Culinary Producer And Food Stylist

Meet Us: King Arthur Baking Company is an award-winning, audience-leading baking company with a strategic vision to be the resource for baking education and inspiration.  Through traditional and new media, in-person and virtual education, we strive to be a leader in helping novice and expert bakers alike.  We're not going anywhere - we've been part of the family since 1790. We work to build stronger communities and increase access and the connection to real foods. We take pride in our responsible sourcing and our "never bleached" guarantee. And we work closely with farmers, millers, and suppliers in a continued commitment toward sustainability. Our wheat flour is grown and milled right here in the United States. Flour this good uses only the purest ingredients, free from GMOs.  As a founding B Corporation, we are committed to using the power of business as a force for social and environmental good. We believe every employee's contributions make our company what it is: vibrant, successful, and committed to spreading the joy of baking. We are a welcoming and inclusive 100% employee-owned company.

The Position: The Culinary Producer & Food Stylist works closely with recipe developers, editors, photographers, videographers, and art directors to create and style captivating, appetizing, best-in-class visuals. This role collaborates closely with multiple stakeholders, including members of the brand, direct, social, and editorial teams. A core member of our studio and test kitchen teams, the food stylist is skilled at preparing a wide range of camera-ready bakes, including breads, pizzas, cakes, cookies, and more. The food stylist works on both photo and video shoots and takes on the occasional recipe test.

The Benefits: Yes, we have the regular "stuff" - medical, dental, vision, company paid short- and long-term disability, life insurance, paid parental leave, paid time off to rest, paid holidays to have fun, a 401(K) with a company match. But here's what makes us different: 40 paid volunteer hours a year, profit sharing*, participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)* and knowing that those working with you are dedicated and engaged co-employee owners that believe in you and your extraordinary abilities to move us all forward.

The Location: Hybrid combining working from home, and onsite at King Arthur Baking's Creative Studio in Lebanon, NH roughly 3 weeks per month. Ideal candidates will be located within a 2-3-hour drive of our offices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary stylist for photo and video shoots in our Lebanon, NH, studio, including those for catalogue, YouTube, brand campaigns, and the recipe site.

• Prepares shopping lists for upcoming shoots and assists in gathering ingredients

• Participates in planning meetings for upcoming shoots

• Maintains strong relationships with cross-functional teams, primarily Creative, Social, Brand, and Merchandising

• Assists in the effort to keep the studio in an orderly and tidy state conducive to efficient, fast-paced shooting, with special attention paid to the pantry and prep kitchen spaces.

• Occasionally cross-tests recipes for the catalogue, website, and/or cookbooks.

• Occasionally serves as stylist and hand model on short-form video shoots.

• Serves as a full member of our Editorial team, particularly the test kitchen wing of that team. Attends brainstorms and tastings when possible and develops strong relationships with other bakers in the test kitchen.

Education/Experience

• 3-5 years food styling experience, on both photo and video shoots preferred

• Culinary Degree or several years working in a professional baking setting

• Excellent baking skills, including in the yeasted (pizza/bread) category

• Experience working cross-functionally, specifically on complex projects requiring collaboration, stakeholder involvement, and direct decision making

• We value those who can demonstrate capability and articulate how prior experiences will help them transition into this role

Competencies

• Time Management: Proficiency in prioritizing multiple projects at once, managing workloads efficiently, and meeting deadlines.

• Project Management: The ability to plan, execute, and oversee projects, ensuring that work in and out of the studio is completed on time, within scope, and within budget. Experience with project management software, such as Asana, a plus.

• Communication Skills: The ability to articulate both creative and culinary ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing.

• Teamwork and Collaboration: The capability to work effectively with art directors, photographers, videographers, prop stylists, and other individuals; contribute to group efforts; and build positive working relationships.

• Understanding of Branding: Awareness of the King Arthur brand identity and marketing objectives.

Success Factors

• Genuine enthusiasm for the King Arthur's mission and products and a commitment to living our values

• Is community minded: gets involved, volunteers

Physical Requirements/Work Environment/Safety

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical requirements

This role consistently uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and photography equipment

Ability to work at a computer for extended periods of time.

• Work environment

Indoors, in a studio environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, or temperature changes.

• Safety

Understands that safety is the responsibility of everyone at the organization and is responsible for adhering to/providing work in a safe and ergonomic manner, identifying unsafe conditions and correcting conditions immediately or reporting them promptly.

Participates in safety and compliance training and safety and health programs.

Supervision

• N/A

Travel

• 1-3 weeks onsite each month.

• Other Duties

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice

It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive and safe work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers, and vendors. As a proud Benefit Corporation, King Arthur Baking expects our employees to adhere to company-wide green norms and remain educated on company impact campaigns.

There's room at our table for you!  Apply today.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors protected by law. King Arthur Baking Company provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities to allow them to participate in both the application process and during employment. Such individuals are encouraged to seek accommodations to allow them to apply for a position, participate in the application process, and meet the essential functions and requirements of the position.

• Amounts vary based on achievement of financial targets. Participation based on hire date and program entry date.