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Archer Daniels Midland

Account Manager Texturants Food - Remote Nature and Scope ADM Texturants offers a variety of ... Exceptional verbal/written communication and presentation skills. * The ability to influence ...

Automationtechies

Automation & Controls Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site +1

$86K - $113K/yr

Hybrid/Remote Possible near Chicago, IL A reputable Systems Integrator located northwest of Chicago ... Exceptional verbal and written communication skills * Self-starter, with the ability for ...

Compass Group

SR DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALIST

Chicago, IL · Remote

$85K - $100K/yr

At Krafted, we're not just serving food-we're creating environments that drive productivity and ... Please note - this is a REMOTE based role but must be based in the Chicagoland area - will travel ...

Compass Group

SR DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALIST

Chicago, IL · Remote

$85K - $100K/yr

At Krafted, we're not just serving food--we're creating environments that drive productivity and ... Please note - this is a REMOTE based role but must be based in the Chicagoland area - will travel ...

Iff

Sales Representative

Gibson City, IL · On-site +1

... are, food, consumer and industrial markets. The role is based in Midwest, United States (remote ... Excellent verbal and written communication skills * Self-starter with strong motivation and ability ...

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How much do remote food writing jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 21, 2026, the average hourly pay for remote food writing in Illinois is $24.10, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $11.39 and $32.69 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is remote food writing?

A Remote Food Writing job involves creating content about food, cooking, restaurants, and nutrition from a remote location. Writers may produce articles, blog posts, recipes, reviews, or social media content for websites, magazines, or brands. This role requires strong writing skills, food knowledge, and sometimes photography or SEO expertise. Many remote food writers work as freelancers, contributing to multiple platforms.

What does a typical workday look like for a remote food writer?

As a remote food writer, your days usually revolve around researching food topics, drafting and editing articles or recipes, and communicating with editors or other content team members via email or project management platforms. You might also coordinate interviews with chefs, review food products, or attend virtual editorial meetings to brainstorm new ideas. Deadlines are integral, so self-discipline and time management are important for maintaining productivity while working from home. Collaboration often happens asynchronously, meaning you're able to structure your work hours flexibly as long as assignments are submitted on time.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in remote food writing?

Success in remote food writing requires strong writing and editing skills, deep culinary knowledge, and often a background in journalism, English, or food studies. Familiarity with content management systems, search engine optimization (SEO), and basic photo editing tools like Canva or Photoshop is typically beneficial. Being self-motivated, highly organized, and able to communicate effectively with editors and clients are crucial soft skills. These abilities ensure the production of engaging, timely, and accurate food-related content in a remote environment.

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Infographic showing various Remote Food Writing job openings in Illinois as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 75% Full Time, 24% Part Time, and 1% Nights. Highlights an 99% Physical, and 1% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $50,130 per year, or $24.1 per hour.

Account Manager Texturants Food - Remote

Archer Daniels Midland

On-site, Remote

Full-time

Posted 13 days ago

ADM rating

7.9

Company rating: 7.9 out of 10

Based on 186 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

75th of 365 rated logistics

Job description

Account Manager Texturants Food - Remote
Nature and Scope
ADM Texturants offers a variety of ingredient solutions to the food, industrial and pharmaceutical markets. These ingredients include lecithin and polyols. The function of the Account Manager is to own, develop and grow existing and new Texturants customers within the food segment in North America (US and Canada) as well as cross-sell/promote ADM's full pantry of products including flavors, colors, proteins, wholesome, and health and wellness ingredients. This role provides exposure to ADM's customer account selling process, product discovery, market intelligence, product applications, and marketing activities; focused within the food segment with emphasis on bakery applications.
While this position will be open to remote work, if residency is near one of ADM's locations including Decatur, IL, Chicago, IL, Erlanger, KY, Cranbury, NJ, etc; expectations would include a flexible in-office schedule. This role will utilize the Decatur IL business team and location for support, reporting to the Director of Sales, Texturants NA.
Job Responsibilities:
  • Managing and developing relationships across key customer influencers and decision makers.
  • Find, vet, and evaluate new business opportunities to develop lecithin and polyol market share with existing customer demand but also actively participate in new developments involving texturant inclusions and cross-selling the nutrition portfolio of ingredients.
  • Gathering and using relevant market information to the input and design of the business strategy at customer, market, pricing, and product level.
  • Interfacing with a portfolio of customers; negotiate sales contracts.
  • Managing sales contract execution from commercial agreement to delivery on time.
  • Develops and executes account plans for new and existing customers.
  • Must be able to define and deliver the annual sales plan for assigned market established by the business managers.
  • Managing sales volumes, pricing, credit issues, and contract status via interaction with the business support teams.
  • Employing customer related systems ranging from planning tools to CRM systems including SalesForce.com.
  • Coordinating special customer requirements through organization.
  • Prepares action plans for effective search of sales leads and prospects including hunting for new business.
  • Initiates and coordinates development of action plans to penetrate new markets according to the strategic roadmap.
  • Provides timely, accurate, competitive pricing on all completed prospect applications submitted for pricing and approval, while striving to maintain maximum profit margin.
  • Maintains accurate records of all pricings, sales, activity reports and contract balances.
  • Compile monthly and quarterly reports to share with business leaders to ensure individual set goals are being met.
  • Ability to travel 30-50% of the time.
Education/ Experience:
  • Minimum - Bachelor's Degree.  Science-related field preferred.
  • A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in the food ingredient or supplement industry.
  • Proven experience building new and existing relationships with key customers for food ingredients, including those in key strategic decision-making positions at headquarter level.
  • Superior strategic and tactical business planning skills.
Skills required:
  • Exceptional verbal/written communication and presentation skills.
  • The ability to influence stakeholders to achieve business objectives.
  • Highly self-motivated, energetic, enthusiastic, and presents strong work ethic.
  • Relationship builder with strong negotiation skills.
  • Strong time management and organizational skills.
  • Dedication to learning and cultivating new skill sets.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  • Robust contact relationship management systems skills preferred.
  • Effective and efficient multi-tasking capabilities.
  • Extremely comfortable with high level computer use in multiple programs, simultaneously.
  • Strong problem recognition and resolution skills.
  • Aptitude for working both as, team member, a team leader, and autonomously.
  • Sales meeting management (scheduling, agendas, actionable item identification, follow up).
  • Project and timeline management skills for development and sale of new products.
  • Professional presentation development and delivery through concise written and visual representations.
Excited about this role but don't think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.
ADM requires the successful completion of a background check. 
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