People who are interested in food. People who can express their own opinions. People who are interested in fashion and art, and are sensitive to trends.

Food coordinators have knowledge of cooking, nutrition, and food culture, and play an active role as coordinators in various "food" related businesses. Food coordinators have a wide range of activities, including directing "food" scenes that appear on TV, in movies, commercials, and magazines, developing restaurant menus, participating in corporate projects, and teaching cooking classes. The food coordinator's job is to select the plates and other items on which the food will be served during the photo shoot. They also need to have a good sense of tableware.

No specific certification is required to become a food coordinator. A shortcut to becoming a food coordinator is to attend a food coordinator course at a cooking or nutrition-related vocational school or a food coordinator course offered by a school. This is because meeting people at school can lead to jobs and make it easier to obtain a variety of information related to food. It is also necessary to work as an assistant to a senior staff member to gain on-the-job experience.

The Japan Food Coordinators Association has established the "Food Coordinator Certification Examination" to measure proficiency in this job, ranging from Level 3 to Level 1.

Food coordinators are involved not only in television and magazines, but also in original products for convenience stores, corporate product development, and event planning advice, and their role will continue to grow in the future. In order to be active in the diversifying "food" business, food coordinators should have useful skills such as qualifications as nutritionists and cooks, and color coordination techniques.

Food manufacturers and others rarely offer jobs in the "coordinator" position, and most people who call themselves "food coordinators" are freelance, making it difficult to provide an income average. Freelance income is truly dependent on an individual's hard work. Many people have other qualifications, such as chef or food planner, and some run cafes or cooking classes to gain celebrity-like popularity and income.

Freelancers have the freedom to set their own days off, but there may be days when they have no time off depending on their work schedule.

Production companies specializing in culinary planning, photography, and production, advertising production companies, companies producing restaurants, food manufacturers, etc.

It's a chart that shows at a glance the main routes to getting a job as a food coordinator!