Food Stylist

Company Overview

Theobroma is a highly regarded dessert and bakery brand known for its delicious range of cakes and sweet treats. The company emphasizes the importance of visual appeal in its products, as it directly correlates to customer enjoyment and brand loyalty.

Job Summary

The Food Stylist at Theobroma is responsible for creating visually stunning representations of desserts and cakes that attract customers. This role involves strong collaboration with the New Product Development (NPD) team to ensure that visual standards are compatible with production capabilities, ultimately contributing to the company's marketing efforts and enhancing brand image.

Responsibilities

• Product Visualisation with NPD: Collaborate with the NPD and product teams to visualize the appearance of new desserts and cakes, including form, finish, garnish, and plating.
• Shoot Styling & Merchandising: Lead styling and merchandising for various shoots, ensuring an irresistible presentation of products across campaign, social media, packaging, and delivery channels.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Work closely with product, brand, and creative teams to align aesthetic ambitions with practical production capabilities, creating simple styling guides for consistent replication across outlets.
• Consistency in Visual Quality: Ensure that new products maintain beauty and appeal from initial samples to final in-store production.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a food stylist, particularly with desserts, bakery, or patisserie.
• A strong aesthetic sense and understanding of what makes food visually appealing.
• Ability to design scalable looks that adhere to kitchen and production realities.
• Excellent collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Competency in managing shoots from beginning to end, including planning, styling, merchandising, and directing.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with photography and video production techniques related to food styling.
• Experience in creating detailed styling guides and visual standards.
• Knowledge of current food trends and styling techniques.

Experience

• A minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience in food styling for marketing or product development, particularly focusing on desserts and baked goods.

Environment

This position is located at Theobroma's headquarters in Mumbai. The role may require occasional travel for shoots and collaboration with various teams. The work environment is dynamic, as it involves both creative and practical aspects of food presentation.

Salary

Salary details are not provided.

Growth Opportunities

There are potential career advancement opportunities within Theobroma, particularly as the brand continues to expand its product offerings and market presence.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Employee discounts on all products.
• Inclusive work environment that celebrates culinary creativity.