Food Editor

Hearst Health

Food Editor leading a talented team to cover the North Texas food scene. Managing food content strategy and collaborating closely with various teams for impactful reporting.

Posted 7/29/2026full-timeDallas • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Demonstrates strong leadership in managing a team of journalists, with a focus on coaching, performance evaluation, and employee development. Proficient in multi-platform digital content strategy and audience analytics to drive impactful food coverage.

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Team LeadershipAudience AnalyticsMulti-Platform Digital Content StrategyEditorial SkillsPerformance Management

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Hard Skills

JournalismEditingContent StrategyData AnalysisStory AssignmentVisual PresentationPodcast ProductionNews Coverage PlanningMetrics MonitoringEmployee Recruitment

Soft Skills

CommunicationCoachingCollaborationOrganizational SkillsCreativity

Industry Keywords

Food CultureDigital MediaPrint MediaAudience EngagementBreaking NewsEnterprise ProjectsNews JudgmentPerformance EvaluationProgressive DisciplineWorkload Distribution

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and manage a team of two food reporters, a restaurant critic and a digital producer, setting priorities and providing hands-on coaching to help each person grow.
Oversee strategy for food coverage, including assigning and editing stories for digital and print, managing newsletters and monitoring metrics to identify opportunities for growth
Use analytics to make informed decisions about story timing, placement and audience engagement, and share those insights with your team
Work with editors to ensure stories are publication-ready with strong visuals and compelling presentation
Coordinate with our social media, audience and photo teams to maximize the reach and impact of coverage
Help plan coverage strategies for major events, breaking news and enterprise projects across digital and print
Assist with planning and coordinating video and audio projects, including the weekly Eat Drink D-FW podcast
Lead the next phase of our top restaurant dining guides series, growing it into a must-read franchise that keeps our audience coming back for more.
Responsible for all aspects of employee management, including recruitment, interviewing, selection, onboarding and retention
Conduct regular performance evaluations; provide constructive feedback and coaching to support employee development and accountability
Administer progressive discipline and counseling as needed, in alignment with company policies and procedures
Oversee scheduling, workload distribution and delegation of responsibilities to ensure balanced team performance and productivity

Requirements

What you’ll need

A bachelor's degree in journalism or a related field and at least five years of experience
Exceptional news judgment, accuracy and core journalism skills, including a flair for headlines and a sharp editorial eye
A genuine passion for food culture that informs smart, impactful coverage
Strong ability to edit everything from quick-turn breaking news to in-depth enterprise stories
Fluency in audience analytics and the ability to translate data insights into newsgathering decisions
Expertise in multi-platform digital content strategy across desktop, mobile, social and emerging platforms
Strong planning and organizational skills with keen attention to detail
A collaborative, people-first approach to coaching and developing journalists
An excellent communicator who thrives under deadline pressure and works well across diverse teams
Creative, forward-thinking mindset aligned with our growth goals.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Experiment with Advanced AI to enhance journalism and reporting efforts
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