Sr. Director, Reviews

America’s Test Kitchen (ATK), a pioneering food media brand that reaches millions of fans each month via TV, video, digital, print, social, podcasts and more, is seeking a Sr. Director, Reviews to help cement ATK’s position as the leading source for trusted kitchen equipment and ingredient reviews.

In this new role, the Sr. Director, Reviews will manage the ATK Reviews team, overseeing all operations and content and ensuring the highest standards of unbiased, scientific, hands-on testing and reporting. The successful candidate is an operator who balances strong organizational and planning skills with a pragmatic approach to running a testing lab, and has experience as a service journalist helping people find the best products for the home cook. You are passionate about kitchen equipment and ingredients, respect rigorous testing processes, and are motivated to deliver practical information to ATK audiences to make their cooking experiences better every day.

The Sr. Director, Reviews will manage a team of approximately 8-10 reviews specialists, and will report to the VP, Editorial Strategy.

Core Responsibilities

Strategic Planning:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive reviews strategy across ATK’s platforms, thinking holistically about all the ways that reviews content can provide value to ATK audiences

• Audit existing Reviews operation and establish a roadmap to enhance offering

• Partner closely with the VP, Editorial Strategy and the Chief Content Officer to ensure strategic creative alignment

• Help meet ATK’s business goals, in particular accelerating the growth of digital subscribers for the company

Operational Management:

• Oversee the on-site testing lab to ensure it is a well-oiled machine used for equipment testing and ingredient taste tests

• Optimize testing operations, workflows, and processes to support greater scalability

• Manage Reviews editorial operations ensuring the highest journalistic standards

• Oversee team budget and forecasting

Collaboration with Product, Design and Dev. Teams:

• Constantly evaluate how best to provide value to audience with ATK reviews content

• Help ideate on incredible content experiences across formats, including how to integrate equipment and ingredient functionality within the ATK site and app

• Reimagine the use of video and photography in reviews experiences

• Modernize back-end publishing tools

• Incorporate publishing-focused AI and SEO tasks into operational decisions to enhance discoverability

Additional Cross-Team Collaboration:

• Liaise with content leads across digital, TV, video, and print

• Partner with Marketing such that Reviews content aligns with and informs ATK’s marketing and promotional efforts

• Partner with the Affiliate Commerce team to provide value to customers with relevant, organic content while maximizing affiliate revenue

Team Leadership, Development & Mentorship:

• Build and mentor high-performing Reviews team grounded in accountability

• Develop an environment where team members innovate and experiment with content formats, distribution, messaging, visuals and more

• Lead, mentor and foster professional growth and development for Reviews team members

Skills and Experience

• At least 7+ years of experience in reviews editorial and/or operational roles

• At least 4+ years of experience managing teams

• Experience in a testing, research, and process-oriented environment

• Keen understanding of how successful content strategy impacts every facet of the digital business including product, design, tech, marketing, social, commerce, and more

• Experience working on apps, websites and/or digital platforms and products

• Strong quantitative skills, and the ability to translate content performance metrics into actionable insights

• Understanding of the value of photos, graphics, animations, and other visuals to enhance quality storytelling

• Experience successfully managing budgets

• Proven track record succeeding in deadline-driven environments

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Strong understanding of the food and cooking media space

• Familiarity with subscription businesses a plus

Location: This role is based in our Boston, MA headquarters in the Seaport District. It is the expectation that the person in this role will work a hybrid schedule of 3 days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) in the office and 2 days per week remotely.

Salary Range: $140,000 to $160,000

The range provided is based on what we reasonably expect to pay for this job as of the time of posting. The actual salary offered will be determined based on multiple factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s relevant experience, job-related knowledge, skills, geographical location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

About America’s Test Kitchen:

The mission of America’s Test Kitchen (ATK) is to empower and inspire confidence, community, and creativity in the kitchen. Founded in 1992, the company is the leading multimedia cooking resource serving millions of fans with TV shows (America’s Test Kitchen, Cook's Country, and America’s Test Kitchen: The Next Generation), award-winning magazine (Cook’s Illustrated) and limited-edition newsstand issues, cookbooks, a podcast (Proof), FAST channels, short-form video series, and the ATK Essential Membership for digital content. Based in a state-of-the-art 15,000-square-foot test kitchen in Boston’s Seaport District, ATK has earned the trust of home cooks and culinary experts alike thanks to its one-of-a-kind processes and best-in-class techniques. Fifty full-time (admittedly very meticulous) test cooks, editors, and product testers spend their days tweaking every variable to find the very best recipes, equipment, ingredients, and techniques. Learn more at https://www.americastestkitchen.com/.

Why America’s Test Kitchen:

We're passionate about cooking, and about creating the best place to work. We're small enough for your ideas to make a big impact, and large enough to offer you opportunities to grow professionally at any stage of your career. We want you to take risks and make mistakes — that's how innovation happens in our test kitchen, in our offices, and in life.

We at America’s Test Kitchen believe food media can be a powerful force for social change. We are passionate about building an inclusive workforce that represents many different cultures, backgrounds, abilities, identities, and perspectives.

We welcome your application.