What are the responsibilities and job description for the Culinary Production Assistant position at Mythical?
Location: Burbank, California
Start: December 2023
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), profit-sharing plan
About: Mythical Entertainment is an Internet-first entertainment production company headed by comedy stars Rhett & Link. Its four YouTube channels have over 25 million subscribers and 7 billion lifetime views, and its social following on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook numbers more than 8 million. Rhett & Link host the Internet’s most popular daily show, Good Mythical Morning, among other shows and podcasts. In January 2020, Mythical launched the Mythical Kitchen YouTube channel where Mythical Chef Josh Scherer and team cook up innovative and hilarious culinary creations.
Overview: Mythical seeks a resourceful and organized Culinary Production Assistant to collaborate with on a wide range of incredibly unique food-related content, while also maintaining production needs.
Responsibilities: Assist the entire Culinary and Production teams to create a variety of food content that appears on Mythical Kitchen, Good Mythical Morning, Good Mythical More, and a growing slate of new shows.
- Handle a variety of food preparation tasks utilizing knife skills and food safety awareness
- Manage kitchen organization and cleanliness to ensure the space is always in safe and working order
- Wash and organize appliances, serve ware and cooking utensils
- Upkeep a large inventory of ingredients and supplies
- Build shopping lists, complete in-person and online grocery shopping, and do so in a timely manner. This also includes sourcing difficult-to-find items such as possum meat, fresh durian, and milkfish pâté
- Support the culinary team throughout the pre-production and production process- assisting with mis en place, possible food swaps, dishes, and putting things away
- Prioritize tasks based on a thorough understanding of a variety of production schedules and deadlines
- Work with the Production team to manage receipts and reconcile expenses
Requirements:
- Passion for food, cooking, and organization
- 1 years experience in a production or culinary environment, experience in food content a plus!
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while remaining highly organized and detail-oriented
- Excellent work ethic, time management skills, and a positive, can-do attitude
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience working with a variety of kitchen appliances and tools
- Ability to quickly learn how to use unique kitchen gadgets (cotton candy machine, food dehydrator, immersion circulator, etc.)
- Experience managing a budget and reconciling expenses
- Ability to lift 30 lbs
- Access to reliable transportation
