Editors (27-3041.00)

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

22 tasks, 22 offered as a checkbox. Back to the catalog.

Initial pass, pending human review

Task classes (digital, physical-low-risk, physical-high-risk, licensed-advisory-only) and checkbox eligibility are an initial automated pass and are pending human review.

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Task	Class	Offered as checkbox	Human approval
Prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work.	digital	yes	no
Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax.	digital	yes	no
Allocate print space for story text, photos, and illustrations according to space parameters and copy significance, using knowledge of layout principles.	digital	yes	no
Plan the contents of publications according to the publication's style, editorial policy, and publishing requirements.	digital	yes	no
Verify facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.	digital	yes	no
Review and approve proofs submitted by composing room prior to publication production.	digital	yes	no
Develop story or content ideas, considering reader or audience appeal.	digital	yes	no
Oversee publication production, including artwork, layout, computer typesetting, and printing, ensuring adherence to deadlines and budget requirements.	digital	yes	no
Confer with management and editorial staff members regarding placement and emphasis of developing news stories.	digital	yes	no
Assign topics, events and stories to individual writers or reporters for coverage.	digital	yes	no
Read, evaluate and edit manuscripts or other materials submitted for publication, and confer with authors regarding changes in content, style or organization, or publication.	digital	yes	no
Monitor news-gathering operations to ensure utilization of all news sources, such as press releases, telephone contacts, radio, television, wire services, and other reporters.	digital	yes	no
Meet frequently with artists, typesetters, layout personnel, marketing directors, and production managers to discuss projects and resolve problems.	digital	yes	no
Supervise and coordinate work of reporters and other editors.	digital	yes	no
Select local, state, national, and international news items received from wire services, based on assessment of items' significance and interest value.	digital	yes	no
Interview and hire writers and reporters or negotiate contracts, royalties, and payments for authors or freelancers.	digital	yes	no
Direct the policies and departments of newspapers, magazines and other publishing establishments.	digital	yes	no
Write text, such as headlines, stories, articles, editorials, or newsletters.	digital	yes	no
Respond to questions from the public.	digital	yes	no
Make manuscript acceptance or revision recommendations to the publisher.	digital	yes	no
Arrange for copyright permissions.	digital	yes	no
Read material to determine index items and arrange them alphabetically or topically, indicating page or chapter location.	digital	yes	no

This catalog contains information from O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET(R) is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Task text is unmodified; classification, approval and signing fields are added by this project and have not been reviewed or endorsed by USDOL/ETA.