Personal Suitability

Initiative; Effective interpersonal skills; Flexibility; Accurate; Excellent written communication; Client focus; Judgement; Organized

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Fast-paced environment; Work under pressure; Attention to detail; Sitting

Security and Safety Criminal record check

Production Editing Activities

Photography and captions; Paper editing; Page lay-out; Final products copy; Editing on-screen; Camera ready copy; Art and graphics design; Desktop publishing software

Target Audience General public

Technical or Specialized Editing Newspaper or magazine articles

Work Setting Newspaper

Business Equipment and Computer Applications

Adobe Photoshop; MS Excel; MS PowerPoint; MS Word; InDesign; MS Outlook

Specific Skills

Shorten or lengthen copy; Plan and co-ordinate activities of staff and assure production deadlines are met; 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

Experience 2 years to less than 3 years

Education Bachelor's degree

Languages English