Food & Drink Writer / Editor - Time Out Melbourne

3 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Time Out Australia Full time

Location: Melbourne
Department: Content

**Time Out Australia **is looking for an enthusiastic and tenacious Food and Drink Writer (or Editor, dependent upon the successful applicant’s experience) to join the Melbourne team. The position is full time, and the writer/editor will be covering Melbourne’s hospitality scene, including bars, restaurants, cafés, pubs, breweries and events, as well as the latest trends and news. The writer/editor will also write about other aspects of Time Out Melbourne’s patch, including things to do, venues and festivals.

This writer/editor must be a team player who works collaboratively with the 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 Writer/Editor will perform their journalistic duties under supervision from the Time Out Melbourne Editor.

The successful applicant will be a fast, accurate and creative writer and will be required to write reviews, venue listings and feature stories every week. They will also be keen to visit and review restaurants and bars across the city, as well as attending openings, launches and other events and participating in Time Out videos and other social media content. From time to time, the writer/editor will also contribute to commercial briefs and write sponsored content. At the same time, they’ll adhere to our company’s editorial integrity that has made Time Out a leader in the food and drink space for more than 50 years, and ensure the independence of its coverage.

**Skills and Experience**:
The successful applicant will live and breathe Melbourne’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.
- Journalism 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 clichés) and a wide-ranging familiarity with food terminology and world cuisines - A thorough understanding of and enthusiasm for the hospitality scene in Melbourne - 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
- 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 There is the expectation that the journalist will go out to restaurants, attend events, conduct interviews and won’t be hesitant to say yes to opportunities
- Strong relationship-building skills, relating to both internal and external stakeholders

**About Time Out**

Time Out is a company filled with individuals as diverse as the cities we live in and cover. At the same time there are common characteristics and values we all share. To join our team, you’ll want to
- Be commercially astute
- Either have experience at or want to dive headfirst into a fast-paced transformative company in pursuit of excellence
- Think globally
- Have excellent communication and relationship building skills
- Have a high sense of ownership, urgency and drive
- Be a team player

**About our culture**

**About Time Out Group plc**

**Time Out Group is a global media and hospitality business** that inspires connection and joy by capturing the soul of the world’s greatest cities through its two divisions - Time Out Media and Time Out Market.

Time Out launched in London in 1968 with a magazine to help people discover the exciting new urban cultures that had started up all over the city. Today, Time Out’s professional journalists curate the best things to do, see and eat in 333 cities in 59 countries.

Time Out Market is the world’s first editorially curated food and cultural market, bringing a city’s best chefs, restaurateurs and unique cultural experiences together under one roof. From cooking classes with top chefs to installations from local artists and live entertainment, Time Out Market captures the soul of the city.

The first Time Out Market opened in 2014 in a historic market hall in Lisbon, quickly turning into the most popular destination in the city with 4.1m locals and tourists visiting in 2019. The success of Lisbon brought further expansion in North America, with Time Out Market opening in five major cities in 2019: Miami, New York, Boston, Chicago and Montreal. In 2021, Time Out Market expanded into the Middle East with Time Out Market Dubai, and more Time Out Market locations are in the pipeline including Porto, London, Prague, Japan and more.

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