Work Performed
Worker Requirements
Sample Occupations
Related Clusters
Related MPC Departments
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EDITORIAL WORK | |
CAREER AREA - ARTS AND HUMANITIES |
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Work Performed |
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| Work activities in this group primarily involve the assignment, selection, and preparation of written materials for publication, broadcast, or motion picture production. Workers plan the arrangement of material, rewrite, verify, compile, and abstract according to standards of consistency, organization, development or specified viewpoint. They frequently coordinate the work of authors, designers, production personnel, and printers. | |
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Worker Requirements |
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| Facility with language and good vocabulary; originality and inventiveness; the ability to understand and relate to people; organizational ability; powers of persuasion; and attention to detail. | |
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| Editor | |
| Assistant Editor (Editorial Assistant, Copy Editor) | |
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| Creative Writing | English |
| Technical Writing | |
| News Reporting | |
| Translating, Editing, and Decoding | |
| Administration | |
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