Description
Plan, coordinate, and edit content for print and digital publications; review proposals and drafts to ensure accuracy, clarity, style compliance, and on-time delivery.
- • Prepare, rewrite, and edit copy to improve clarity, tone, and flow; coach contributors.
- • Proofread copy to correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and syntax errors.
- • Allocate space for text, photos, and graphics based on layout guidelines and story priority.
- • Plan publication content in line with style, editorial policy, and publishing requirements.
- • Fact-check names, dates, and statistics using reliable sources.
- • Review and approve page or digital proofs prior to release.
- • Develop story and content ideas with strong audience appeal.
- • Coordinate production with design, layout, and prepress to meet deadlines and budgets.
- • Collaborate with editors and managers on story placement and emphasis.
- • Assign and brief writers or reporters on topics, angles, and deadlines.
- • Evaluate and edit manuscripts or submissions; confer with authors on content, style, and organization.
- • Monitor news wires, press releases, and other sources to inform coverage.
- • Partner with artists, typesetters, marketing, and production to resolve issues and advance projects.
- • Supervise and coordinate the work of contributors and junior editors.
- • Recommend acceptance, revision, or rejection of manuscripts to publishers or senior editors.
- • Select news items from wire services based on significance and interest.
- • Recruit and onboard freelance writers; coordinate contracts, rates, and payments with appropriate teams.
- • Uphold and apply editorial policies, voice, and standards across content.
- • Secure permissions and rights for quoted or reproduced material.
- • Create or review indexes, headlines, decks, captions, and metadata.
- • Write articles, editorials, or newsletters as needed.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
