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Afina

Youtube Script Writer & Editor

Los Angeles, CA · On-site +1

Script Writer & Editor Remote • Part-time or Full-time • YouTube Entertainment About List25 List25 is one of YouTube's longest-running list-style channels, entertaining millions of viewers with ...

SAIC

Senior Technical Writer/Editor

San Diego, CA · Hybrid

$80K - $120K/yr

Technical Writer/Ed Schedule: Full-Time Shift: Day Job Travel: Yes - 10% of the time Minimum ... Editing functional descriptions, system specifications, user's manuals, special reports, or any ...

VIZ Media

Editor

San Francisco, CA

$73K - $78K/yr

Write cover text, catalog copy, and other related marketing and sales materials * Check promotional ... Schedule: This is a Regular Full-Time position with flexibility in working hours outside of our ...

Arrowhead Orthopaedics

Work Comp Editor

Redlands, CA · On-site

$28/hr

Job Type Full-time Description WORK COMP EDITOR It is our goal to provide the finest Orthopaedic ... Medical writing and editing experience required. General Activities (There may be other duties ...

FedWriters, Inc.

Technical Editor

Camp Pendleton, CA · On-site

On-Site: This full-time, on-site position will work Monday through Friday, Core hours at Camp ... Write, revise, edit, format, and maintain engineering and test documentation (e.g., engineering ...

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What is the difference between Full Time Food Writer Editor vs Full Time Food Photographer?

AspectFull Time Food Writer EditorFull Time Food Photographer
Primary RoleWriting and editing food-related content for publications, websites, or brandsCapturing high-quality food images for marketing, publications, or social media
Required SkillsStrong writing, editing, food knowledge, storytellingPhotography skills, food styling, camera proficiency
Work EnvironmentOffices, editorial teams, content creation studiosPhoto shoots, on-location, studio settings
Common EmployersMagazines, food blogs, media companies, brandsAdvertising agencies, food brands, magazines, freelance

While both roles focus on food, a Full Time Food Writer Editor specializes in creating written content and editing, whereas a Full Time Food Photographer focuses on visual storytelling through images. Both require food knowledge, but their skills and work environments differ significantly.

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Freelance food writer

Embarcadero Media Foundation

Palo Alto, CA • On-site

$250/wk

Full-time

Re-posted 8 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Produce food features, roundups, enterprise stories, profiles and Q&As.

  • Produce food blogs, such as restaurant openings and closings.

  • Keep an eye out for food stories while in the field and pitch relevant stories to the Food Editor.

Job description

Description:

Opening: Embarcadero Media Freelance Reporter – Food
Department: Editorial, Foodist – appears in Palo Alto Weekly, The Almanac, Mountain View Voice, Redwood City Pulse
Reports To: Adrienne Mitchel / Food Editor
Location: Remote
Date: 3/3/25

About Us

Embarcadero Media Foundation is a nonprofit journalism group with three printed weekly newspapers, seven hyperlocal news websites and six email newsletters that serve a population of more than 500,000 people on the MidPeninsula and the East Bay’s Tri-Valley. We are looking for a motivated and passionate freelance reporter to join our food branch, The Peninsula Foodist, to inform, inspire and entertain our readers and the foodies of the Peninsula.

Articles for Peninsula Foodist appear on four websites – Palo Alto Online, The Almanac, Mountain View Voice and Redwood City Pulse – and may also appear in two print newspapers – Palo Alto Weekly and The Almanac. Peninsula Foodist has its own Instagram account, @peninsulafoodist, and weekly newsletter.

Job Summary

The Food Freelancer will be responsible for producing food features (generally 800-1,200 words) and food blogs (generally 300-600 words). The ideal candidate will possess excellent interviewing, writing and storytelling skills and have a passion for food. The Food Freelancer will be working closely with the Food Editor and the Features Editor at Embarcadero Media.

Key Responsibilities

  • Produce food features, roundups, enterprise stories, profiles and Q&As. Deadlines are flexible as long as you communicate your timeline with the Food Editor.
  • Produce food blogs, such as restaurant openings and closings. Deadlines are flexible as long as you communicate your timeline with the Food Editor.
  • Keep an eye out for food stories while in the field and pitch relevant stories to the Food Editor
  • While the Food Freelancer is not responsible for taking photos on the scene, they are responsible for communicating with the source about a time for a photographer to come by and/or to request courtesy images from the source

Required Qualifications

  • Degree in journalism or related field
  • 1 year of experience reporting professionally
  • Knowledge of the Peninsula’s food scene (San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, excluding San Jose)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Prior experience reporting on food and/or working in the food industry
  • Being a foodie!

Skills and Abilities

  • Strong communication and written skills
  • Ability to interview, craft a story and write in AP style

Working Conditions

  • Flexible hours – produce at least 1 feature or 1 set of three blogs per month
  • Remote
  • May have to drive to meet sources and conduct interviews

Compensation

  • $200 for a feature
  • $250 for three blogs

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter and three clips via the application form. Freelance reporter applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. For details, contact amitchel@embarcaderopublishing.com.

Requirements: