**Sydney Food and Drink Editor Wanted**
We are seeking an enthusiastic and tenacious Food and Drink Editor to join our Sydney team. The position is full-time, covering the city's hospitality scene, including bars, restaurants, cafes, pubs, breweries, and events, as well as the latest trends and news.
* The successful applicant will live and breathe Sydney's food and drink scene and be ready to hit the ground running with original feature ideas that connect our audience with the most exciting hospitality venues and events in their city.
* Ideally they will already have an extensive network of contacts and will be a confident interviewer and writer, as well as have some commissioning experience.
This editor must be a team player who works collaboratively with the entire editorial team to meet team objectives to create content that engages an entire city. Over time, they will be assigned duties requiring more independent initiative as they gain more experience in the role.
The Food and Drink Editor will perform journalistic duties under supervision from the Time Out Sydney Editor.
Responsibilities include:
* writing reviews, venue listings, and feature stories every week;
* visiting and reviewing restaurants and bars across the city, as well as attending openings, launches, and other events;
* participating in Time Out videos and other social media content;
* contributing to commercial briefs and writing sponsored content.
Requirements:
* journalsim experience, ideally in food media and/or hands-on hospitality experience;
* an excellent palate, the ability to describe vividly what they're tasting (without relying on cliches) and a wide-ranging familiarity with food terminology and world cuisines;
* a thorough understanding of and enthusiasm for the hospitality scene in Sydney;
* an everlasting supply of ideas for stories to write;Excellent attention to detail and grammatical skills;
* familiarity with analytics tools like Parse.ly or Google Analytics;
* strong interviewing skills;
* an understanding of defamation and intellectual property laws in Australia;
* experience in using social media and SEO to grow new audiences and inspire existing audiences to engage more deeply with a range of content;
* a passion for going out;
* strong relationship-building skills, relating to both internal and external stakeholders;
* strong organisational and time-management skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects and assignments at once.