Personal Suitability

Initiative; Effective interpersonal skills; Flexibility; Accurate; Excellent written communication; Organized

Work Location Information Relocation costs not covered by employer

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Work under pressure; Attention to detail; Tight deadlines

Work Samples

Writing sample; Published work; Example of completed work; Work sample specific to job

Production Editing Activities

Photography and captions; Paper editing; Page lay-out; Final products copy; Editing on-screen

Target Audience Adults; General public

Technical or Specialized Editing

Press releases; Newsletter; Newspaper or magazine articles; Internet; Gardening; Financial reports; Cooking book; Consumer report; User guide

Work Setting

Publishing house; Office building; Magazine or journal publisher

Business Equipment and Computer Applications

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

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; 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 degreeor equivalent experience

Languages English