Food Stylist / Food Content Specialist

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GYG in Surry Hills is seeking a Food Stylist / Food Content Specialist to own styling standards across campaigns, social and training, ensuring every shot is broadcast-ready and true to the in-restaurant build. You’ll prep, style, and run test kitchen days, collaborate with the Senior Videographer and Senior Art Director, and maintain a reference library of product styling. Requirements include 5+ years of food styling for stills and motion in agency or in-house settings, strong QSR, FMCG or hospitality experience, and a trained chef background is a bonus; calm under shoot day pressure, autonomous decision making, and meticulous attention to detail are essential. Benefits include growth opportunities, incentives, restricted shares, up to 5 weeks leave, paid parental leave, and a franchise pathway. Apply with a portfolio showing broadcast quality work, plus a cover note linking your approach to Guzman y Gomez 100% clean ethos and collaboration with the creative team.

Company Description

At Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen, our mission has always been to reinvent fast-food. We’re Australia’s only fast-food restaurant to be 100% clean, meaning there are no added preservatives, artificial flavours, added colours or unacceptable additives in our food. We’re incredibly proud of our amazing people, and the unique way we celebrate Mexican culture in everything we do.

Job Description

Make GYG's food look as good as it tastes at broadcast standard.

GYG's food is the hero of every piece of content we produce. The Food Stylist / Food Content Specialist is the craft authority who makes that happen owning the styling standard across campaigns, social, menu boards, and franchisee training, and ensuring every shot looks mouth-watering and true to the real thing.

What You'll Do

• Prep, cook, and style food for stills and video shoots across campaign, social, and always-on
• Work alongside the Senior Videographer and Senior Art Director to deliver food at broadcast and retail standard
• Develop and maintain styling standards and reference libraries for every product
• Partner with the culinary team to ensure styled food is true to in-restaurant correct portioning and build, no exceptions
• Prep and run food ordering and test kitchen logistics on shoot days
• Ensure the test kitchen is maintained to the highest culinary standards
• Stay on top of the latest food trends and contribute to creative ideation for campaign briefs
• Advise the wider team on what is possible when it comes to food on camera

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years food styling experience for stills and motion, agency or in-house
• Strong experience across QSR, FMCG, or hospitality
• Strong working knowledge of how food behaves on camera across stills and video
• Trained chef or kitchen background a strong advantage
• Calm under shoot-day pressure, organised, and detail-obsessed
• Ability to work autonomously and make decisions in the moment on set
• A genuine passion for food and the craft of food on camera

What You'll Love

• Join one of Australia's fastest-growing restaurant companies
• Real career growth in a marketing function that's investing heavily in its capability
• Annual short-term incentive scheme
• GYG restricted shares, earned each year through our long-term incentive scheme
• Up to 5 weeks of annual leave each year (ask us how)
• Paid parental leave
• The chance to one day become a franchisee and own your own GYG restaurant
• A vibrant Surry Hills office, a short walk from Central Station

Interested? Apply now to start the conversation.