Job Description

As part of Eater's mission to build the world's best restaurant recommendation platform, our Dining team shapes restaurant coverage that helps readers decide where to eat - and why it matters. In this role, you'll create engaging, trustworthy stories that reflect Eater's voice and values. You'll hone your voice as a guide and tastemaker for Chicago, demonstrating local authority while ensuring our work reaches audiences where they are and makes an impact.
All staffers at Eater work across Eater's umbrella of brands (Eater, Punch, Pre Shift, Thrillist) on a variety of platforms (on-site, social video, newsletter, the app, and more), should be comfortable dining out for work and filing engaging and illuminating dining reports afterward. The audience editor should expect to pitch, shoot, and produce social video, and be comfortable appearing on camera and supporting team members in appearing on camera. Additionally, staffers are expected to represent Eater at industry events, brand events, and media and press opportunities.
WHO WE ARE
Eater, the national food publication with outlets across the country, is at the forefront of reporting on the restaurant industry, shaping food culture with its award-winning journalism and programming, and telling people where to eat with its beloved maps and guides.
Eater is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about what's now, what's next, and what's possible.
As a community of journalists and storytellers, business professionals, creators and technologists, we believe it is a moral and business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, and our platforms, products, and partnerships.
WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Produce, edit, and distribute social video, with enthusiasm and creativity.
• Identify, develop sources, and report on the dynamic Midwest food scene - with a focus on Chicago.
• Write and edit clean and engaging copy for both Eater's website and social platforms, with an understanding of how tone and visuals differ across platforms (Instagram, Reels, Facebook, Threads, TikTok, BlueSky, and others).
• Responsible for engaging with audiences across social media, newsletters, and Reddit, including responding to comments, fostering conversation, and maintaining brand voice across platforms.
• Manage newsletter programs, under the direction and strategy of Dining Editorial Manager, including building newsletters in Sailthru and Substack, adapting editorial content for newsletters, basic analytical skills, and inbox management.
• Willingness and ability to dine out for work-related research, including outside of work hours.

WHO YOU ARE

• Plugged into the Chicago food scene with a knack for identifying engaging restaurant news stories and trends.
• Proficient in Photoshop to create visually engaging carousels and high-touch social media posts.
• Skilled in executing social video including confidence and poise appearing on camera.
• Familiar with audience-focused storytelling on a variety of platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Substack, etc.).
• Comfortable with tastemaking, which will be used to update and/or edit maps, research and write dining reports, etc.
• Able to break news and write insightful service-oriented features with accuracy about your region's dining scene is preferred. You're as comfortable working with a PR rep as you are connecting with a mom-and-pop restaurant owner.
• Experience editing news and service coverage is a plus.
• You welcome feedback and adapt quickly to put ideas and edits into practice.

If you think you have what it takes, but don't meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch! We would love to have a chat and see if you could be a great addition to our team.
WHERE YOU'LL WORK
This job is remote, based in Chicago, IL.
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WHY VOX MEDIA?
WHAT WE OFFER
This is a permanent, full-time position. This job is benefits-eligible. We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life. You can find more information about our benefits .
This role is a part of the Vox Media Union, represented by the Writers Guild of America, East
OUR DEI+ COMMITMENT
Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves and create their best work. We recognize that great stories, platforms, products and services come from people with all manner of backgrounds and experiences. We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work and sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights and best practices. We keep our for the sake of accountability, transparency and communication. Learn more about our values , and our approach to corporate citizenship .
Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Vox Media will also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact our People & Culture team (recruitment@voxmedia.com).
WHAT COMES NEXT
Our recruiting team will go through applications in a timely manner. Please note that our recruiting team will only contact you from @ email addresses, never via text message. Read more about how our recruiting team operates, and how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud, .
PAY TRANSPARENCY
The salary range listed below represents the minimum and maximum base pay for this position at the time of this posting. Final salary offered to the candidate selected for the position will be based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience.
Pay Range
$73,000--$78,000 USD

Skills Required