Magazine Editor

By: Eunice Kim

Description (tasks+ responsibilities)

• Business/ Professional, or for the General Public• General Public: - US Weekly- Cosmopolitan- Seventeen - Vogue- Teen Vogue• Articles written by staff writers/ freelancers• Magazine Editor: someone who shapes the content of an article- Come up with ideas- Revise other people’s work• Editor in Chief: overall edits the whole magazine- Pictures- Captions- Headings- Text• A magazine's success depends largely on the work of its editors.

Tasks+ Responsibilities- Providing information on subjects

of current reader interests• Good writing skills – spelling,

sentence writing, paragraph writing, organization

• Reading about what’s in the news• Doing a lot of research and fact-

finding• Interviewing – asking a lot of

questions on the phone and in person

• Computer skills for typing and research

Responsibility• Visual and graphic styles- Artwork- Illustrations- Photos- Article length- Fit the magazine STYLE• Interviewing: communication skills- Models- Celebrities- Designers(Whatever your magazine company includes)

Salary

• The editor's job level, experience, the type and location of the magazine all affect wages

• Median—$43,620 per year

• Managing/ Executive Editors- 57,000-101,000

• 101,000= Yahoo editor

Education

• College degree in English/ Journalism

• Background in liberal arts• Keeping up with current events • Advanced computer skills• Good sense of language and

grammar • Studying specifically in a

particular field: engineering (Engineering Magazine) fashion (Fashion Mag.)

Advancement in Career

Start: copy editor or an editorial assistant• Copy editor: reviews articles- Corrects- tweaks the article to fit the magazine's style• Editorial assistant: - answer letters- do research- read screen manuscripts that arrive at the magazine• Not mandatory: bachelor’s in journalism

Rankings

• Editor in ChiefManaging EditorSenior EditorDeputy Managing EditorAssociate Editor Copy ChiefAssistant Managing EditorAssistant Editor Copy EditorEditorial Assistant

Benefits of a Fashion Editor

• Paid vacations• Medical coverage• Various retirement plans• HOWEVER, vary with each magazine

Opportunities

• Covering fashion shows- New York Fashion Week• Involved w’ Photo Shoots- Gain insight

In Conclusion

• Interested-because I like writing, journalism and fashion topics

• Achieve: English/ Creative writing classes in high school and college

• Communication: take after school classes or electives helping in speech/ presentation

• School: for school paper, yearbooks…• Intern: at local magazine centers, local paper• This gives connections for pursuing this

career