Food Writers and Editors

Any experience working or volunteering as a writer or editor will be useful for those aspiring to enter these careers. Aspiring writers and editors should participate in at least one internship during college in order to gain valuable experience and allow them to make industry contacts, which could lead to a job offer after graduation.

In general, food writers and editors should be creative and able to express ideas clearly. Other important traits include curiosity, persistence, initiative, resourcefulness, an accurate memory, the ability to concentrate and produce quality work under pressure, good research skills and organizational abilities, and excellent grammar, spelling, writing, and editing skills.

One last requirement, perhaps the most obvious, is that you should love food and everything to do with food. As a food writer or editor, you will spend much of your time sampling products, trying recipes, and writing or editing countless numbers of stories about food, so if you're not passionate about the subject, you will not be happy with your job.