Junior Cook / Koch

About the role

The junior cook in the studio production is responsible for the culinary execution of brand visuals in close collaboration with styling and photography teams on set. They prepare food for photo and video shoots across the HelloFresh Group portfolio, ensuring every dish and product meets strict brand guidelines and aesthetic standards for marketing campaigns and digital menus in online platforms.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with teams on recipe production (culinary, stylists and photographers) to create appealing food photography and video assets for online menu, recipe cards, marketing campaign shoots
• Prepare food for image production across multiple brands of the HelloFresh Group in various markets in line with existing brand guidelines, including adjusting cooking techniques to match specs of RTH brands (YouFoodz, Factor)
• Ensure readiness of ingredients for daily shooting schedules (making sure ingredients are in good order and available in the correct production units of the day of shooting)
• Flag errors in briefs to higher level colleagues within the culinary team and ensure compliance with SKU specifications such as market specific ingredients and products
• Ensure tools and equipment of the culinary team are clean throughout the production day and ready to use for the following day

What you'll need

• 1-3 years experience cooking in a professional kitchen or photography environment
• Demonstrated knowledge of cooking techniques, food preparation and plating
• Experienced in working collaboratively within a team
• Ability to adapt quickly to changes in a high-paced environment
• Impeccably organized, excellent time manager, with careful attention to detail
• Professional proficiency in English required; German proficiency is a plus

What they offer

• Competitive compensation package with HelloFresh-subsidized Pension Scheme
• Berlin relocation support
• Exclusive discounts on HelloFresh box and office meals
• Annual learning and development budget, German language learning budget, and HelloFresh Academy access
• Mental health support, transportation perks, working-parent-friendly benefits, 24/7 gym access, Headspace and Spill wellbeing platforms