Be Part of What's Next
Help shape a cookbook that will inspire home cooks with practical, approachable recipes and trusted guidance. As a Temporary Editor, you'll play a key role in transforming culinary expertise into engaging, consumer-friendly content that reflects the trusted voice of Good Housekeeping.
About Hearst Magazines (Why Us?)
Hearst Magazines is one of the world's largest publishers, with a portfolio of 30 brands that reach audiences across print, digital, social, video, and emerging platforms. Our iconic brands—including Good Housekeeping, ELLE, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Harper's BAZAAR, Men's Health, Women's Health, and many more—connect with millions of consumers through trusted storytelling, expert advice, and innovative content. Join a collaborative team that values creativity, curiosity, and excellence while helping shape what's next in media.
Key Responsibilities (What You Are Doing)
- Develop and refine the cookbook's outline, chapter organization, page allocation, and recurring editorial features.
- Review an initial recipe list and manuscript to curate a final collection of approximately 125–150 recipes.
- Edit, adapt, enhance, or replace recipes using approved Good Housekeeping sources while maintaining editorial quality and consistency.
- Write and edit front matter, chapter introductions, recipes, cooking tips, pantry guidance, shopping tools, sidebars, charts, ingredient substitutions, and other supporting editorial content.
- Create a practical and engaging No-Stress Four-Week Meal Plan that helps readers confidently prepare meals.
- Translate complex food and nutrition concepts into clear, accessible, and engaging consumer-facing content while partnering with nutrition reviewers to ensure accuracy and credibility.
- Create and manage a comprehensive art log, coordinate manuscript art references, and write promotional materials including cover and catalog copy.
- Implement developmental and line edits, review copy edits and layouts, resolve editorial queries and inconsistencies, and manage multiple deliverables while meeting project deadlines.
Qualifications (What We’re Looking For)
- 5+ years of experience producing and editing book content or equivalent experience.
- Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills with meticulous attention to detail.
- Demonstrated passion for recipes, food, and consumer-focused culinary content.
- Experience developing cookbook or food editorial content from concept through publication.
- Ability to simplify complex food and nutrition topics into engaging, reader-friendly content.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Creative mindset with a willingness to bring fresh ideas and innovative approaches to editorial content.
- Collaborative approach and experience working with cross-functional stakeholders, including nutrition reviewers and design teams.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- This is a fully remote position.
The hourly rate for this role is between $50/hr -$100/hr. This position is not eligible for bonus or commission compensation. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, qualifications, and location.
Hearst Magazines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience producing and editing book content or equivalent experience
- Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills with meticulous attention to detail
- Demonstrated passion for recipes, food, and consumer-focused culinary content
- Experience developing cookbook or food editorial content from concept through publication
- Ability to simplify complex food and nutrition topics into engaging, reader-friendly content
- Strong project management skills with ability to balance multiple priorities and deadlines
- Creative mindset with willingness to bring fresh ideas and innovative approaches to editorial content
- Collaborative approach and experience working with cross-functional stakeholders, including nutrition reviewers and design teams
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Hearst Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Hearst and has not been reviewed or approved by Hearst.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical plan choice, full in-network preventive coverage, dental and vision, telemedicine, prescription coverage, and fertility resources. Mental-health resources and other wellbeing services (e.g., therapy sessions, crisis support, virtual physical therapy, and chronic-condition programs) further strengthen the health offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as meaningful through a 401(k) plan with company matching and Hearst covering plan administration fees. Performance bonuses are also noted as available in some roles, adding an additional rewards component beyond base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits include paid holidays, paid sick days, and vacation time with a commonly cited annual range, alongside paid parental leave and family medical leave. A remote work program and flexibility signals are also included as part of the overall rewards experience.
Hearst Insights
What We Do
Hearst is a leading global, diversified media, information and services company with more than 360 businesses. Its major interests include ownership in cable television networks such as A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and ESPN; global financial services leader Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a group of medical information and services businesses; transportation assets including CAMP Systems International, a major provider of software-as-a-service solutions for managing maintenance of jets and helicopters; 33 television stations such as WCVB-TV in Boston and KCRA-TV in Sacramento, California, which reach a combined 19 percent of U.S. viewers; newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle and Times Union (Albany, New York); more than 300 magazines around the world, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Men's Health and Car and Driver, and digital services businesses such as iCrossing and KUBRA; and investments in emerging digital entertainment companies such as Complex Networks.
