Vegan Researcher, Writer, and Recipe Developer

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We are currently accepting applications for this position! Any vegan from anywhere in the world is welcome to apply!

We are looking for a PASSIONATE creator who loves researching, writing, cooking, recipe development, and spreading veganism! You must be self-motivated, hungry to learn and grow, driven, and willing to always go the extra mile for our audience, clients, team, and company.

About The Vegan Gym

We are on a mission to help 1,000,000 vegans get into the best shape of their lives. We firmly believe that the more healthy, fit vegans there are in the world, the faster veganism will spread. Let’s work together to inspire change, spread compassion, and challenge the status quo! 💪🌱

Our main offer is our 1-on-1 coaching program, the Vegan Superhero Academy (VSA). We designed this online health and fitness program to help vegans look and feel their best. Since 2018, our team has coached over 2,000 vegans from around the world to help them transform their bodies and lives.

Combine that with our amazing reviews, and it’s no surprise that the Vegan Superhero Academy has become the most trusted vegan coaching program in the world! Check out the video below to learn about our VSA community.

Our Core Values

Our Core Values are the heart and soul of our incredible team. If you don’t think, “HECK YEAH! I’m 100% aligned with these Core Values!!” after reading them, then The Vegan Gym is not the right team for you. It is IMPERATIVE that you align 100% with our Core Values.

ROLE OVERVIEW

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Vegan Researcher, Writer, and Recipe Developer to join our growing Creative Team. In this position, you will plan, research, write, and create high-quality content for our YouTube videos, podcasts, and other platforms. If you have a deep love for researching, writing, and cooking, and you are detail-oriented and creative, this position could be for you.

This is a full-time, (mostly) remote position. In this position, you will be part of our Creative Team working to spread our message and help as many vegans as possible. You will be an integral part of a rapidly growing team on a mission to change the world! 🙌

What you will be doing in this role MATTERS. The Vegan Superhero Academy is changing thousands of lives and making a massive impact in the world by helping to spread veganism. You can directly transform lives in this position and play a critical role in spreading the vegan message!

To learn just how much this program changes lives, please watch Mikey’s story below.

Our creative mission

Our mission as a Creative Team is to produce the MOST VALUABLE content in the world of vegan health and fitness to help millions of people thrive on plants! As part of this effort, one of our main goals as a Creative Team is to hit 1,000,000 YouTube subscribers by December 31st, 2026. If you have a burning passion for creating evidence-based content to spread veganism and help people thrive on plants, then this role could be the perfect fit!

Key Responsibilities

Here’s a list of the key responsibilities for this position:

Content Creation and Research:

Recipe Development:

  • Develop hundreds of easy, fast, nutritious, and delicious vegan recipes and meal plans for our YouTube videos. These must be simple, nutritionally complete, and packed with protein.

  • Recipe creation and testing will require access to a full kitchen and a passion for cooking and experimenting with plant-based ingredients.

Platform Growth and Engagement:

  • Drive rapid growth of our YouTube channel, email list, and social media platforms by producing top-tier vegan health and fitness content.

  • Pay close attention to comments and feedback on all platforms to guide creative direction and improve future content.

Creative and Strategic Thinking:

  • Brainstorm titles, thumbnails, hooks, and innovative ideas for spreading vegan nutrition content.

  • Adopt different writing styles and voices to cater to the platform and the person delivering the content.

Detail Orientation and Continuous Improvement:

  • Pay meticulous attention to detail to ensure high-quality output. If you are not exceptionally detail-oriented, this position is not for you.

  • Explain complex concepts in a simple and understandable way.

  • Document lessons learned and continuously improve pre-production, production, and post-production processes.

  • Ensure all content is organized, backed up, and continually improving in quality.

Team Collaboration and Availability:

  • Work closely with the creative team to align all content with our brand's vision and goals.

  • Although primarily a remote position, occasional travel for team events and filming sessions is required. Be available to respond to questions and make last-minute changes during filming sessions, whether present or remote.

  • Exemplify our Core Values in all creative endeavors and team interactions.

Requirements

To qualify for this position, you MUST:

  • Be a vegan who is passionate about veganism, fitness, and plant-based nutrition 💪🌱

  • Be 100% aligned with our Core Values

  • Be driven and on FIRE to make a massive impact in the world! 🔥

  • Have significant experience with conducting high-quality research using reputable sources such as peer-reviewed journals (e.g., PubMed)

  • Have proven experience in writing and recipe development

  • Have a love for researching, writing, and cooking

  • Have access to a full kitchen for recipe development and testing

  • Have an extremely high level of work ethic and attention to detail

  • Be able to explain complex concepts in a simple and understandable way

  • Be able to adopt different writing styles and voices to cater to the platform and the person delivering the content

  • Have access to high-speed internet during all working hours

  • Possess strong communication skills. Communication is essential in a (mostly) remote team.

  • Be willing to travel for team events and filming sessions occasionally and be available to respond to questions and make last-minute changes during filming sessions, whether present or remote

Expectations

  • You must want to win. At The Vegan Gym, we are on a mission to help 1,000,000 vegans get into the best shape of their lives and DOMINATE the vegan health & fitness industry. Our audacious goals require that we refuse to settle for anything less than our best. If you don’t enjoy being pushed outside of your comfort zone and constantly learning, growing, and improving, this is not the right team for you.

  • You must be meticulous. We firmly believe that excellence is in the details. You need to always put in your 100% effort. When we film a nutrition video, we make sure the plates are spotless, and everything is in the exact right place. We pay close attention to every detail and put maximum effort into every task, from the mundane to the critical.

  • This is NOT a 9-5 job. Most of the time, you will work from home and will have flexibility in your schedule, but there will be long work days as needed to meet deadlines. You can expect to work 45-50 hours per week. There will generally be a nice balance between researching, writing, publishing, and time in the kitchen.

  • You must be a rockstar writer and researcher. You must have significant experience with peer-reviewed research and writing. You will need to condense complex subjects down to simple, practical, and actionable takeaways.

  • You must be highly self-motivated. You must be able to maintain a high level of output working in a remote setting. Success in this role requires mastery of self-motivation, time management, focus, and productivity, along with a distraction-free work environment. Most of your time will be spent on your computer.

  • You must love to learn. You must have an insatiable desire to learn the latest nutrition research, study what makes great content that changes people’s lives, stay updated on platform changes (e.g., YouTube), and continuously grow and improve to bring maximum value to our audience.

Benefits

There are many perks to this position:

  • A dynamic, supportive, and purpose-driven work environment. ❤️

  • You will have paid time off and can work flexible hours.

  • This might be the only position in the world where you get paid to meal-prep your food. Plus, we’ll cover 50% of your grocery bill for content-related food (not 100% because you will get to eat all of the food).

  • There is huge growth potential and endless opportunities within our fast-growing team! 🔥

  • This job is 95%+ remote, which means you can work from home.

  • You'll have a direct role in transforming thousands of lives and have the opportunity to watch their transformations from start to finish in this position! 😀

  • Company-covered travel and accommodations for filming sessions and company events.

  • Limitless opportunities for personal and professional growth! 🚀 For example, at The Vegan Gym, we have a Team Book Club that allows us to grow and learn together. Some recent books we’ve read as a team include Atomic Habits by James Clear, Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, Shoe Dog by Phil Knight, Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara, and The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni.

  • A budget for tools you need to make the most epic content in the vegan world! 😎🌱

  • Have the opportunity to attend our annual Vegan Superhero Retreats and other team events! Attendees have called this retreat “The BEST experience of my life!” and “A truly life-changing experience.” One attendee who has been to hundreds of vegan events over the past 30 years called the Vegan Superhero Retreat “the best vegan event in the world.” You don’t want to miss the power of this special experience!

  • Get the opportunity to spend all of your work time with other awesome vegans! Our entire team and all of our clients are vegan! 🌱🐮🐷🐔😊

  • Note: We currently do not provide health insurance or a 401K plan. We are a small company, and insurance costs are prohibitively expensive. But we do offer health and fitness coaching from our world-class team to help you feel (and look) your best! 😄

Why You'll Love Working With Us:

  • Impact: Every day, you'll be directly contributing to the betterment of people's lives while saving animals and the planet! 🐮🌎❤️

  • Culture: Join a team where hard work is celebrated, and wellness is not just preached but practiced.

  • Growth: We're on a fast track to becoming the go-to vegan health and fitness platform, offering unparalleled opportunities for personal and professional development.

  • Flexibility: Enjoy the freedom to innovate and operate in a way that maximizes your strengths and impact.

COMPENSATION

You will start in this position at a base salary of $60,000 USD, with performance bonuses based on the impact your content has on growing our brand and company. You will also have plenty of upward earning potential based on your performance. We are heavily investing in growing our brand and Creative Team, and we’d love to grow with you!

PLEASE NOTE: Please take your time to answer each question in detail. We receive many applications, and we are unable to interview every applicant. Please be sure your application stands out!

Want to Learn More?

If you would like to learn more about our team and company before applying, feel free to watch this 12-minute video of The Vegan Gym Story, listen to OUR MISSION podcast episode in which The Vegan Gym founders (Leif and Anders) talk about The Vegan Gym’s mission in detail, or listen to The Vegan Gym’s Core Values podcast episode in which Leif and our team’s COO, Daphne, discuss what our 5 Core Values mean to us. Enjoy! 😊