How do they match: Editors

  • Advertising Editor
  • Copy Desk Chief
  • Copy Editor
  • Copy Reader
  • Writer
  • Newspaper Copy Editor

  • Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication.

  • Write text, such as stories, articles, editorials, or newsletters.
  • Allocate print space for story text, photos, and illustrations according to space parameters and copy significance, using knowledge of layout principles.
  • Arrange for copyright permissions.
  • Assign topics, events and stories to individual writers or reporters for coverage.
  • Interview and hire writers and reporters or negotiate contracts, royalties, and payments for authors or freelancers.
  • Prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work.
  • Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax.

  • Write informational material.
  • Edit written materials.
  • Obtain copyrights or other legal permissions.