Content Studio Producer

CookUnity is the first chef-to-you marketplace connecting the country's most talented chefs with eaters (consumers). We're changing meal delivery by bringing small-batch, restaurant-quality meals to eaters across the country. Every week, a diverse collective of all-star chefs craft their signature, ready-to-eat dishes for an elevated at-home dining experience.

CookUnity is home to more than 100 of NYC, LA, Austin, Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle and Miami’s most inspired and innovative chefs. Through a weekly subscription, eaters can select from a diverse, ever-changing menu of hundreds of hand-crafted meals. Our chefs create dishes that cater to a wide variety of palates and dietary preferences, so the best part of dining out can be enjoyed by everyone.

Delivering more than 1M meals per month and growing 3x YoY, CookUnity is also helping improve the livelihood of working chefs, tripling their income, enabling the growth of their own teams and personal brands. And believing that healthy food fuels stronger communities, CookUnity partners with Food Bank For New York City, the city's major hunger-relief organization, working to end food insecurity across all five boroughs.

What We Are Looking For

The Content Team lives within the CookUnity Brand Marketing organization. This team leads the company’s creative and content strategy and analysis.

Its primary function is to drive the development of the brand’s aesthetic and voice through the strategic implementation of content. Their mandate includes production and management of creative and art direction, copy, design and filmmaking, and also leading the discovery and evolution of the emotional connection with the eater.

Success isn’t simply creating a world-class touchpoints for the brand, it’s also being the team’s vanguard for cultural relevance.

The Content Team plays an integral role in connecting the rest of the marketing team and the company to its brand expressions and experiences.

The Role

The Content Studio Producer is a maestro, an air traffic controller and a shepherd, all in one. Success begins with a strategic eye, an ordered attention to detail and a graceful but firm guiding hand. The primary mandate is to manage a "studio" that not only produces an incredible volume of content and creative work from internal makers and external agencies, but also to deliver an excellent final product. This candidate will be a master of managing the logistics of creative production—vendor negotiations and contracts, calendars, budgets, deadlines—but also a skilled producer across mediums—a digital first view of design, film, video, copy, podcasts, editorial, etc. across all brand touch-points. And with the unique ability to influencer people—agencies, vendors, cross-functional teams and executives.

One thing is clear. There will never be enough time or resources. That is inevitable as that we will always work to maximize output against speed and quality. So we should spend no time crying over that spilt milk. Instead the right candidate will see that as almost a gamification challenge. How do we produce incredible, on-brand content that delivers the brand story and breaks through in culture? And how can we create a wheel that continues to do that cheaper, faster and better through time. The Content Studio Producer will embrace and promote that rigor and drive real results in service of the brand and P&L.

Responsibilities

• Act as proactive communication nexus between a variety of creative, project management, and technical partners
• Participate in project scoping and provide information and expertise on resources and time needed for production execution
• Create and manage content production budgets and timelines per project; responsible for meeting deliverables benchmarks, staying within budget, and elevating creative product
• On a per project basis, manage a Content Production Team, including staff, freelancers, and vendors as applicable
• Support Creative Director and colleagues in optimizing utilization of internal resources for production
• Build and manage content library for quick and easy cross-functional access
• Source and vet external resources and administrate competitive bidding process as needed
• Oversee budgets and timelines from partners, act as point of contact for reviews and creative feedback, and act as intermediary with cross-functional "clients"
• Help to manage business affairs (legal)-related production matters
• Collaborate and coordinate however needed across Campaign, Portfolio, Performance and CX

Qualifications

• Proficiency in a wide range of production formats and tools
• Understanding of production business affairs matters including contract review, insurance, labor laws, clearances and talent considerations
• Experience producing content at a range of budget levels
• A proven track record of managing complex projects from bid through delivery
• Resourceful critical thinker with the ability to manage a variety of stakeholders and come up with creative solutions
• Relationships with production vendors & freelancers and ability to leverage your network for the best partners
• Highly organized with a sharp eye for detail
• Entrepreneurial mindset and a team player who enjoys wearing multiple hats
• Passion for emerging media, creative technology in storytelling and the intersection of physical and digital
• You have demonstrated the ability to operate successfully in a time-sensitive and fast-paced environment
• You have a personal passion for community and are motivated to encourage others by a deep connection to CookUnity's mission and core values

Compensation

• All final pay rates will be determined by candidates experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data
• Pay Range: $85,000 - $90,000 per year.

Benefits

📈 We grow, you grow: Stock Options Plan granted on Day 1.

🏖 Unlimited PTO policy and paid holidays off

🐣 Family leave: 12 weeks for primary caregiver and 6 weeks for secondary caregiver, fully paid

🕯 Compassionate Leave: 3-5 days each time the need arises

🥙 A generous amount of CookUnity credits to enjoy our amazing meals, added to your account, monthly

🧘🏽‍♀️ Wellness perks: access to a nutritional coach and fitness subsidies to build a healthy lifestyle

👩🏾‍🏫 Personalized Spanish coach

If you’re interested in this role, please submit your application and if we think you might be a fit, we'll get in touch with you. Thank you for your time!

CookUnity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to creating a community of inclusion and an environment free from discrimination or harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.