Home office reimbursement
- Office with in-house kitchenette
This role is offered by TMB through Jukin Media India Private Limited.
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