copy editor
Copy editors ascertain that a text is agreeable to read. They ensure that a text adheres to the conventions of grammar and spelling. Copy editors read and revise materials for books, journals, magazines and other media.
Also called: senior copy editor, editorial assistant, language editor, copy-editor
- 13
- essential skills
- 15
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- proofreader8 skills in common
- business journalist6 skills in common
- columnist6 skills in common
- entertainment journalist6 skills in common
- journalist6 skills in common
- photojournalist6 skills in common
- sports journalist6 skills in common
- lexicographer5 skills in common
Optional skills
15- adapt to artists' creative demands
- apply desktop publishing techniques
- consult information sources
- desktop publishing
- editorial standards
- follow ethical code of conduct of journalists
- follow newspaper house style
- literature
- office software
- proofread text
- read manuscripts
- review unpublished articles
- rewrite articles
- rewrite manuscripts
- write headlines
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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