Culinary Director - New York, United States - Marquee Brands

Marquee Brands
Marquee Brands
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New York, United States

3 weeks ago

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Culinary Director - New York


Marquee Brands is seeking an ambitious self-starter, with impeccable culinary skills, a rich background in content creation and programming, Food and Beverage experience, exceptional organizational habits and flawless time management skills, to join its New York team as Culinary Director for the Martha Stewart brand.

Martha Stewart Brand


Martha Stewart is an Emmy Award-winning and acclaimed lifestyle expert and educator who is the author of more than 90 books on cooking, entertaining, crafts, homekeeping, gardening, weddings and decorating.

Founded in 1982, the Martha Stewart brand enjoys 98% brand awareness in the United States and represents one of the largest licensed franchises in the home category across various product categories.


Here's what you will do here

  • Manage food and beverage development and timelines for Martha Stewart businesses.

Including, but not limited to:

  • Concept/Product Development initial concept development (including competitive analysis), menu/product planning and development, benchmark recipe optimization, recipe development, ingredient advisement and procurement best practices (brand preferences and vendor introductions, when necessary), menu/assortment evolution and seasonal inclusions, presentation/plating direction and style guide creation, ability to provide menu descriptions and other culinary related copy, etc.
  • Time & Action Calendar
  • In collaboration with Brand Director, buildout and adhere to T&A calendar based on golive dates and Marketing/PR initiatives
  • Food Costing advise on food and beverage costs, develop menus and/or products into agreed upon pricing structures, pivot appropriately when necessary
  • Training/Best Practices establish written guidelines and best practices based on individual brand standards, handson training, interviewing & vetting of culinary team members (where applicable)
  • Execution coordination and implementation of tastings with key stakeholders, participation in launch of concepts, maintenance and QA audits
  • Quality Control documentation (written and photographic) including product approvals, periodic audits, provide direction/corrective measures when necessary
  • Ability to Travel including concept buildouts, tastings, vendor/manufacturer meetings and production runs, marketing & PR events, trade shows, offsite demos, industry events, etc.
  • Marketing/PR Support support Marketing and PR teams for launch and throughout concept lifecycle
  • Creative/Design Support support Creative, Design and Packaging teams by providing culinary advisement on packaging, design, layout, functionality, etc.
  • Organizing and Archiving organizing and archiving recipes and style guides, product development documents, tasting logs and feedback documents, vendor/manufacturer contact sheets, photographs, etc.
  • Forecasting, Sales Reporting & Data Tracking
  • In collaboration with Brand Director, aggregate forecasts and sales information from licensees, report on weekly/biweekly/monthly basis, pivot PD accordingly, archive sales data
  • Media, Content and Education
  • Assist, create and repurpose existing culinary content in a manner that is aligned with brand standards and business goals; provide culinary direction and feedback to internal and external stakeholders


  • Presentation and Teaching

  • Strong presentation and teaching skills with the ability to lead culinary demos and/or classes


  • Department Duties

  • Coordination and management of biweekly, monthly and quarterly meetings with licensees; Create and present food department presentations (for current partners, future business development, etc.); Conduct food and beverage research as it relates to new and existing businesses
  • Additional responsibilities as assigned by manager

This job is for you if:

  • you are a culinary professional with a passion for both food media and merchandise.
- you possess exceptional organizational and time management skills.
- you are flexible and can change gears and adapt as required.
- you can manage priorities for yourself and others, and pivot easily when priorities change.
- you have an impeccable work ethic (must be at work on time, meet goals and deadlines and work to the best of your ability)
- ability to work in harmony with coworkers.
- you are eager and willing to add to your knowledge base and skill.

You're going to need this to carry out this job

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Culinary degree
  • 4+ years of test kitchen experience
  • Product management experience
  • Recipe writing and testing experience.
  • Restaurant and food media (magazine, television, cookbooks) experience
  • Microsoft office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) proficiency
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to move about the test kitchen organizing, preparing/testing recipes and merchandise for an extended period (up to 8 hours) of time.
  • Ability to lift and/or move merchandise and/or kitchen equipment weighing u
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