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Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- MS Word
- InDesign
Work Setting
- Newspaper
Technical or Specialized Editing
- Newspaper or magazine articles
- Internet
Specific Skills
- Shorten or lengthen copy
- Plan coverage of upcoming events and assign work accordingly
- Negotiate royalties with authors and initiate payments to freelance staff
- Evaluate suitability of material for publication, broadcast or publication on Internet
- Detect and correct errors in spelling, grammar and syntax
- Confer with authors, staff writers, reporters and others regarding revisions to copy
- Plan and implement layout or format of copy according to space or time allocations and significance of copy
- Write or prepare introductions, marketing and promotional materials, bibliographic references, indexes and other text
Target Audience
- Adolescents
- Adults
- General public
Production Editing Activities
- Photography and captions
- Paper editing
- Editing on-screen
- Desktop publishing software
Own Tools/Equipment
- Computer
- Cellular phone
Work Samples
- Writing sample
- Published work
- Work sample specific to job
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Tight deadlines
Work Location Information
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
Personal Suitability
- Initiative
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Accurate
- Excellent written communication
- Judgement