Calling ice cream lovers - here’s the coolest job ever

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Ice Cream
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 16th Nov 2017

Do you have a soft spot for cheese, butter or ice-cream? If you do, and you're looking for a job, this could be right up your street.

The Ice Cream Cone-oisseur is a junior role, but it sounds truly amazing. The job description says, you need to Instagram about ice cream, and we're pretty sure most of you love doing that!

The Dairy-Related Wholesome Affairs have six roles in total that they are advertising including four senior roles: Minister for Milk, Director of Cheese (Hard), Director of Cheese (Soft), Head of Butter. And two junior roles: Chief Yogurt Officer and Ice Cream Cone-oisseur.

Key requirements for these roles include talking about butter, Instagramming ice cream and pairing cheese with crackers, sounds perfect right?

Mike Howe, a spokesperson for DDRWA, said, “We are looking for the crème de la crème to join our Department."

Continuing, “We exist to serve a clear purpose, which is to celebrate the wholesomeness of dairy and the little moments of joy it brings to our lives.

“We look forward to welcoming our new recruits.”

Whoever is chosen for the roles will need to possess 'a clear understanding of and passion' for the food and a passion for dairy is a strict requirement!

If you think this sounds like the perfect job for you, they are open to flexible working so you can work from home with a bit of travel required. If you're interested in applying then here are some details.

You'll need to submit a photo which you think celebrates the 'joy that is dairy' and include a short paragraph (no more than 200 words) on your dedication to dairy.

You don't have long to apply though as applications will close on 19th November 2017.

If you're interested in any of these roles then take a look at the full job descriptions on LinkedIn.

This is part of a new campaign by the Dairy Market Development Forum to secure dairy's place in the consumer diet.

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