The Editorial Research Manager reports to the Head of Design & Editorial and has accountability for managing the editorial and factual content of all stamp products. Additionally they must ensure the resolution of all intellectual property issues in relation to the creative development of the entire philatelic and collectibles range.
News Editor
News contributors promote TLDP's public image.
Responsibilities
Select appropriate news items to be included in TLDP's newsletter.
Fact check news items.
Markup items according to DocBook template for TLDP news.
Commit new information to CVS.
Publish news via the web and RSS feed.
Commitment
Approximately four hours per month is required to be a news editor. This time commitment is spread evenly throughout the month.
Qualifications
A familiarity with current events at TLDP is required as are good written language skills. Editors should understand how to use CVS.
Supervision
Peer feedback is obtained from TLDP's general discussion mailing list.
Training
There is no formal training for this position.
Policies Affecting Assignment
Filling of a news editor position must be agreed upon by current editor(s) and/or the TLDP webmaster(s).
Benefits Of The Position
News editors gain experience and satisfaction while promoting TLDP projects.
Magazine features editor-
Job description
A magazine features editor ensures that their publication is full of entertaining, informative and newsworthy articles.
Most opportunities are in large publishing companies that produce a wide range of titles. However, features editors are also employed by trade magazines, specialist publishers, online media and in-house magazines.
The responsibilities of the role can include: generating ideas for features, commissioning work by freelance writers, editing and proofreading, managing writing staff and liaising with artists and photographers.
Magazine features editors do not always need specialist knowledge of the subject they cover, unless the content is highly technical, although an interest in the subject is usually expected.
Typical work activities
The role will vary according to the size of the publication and the nature of its content, but responsibilities will typically include:
overseeing the layout, appearance and content of feature articles;
generating ideas for features with writing staff;
commissioning articles from freelance and in-house writers;
managing writing staff and freelance feature writers;
editing and re-writing articles, some of which may be rejected or returned to the writer for revision;
overseeing artwork, design and photography for the features section of the magazine;
attending photo-shoots;
organising meetings with writers and artists to discuss ideas for artwork, layout and features;
negotiating payments with freelance writers;
dealing with legal matters;
selecting feature articles for each issue;
sending out briefs to writers which can include word count, deadline, fee and writing style;
proofreading all pages before going to press;
raising the profile of the magazine;
networking with others at industry events;
assisting other staff to meet their deadlines.
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
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Sarah,
ReplyDeleteSome well sourced research here - more of your own input and also some primary research could elevate it from its current Pass standard however.
Tim H.