Job description Contributing Editor in the Montréal Region

Find out what work is like for a contributing editor in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Editors (NOC 51110).

Editors

Description

Editors review, evaluate and edit manuscripts, articles, news reports and other material for publication, broadcast or interactive media and coordinate the activities of writers, journalists and other staff. They are employed by publishing firms, magazines, journals, newspapers, radio and television networks and stations, and by companies and government departments that produce publications such as newsletters, handbooks, manuals and Web sites. Editors may also work on a freelance basis.

Work week duration

Editors usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.
Between 35 to 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Editors have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Evaluate suitability of manuscripts, articles, news copy and wire service dispatches for publication, broadcast or electronic media and recommend or make changes in content, style and organization
  • Read and edit copy to be published or broadcast to detect and correct errors in spelling, grammar and syntax, and shorten or lengthen copy as space or time requires
  • 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
  • Plan and coordinate activities of staff and assure production deadlines are met
  • Plan coverage of upcoming events and assign work accordingly
  • Write or prepare introductions, marketing and promotional materials, bibliographic references, indexes and other text
  • May negotiate royalties with authors and arrange for payment of freelance staff.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Sitting

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Editors are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Publishing firms
  • Journals
  • Television stations and networks
  • Radio stations
  • Self-employment/free-lance
  • Newspapers
  • Publishing departments of companies
  • Publishing departments within government
  • Magazines

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Indoors, environmentally controlled

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Somewhat close (e.g. share office)

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 51110), and a list of similar occupations:

  • advertising editor
  • associate editor
  • contributing editor
  • copy editor
  • editor
  • editorial consultant
  • literary editor
  • manuscript editor
  • medical editor
  • news editor
  • news service editor
  • sports editor
  • technical editor

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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