Job Description

Strengthening and empowering all of the communities we serve.

Do you love to eat? Do you love to share your discoveries about diverse cuisines and cultures? Do you believe — as we do! — that New Jersey's growing culinary scene is one of the most vibrant in the country?

NJ.com, New Jersey’s largest media source, is looking for a passionate journalist to join our award-winning team as a Food and Culture Supervisor to help bolster its food and dining report with stories spotlighting the state's diverse restaurant and bar scenes.

This hybrid role combines daily editing and team management with reporting and content creation. The Food and Culture Manager will oversee a small team of reporters, guiding daily coverage, assigning and editing stories, and helping shape our overall food and culture strategy, while also contributing their own high-impact journalism.

We are particularly interested in a journalist who can help us broaden our coverage to reach underserved communities, and help identify and elevate restaurants and food trends in these communities. We aim to reach new corners of the state and new corners of our readership.

We are also looking for someone who understands that reporting in 2026 spans beyond the written word and is enthusiastic about exploring alternative story forms — whether that's video, audio, social media or AI-assisted production — and how those formats can deepen audience engagement and expand the reach of our journalism.

The assigning, editing and production of the following story types would be expected: news and trend pieces, reviews, feature interviews, lists, and projects.

This role is primarily focused on food coverage but may also be called upon to edit and occasionally write stories across entertainment, culture and lifestyle — content that further links our readers to their Jersey pride.

The base pay rate for this position is $75,000 - $85,000 annually.

This position requires reliable transportation to visit restaurants and venues, cover events, and meet with sources.

Our ideal candidate will have the following:

• A bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A minimum of four years in journalism with a proven ability in editing, reporting, and writing required, preferably including experience in food and dining.
• Possession of a clear and engaging writing style.
• An ability to work independently under deadline pressure and prioritize tasks appropriately.
• A sound understanding of newswriting, journalistic ethics, and story structure.
• Experience using social media to find stories and promote content.
• An understanding of the methods and tools used to deliver content across a variety of platforms.
• An ability to work collaboratively with editors.

Additional Information

Advance Local Media offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package with affordable options for your healthcare including medical, dental and vision plans, mental health support options, flexible spending accounts, fertility assistance, a competitive 401(k) plan to help plan for your future, generous paid time off, paid parental and caregiver leave and an employee assistance program to support your work/life balance, optional legal assistance, life insurance options, as well as flexible holidays to honor cultural diversity.

NJ Advance Media is a part of Advance Local Media, one of the largest media groups in the United States, which operates the leading news and information companies in more than 20 cities, reaching 52+ million people monthly with our quality, real-time journalism and community engagement. Our company is built upon the values of Integrity, Customer-first, Inclusiveness, Collaboration and Forward-looking. For more information about Advance Local, please visit www.advancelocal.com.

NJ Advance Media is a company positioned for the future. We embrace the rapidly evolving digital landscape and are committed to developing new solutions across current and emerging media to help advertisers grow their businesses. In addition to flexible advertising opportunities with powerful media vehicles that we represent, we offer custom digital solutions from web and mobile site development, to a sophisticated array of search and social media optimization and targeted display solutions to reach audiences on all platforms.

Our focus is on developing a real-time approach to reporting news, sports and entertainment content for consumption across all platforms and devices throughout New Jersey and Easton, PA. On nj.com and lehighvalleylive.com, we ensure the communities we serve have 24/7 access to the news and information that's most relevant locally, regionally and beyond. Our quality journalism and in-depth coverage is provided locally in The Star-Ledger, The Times of Trenton, South Jersey Times and The Express-Times.

Advance Local Media is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected under federal, state or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Advance Local Media does not provide sponsorship for work visas or employment authorization in the United States. Only candidates who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. will be considered for this position.