Junior Cook / Koch (All Genders)

The role

The junior cook in the studio production is responsible for the culinary execution of brand visuals in close collaboration with styling and photography teams on set. They prepare food for photo and video shoots across the HelloFresh Group portfolio, ensuring every dish and product meets strict brand guidelines and aesthetic standards for marketing campaigns and digital menus in online platforms.

Above all, we are looking for people who will make HelloFresh better. We believe there are many different ways of developing skills and we love diverse experiences! So even if you don’t “tick all the boxes” but think you’d thrive in this role, we would really like to learn more about you.

What you’ll do

• Collaboration: Collaborate with teams on recipe production ( culinary, stylists and photographers …) to create appealing food photography and video assets for online menu ,  recipe cards, marketing campaign shoots


• Cooking skills : Prepare food for image production across multiple brands of the HelloFresh Group in various markets in line with existing brand guidelines. This includes adjusting cooking techniques to match specs of our RTH brands (YouFoodz, Factor …)


• Mise en place: ensure readiness of ingredients for daily shooting schedules (making sure ingredients are in good order and available in the correct production units of the day of shooting)


• Quality assurance: flagging errors in briefs to higher level colleagues within the culinary team and ensuring compliance with SKU specifications such as market specific ingredients and products.


• Kitchen Maintenance : Ensure tools and equipment of the culinary team are clean throughout the production day and ready to use for the following day.

What you’ll bring

• 1-3 years experience cooking in a professional kitchen or photography environment


• Demonstrated knowledge of cooking techniques, food preparation and plating


• Experienced in working collaboratively within a team 


• Ability to adapt quickly to changes in a high-paced environment


• Enthusiastic team player, understanding the interdependencies of different teams


• An understanding and appreciation for food and fresh ingredients


• Ability to adjust to feedback and add value where necessary


• Impeccably organized, excellent time manager, with careful attention to detail


• Willingness to keep the workspace clean and maintain utensils and appliances


• Professional proficiency in English required; German proficiency is a plus.

What we offer

Elevate your lifestyle! Join one of Europe's fastest-growing tech powerhouses in a dynamic phase of expansion.

• Immerse yourself in a diverse global community of 90+ nationalities.


• Enjoy a competitive compensation package that goes beyond the norm, with perks like a HelloFresh- subsidized Pension Scheme, Berlin relocation support, and a Hybrid working model.


• Elevate your lifestyle with exclusive discounts on your weekly HelloFresh box and office meals.


• Invest in your growth with an annual learning & development budget, German language learning budget, and access to the HelloFresh Academy.


• Plus, we've got your well-being covered with mental health support, transportation perks, and working-parent-friendly benefits. From our 24/7 gym access,wellbeing platforms like Headspace and Spill, to sabbatical leave options, HelloFresh is not just a workplace; it's a lifestyle of perks and possibilities!

Are you up for the challenge?

Please submit your complete application below including your salary expectations and earliest starting date.

After submitting an application our team will review this and get back to you within 5 business days.