About the DDM Fellowship Program:
The Dotdash Meredith Fellowship Program runs from June 2025 to May 2026. The program offers candidates the opportunity to gain experience working full-time in the office with some of our most popular brands. Fellows work full-time and earn $18/hr.
About the Team:
Located in Birmingham, Alabama, is the Dotdash Meredith Food Studios, a state-of-the-art facility featuring 28 test kitchens, 13 photo studios, a prop and styling studio, an outdoor grill/BBQ station, and an expansive showcase kitchen and tasting room for demonstrations and events. Powered by a talented team of test kitchen professionals, stylists, and photographers, the Dotdash Meredith Food Studios is the country’s premier creative hub, producing thousands of world-class recipes, images, and related content annually for Dotdash Meredith’s print, digital, and social platforms.
Responsibilities Will Include:
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Develop and test recipes across Dotdash Meredith print and digital brands. Deliver fully annotated recipes in style, including content deliverables, nutritional analysis, and photos for each project
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Assist with market order and grocery shopping; stock the shared pantries and cold storage areas in the kitchen
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Stay abreast of current cooking trends, cookbooks, and competitors in the food space.
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Consult and assist as needed on photo shoots to ensure that the food and recipes are being executed as intended
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File all expense reports for accounting purposes
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Work with the Test Kitchen Manager to be a steward of the facilities
About You:
Candidates for this role should have or be:
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B.S., B.A., Culinary degree or equivalent professional cooking experience
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Proficient with recipes: in writing according to style and able to troubleshoot a recipe just by reading it
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You have a strong knowledge of food, including a range of cuisines, techniques and equipment
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You are social media savvy and excited about the digital space
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You care deeply about the way food looks and tastes and enjoy both the artistic and
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You are a team player and excellent at multi-tasking
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You’re a spirited self-started and deadline driven
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Highly adaptable to supporting frequent changes in direction and workflow
About Dotdash Meredith: Dotdash Meredith is the largest digital and print publisher in America. From mobile to magazines, nearly 200 million people trust us to help them make decisions, take action, and find inspiration. Dotdash Meredith's over 40 iconic brands include PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, FOOD & WINE, The Spruce, Allrecipes, Byrdie, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, and Southern Living. Dotdash Meredith is based in New York City and is an operating business of IAC.
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What We Do
Dotdash Meredith is America’s largest digital and print publisher. Our 40+ iconic and fast-growing brands harness the best intent-driven content, the fastest sites, and the fewest ads to help nearly 200 million people every month, including 95 percent of US women, make decisions, take action, and find inspiration. Dotdash Meredith brands include PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, FOOD & WINE, The Spruce, Allrecipes, Byrdie, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, Southern Living and more.
Why Work With Us
Dotdash Meredith has a people-first mentality - our audience, our employees, our teams. We take our role of providing the best content across the best brands very seriously and we are always looking to make sure that our teams have the space to be creative, innovate and try out new things.
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