27-3041.00 |
Editors
- Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
- Read, evaluate and edit manuscripts or other materials submitted for publication and confer with authors regarding changes in content, style or organization, or publication.
- Prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work.
- Write text, such as stories, articles, editorials, or newsletters.
- Review and approve proofs submitted by composing room prior to publication production.
- Make manuscript acceptance or revision recommendations to the publisher.
- Read material to determine index items and arrange them alphabetically or topically, indicating page or chapter location.
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27-3023.00 |
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Write commentaries, columns, or scripts, using computers.
- Revise work to meet editorial approval or to fit time or space requirements.
- Review written, audio, or video copy and correct errors in content, grammar, or punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines.
- Write online blog entries that address news developments or offer additional information, opinions, or commentary on news events.
- Write columns, editorials, commentaries, or reviews that interpret events or offer opinions.
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27-3042.00 |
Technical Writers
Bright Outlook
- Organize material and complete writing assignment according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.
- Edit, standardize, or make changes to material prepared by other writers or establishment personnel.
- Develop or maintain online help documentation.
- Review published materials and recommend revisions or changes in scope, format, content, and methods of reproduction and binding.
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27-3043.05 |
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
- Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers.
- Adapt text to accommodate musical requirements of composers and singers.
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27-3043.00 |
Writers and Authors
- Edit or rewrite existing written material as necessary, and submit written material for approval by supervisor, editor, or publisher.
- Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers.
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