Menu Taxonomist

Menu - Taxonomist 

Location: Remote USA 

Contract Duration:  3 months (with potential to extend) 

Hours per week: 40

Contract Type:   W2 through Staffing Supplier

Job Description: 

We're looking for an experienced Taxonomist to join our design team and help build a robust, scalable, and intuitive information architecture for our food menus. This role will focus on organizing and categorizing menu data to improve discoverability, usability, and consistency across our platform. 

What You'll Do 

• Design and maintain taxonomies, classification systems, and metadata frameworks for food menus. 
• Collaborate with designers, product managers, and data scientists to ensure taxonomy supports search, navigation, and personalization efforts. 
• Conduct user research and analyze data to inform taxonomy decisions and improvements. 
• Develop standards and processes for consistent labeling, categorization, and tagging. 
• Localize taxonomies to address regional and cultural differences while maintaining global coherence. 
• Test and evaluate taxonomy changes to measure their impact on usability and discoverability. 
• Advocate for information architecture best practices across teams. 

What We're Looking For 

• Proven experience in taxonomy design or information architecture. 
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate user behavior data into actionable insights. 
• Familiarity with food-related industries, including diverse cuisines, dietary preferences, and menu structures. 
• Hands-on experience with CMS, tagging systems, or metadata management tools (e.g., Airtable, Contentful). 
• A user-centric mindset and empathy for diverse customer needs. 
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams. 
• Attention to detail with a commitment to consistency and scalability. 
• Bonus: Knowledge of SEO, search optimization, or personalization systems.

A reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this position is $40 – $45/hr. The compensation range is specific to the United States and incorporates many factors including but not limited to an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience and training; licensures, degrees, and certifications; internal equity; internal pay ranges; and market data/range parameters.