Lead the growth of Scribehound Food
Are you passionate about food, writing, and podcasting?
Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and experience.
We’re on the lookout for a like-minded individual to join us on our very exciting mission to revolutionise publishing for readers and writers. Specifically, this role is to lead that journey in the food world.
Scribehound is a platform for teams of leading voices to be supported directly by their audience.
Scribehound Food gives 30 of the best food voices a monthly column with total creative freedom to write about the topics which matter to them. With one column published daily in written and audio format, Scribehound Food is the internet’s kitchen table; where those who don’t just want to eat but are hungry to talk, share, and connect come together daily to discover the world of food beyond the plate.
Our take on the traditional magazine editor role
Scribehound Food’s Head of Inspiration is our take on the traditional editor role. Still, because we don’t commission, edit, or control our writers, your job is to inspire the writers to bring the best out of them. You’ll support them with ideas, share what's happening and coordinate the schedule so that the group can deliver the best possible output for our passionate readers and listeners.
You will also be responsible for monitoring the contributors' performance against internal benchmarks, supporting them to improve. Where writers decide to move on, or should it be deemed that they are not the right fit for Scribehound, you will also be responsible for recruiting replacement writers should this become necessary. This would be done using your knowledge of the Food world and drawing upon the contacts of existing writers, as well as those of our figureheads, Mark Diacono and Kāren Barnes.
Alongside the Scribehound Food Marketing Manager, you will work with other members of the Scribehound team including the Heads of Inspiration for the other channels, and the marketing and tech team, whilst sharing knowledge and coming up with ideas together.
The traits we look for:
* Inspiring others
* Creating a fun and enjoyable culture that writers and the team love to be a part of
* Being a kind and supportive teammate
* Ambition to grow and learn
* Imagination and a solutions based mindset
* An agile outlook, ready to react to a changing situation
* An attitude to enjoy a journey furrowing our path to success
Host the Scribehound Food Podcast
Audio is as equal to the Scribehound user experience as writing, so you will need to be familiar with the podcasting landscape. The successful candidate will be considered to host The Scribehound Food Podcast, interview writers about recent articles and delve deeper into their thoughts on a weekly basis.
The skills for success
Skills in this role are closely aligned with a digital editor or marketeer. Having a strong understanding of online success enables the successful candidate to help writers with titles and synopsis that stand out in a world full of notifications, allowing their high-quality work to be better seen.
A strong writing or journalism background is required in order to know what great looks like and be able to produce it yourself.
* Strong leadership skills
* Strong writing skills
* Podcasting knowledge or previous podcasting experience
* A good understanding of modern media and marketing platforms
Hybrid work
Scribehound’s HQ is in Vauxhall, London, and the team meet there together a minimum of twice a week to share thoughts, discuss strategy, and come up with the next market changing ideas. Occasional travel may be required to produce podcasts, meet writers, or visit and exhibit at shows.
Salary
The Head of Inspiration role comes with an annual salary of £50,000 - £65,000 dependent upon experience.
The role comes with 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
If you are interested in the role, we’d be delighted to hear from you