Will Budiaman – Editor

• Managed end-to-end production of 12 recipes per week over a 5-week cycle: online publication, food costs, nutrition adjustments, reshoots, regional variations, and print publication
• Edited and proofed recipes for accuracy, clarity, consistency, method, style, and mechanics
• Wrote intro and social copy for each recipe, highlighting provenance, unique ingredients, or technique
• Collaborated with Test Kitchen to create new step text language as needed and maintain style guide
• Coordinated with producers, retouchers, and Creative Studio to ensure visual accuracy of recipes
• Worked closely with Partnerships to highlight Guest Chef recipes (e.g.: Top Chef and MasterChef)
• Served as point-of-contact for Extra Helpings in-box content series and Blue Apron Blog: conceptualized topics with designers and recipe writers, interviewed sources, wrote copy, coordinated photo shoots, and ensured adherence to production schedule across departments
• Developed one of the highest-rated recipes of all time, South Indian Squash Curry
• Proofread The Blue Apron Cookbook: 165 Essential Recipes & Lessons for a Lifetime of Home Cooking

• Tested and edited 40-45 recipes per week, and submitted dishes for tasting by executive panel
• Developed standardized cooking practices to streamline production and create consistency
• Liaised with recipe developers, chefs, and operations director to scale up recipes for commissary
• Advised photography team on accurate recreation and styling of dishes
• Revised and QA'd recipe yields to minimize food costs and waste while meeting customer demand

• Adapted Bon Appétit print magazine content for the web
• Produced, wrote, and managed daily recipe and special holiday newsletters for 90,000+ subscribers
• Assisted with relaunch of, reporting to Executive Director

Ghostwriting and editing services specializing in food, wine, and spirits, as well as travel.

• Edited and published more than 3,000 recipes from leading bloggers, chefs, and cookbook authors
• Wrote 5-7 editorial features per week, syndicated to Yahoo!, The Huffington Post, and AOL
• Produced and wrote four of the top five most-trafficked stories of all time; grew traffic fivefold for vertical
• Authored and managed Recipe SWAT Team weekly column and in-house recipe development contest
• Managed test kitchen: oversaw ordering of ingredients and scheduled weekly shoots with photo editor
• Won all-expense paid trip to Australia through Melbourne Food & Wine Festival's Pinterest recipe contest; winning recipe cooked by Guy Grossi for 50 food media peers