Newspaper or magazine editor

As a newspaper or magazine editor, you would:

• contribute to content planning meetings
•  commission features, articles and podcasts
•  check submitted work meets your company's editorial guidelines
•  choose which content to publish and when
•  decide on page layouts and formatting
•  assess work sent from freelance journalists, photographers and illustrators
•  check for legal issues like libel or breach of copyright

• knowledge of English language
• knowledge of media production and communication
• to be thorough and pay attention to detail
• excellent written communication skills
• excellent verbal communication skills
• the ability to work well with others
• to be flexible and open to change
• the ability to organise your time and workload
• to be able to use a computer and the main software packages confidently

You can get into this job through:

• a university course
• working towards this role
• training with a professional body

With experience as a local newspaper or magazine editor, you could move on to regional or national publications.

You could become editor-in-chief of a group of newspapers or magazine publishers, managing an editorial team.

You might move into the wider publishing world, for example working as a commissioning editor for a national or international publishing house.

You may also find opportunities to work freelance in broadcast and digital editorial roles.