About Us:

TMB is the community-driven entertainment company engaging more than 250 million consumers worldwide across streaming TV, social media, web and print. Our portfolio of brands including FailArmy , Family Handyman , People Are Awesome , Reader's Digest , Taste of Home , The Healthy , and The Pet Collective , is powered by content that's inspired and created by our fans. Together our community sparks curiosity, fuels laughter, and inspires people to live big, full, fantastic lives. Learn more about our brands, our data-driven marketing solutions, our award-winning licensing services, and much more at trustedmediabrands.com .

About the role:

As a contract Food Photographer for Taste of Home, you are key to our recipe publishing initiative: to infuse our recipe content with advice, images and expertise . Working closely with the Managing Editor, you use your polished photography and styling skills and culinary knowledge to create engaging, on-brand recipe images to help us reach our lofty production goals. You are clear, creative, organized and flexible.

Contractors in this role will have the capacity to shoot at least 25 recipes per month. Applications are accepted on our site and contracts and payments will be managed through a third-party platform.

About you:

A whip-smart photographer who thrives on deadlines, you use your culinary expertise and keen eye to shoot on-brand food imagery that captures the recipe steps and the finished dish. O rganized, creative and quick, you see feedback as a growth opportunity. At home, you love to cook and track what is happening in the food world.

Your day-to-day:

You prepare and style Taste of Home recipes, then photograph hero images, ingredient stills, and step-by-step shots as outlined in each assignment
You adhere to the lighting, propping, surface and composition best practices provided in the brand style guide
You shop for ingredients according to each recipe, ensuring that they are fresh and photogenic
You follow the method described in each recipe, using the appropriate tools and dishes
You edit, retouch, name and deliver high-resolution images following brand guidelines and meeting weekly deadlines

You have:

3+ years of professional experience photographing and styling food; p rofessional culinary experience a plus
Proven knowledge of a CMS (content management system) such as WordPress, a project database such as Airtable, and Adobe image products such as Photoshop and Bridge
Keen organization skills, consistently meeting deadlines and catching all the details
Effective communication skills: comfortable accepting and applying constructive feedback
Solid knowledge and understanding of the digital landscape
Ability to work independently
A keen familiarity with, and interest in, the food and food-lifestyle space in general, and food photography trends

TMB embraces inclusivity and values our diverse community. We are committed to building a team based on qualifications, merit and business need. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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