Recipe Editor
Job Description
As the Recipe Editor, you will be the guardian of our recipe content, ensuring every customer gets an accurate, clear, and consistent cooking experience. You'll play a vital role in maintaining customer trust and strengthening the HelloFresh brand by driving editorial excellence and operational efficiency.
This role is a 9 month fixed term contract, based in Chippendale and reports to the Editorial Manager.
You will…
- Proofread and edit recipes across multiple formats to ensure accuracy, readability, and consistency for a great customer cooking experience.
- Safeguard recipe integrity by identifying and correcting errors before publication, minimising customer confusion and production issues.
- Partner with Culinary and Procurement teams to validate content when product changes occur, ensuring menus and recipe cards are reliable.
- Apply and uphold editorial standards through consistent use of the Style Guide, maintaining a clear and trusted HelloFresh brand voice.
- Contribute to the evolution of editorial processes and style guidelines to improve efficiency, accuracy, and team capability.
- Deliver editorial output to weekly production deadlines to support seamless menu launches and operational reliability.
You have…
- Editorial expertise: At least 2 years in a similar role with professional editorial or copywriting experience; food media and recipe editing is a bonus.
- Food knowledge and culinary awareness: A strong understanding of food and cooking processes to ensure accurate, customer-ready recipes.
- Exceptional attention to detail and great organisational skills to maintain accuracy across multiple projects while meeting deadlines.
- Proactive problem-solving skills and self-direction to independently identify issues and drive solutions to completion.
- Technical proficiency with a university degree in communications, journalism, or a related field, and strong skills in Microsoft Office, Google Docs, and Adobe InDesign.
What you’ll get in return…
- The chance to have a significant impact in a leading global food technology company
- Flexible working arrangements
- Egoless environment, constant learning with room for personal growth
- Free access to Headspace
- HelloFresh Academies - internal learning & development
- A diverse and vibrant international environment, with offices in 18 countries
- Company discount - 70% off HelloFresh & 40% off Youfoodz
Start Date: Immediately available - Can wait a notice period
Duration: 9 month Fixed Term Contract. You must have the right to work full-time in Australia
Location: Chippendale Head Office - hybrid working environment
Salary: Competitive salary & employee benefits
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