Editors
Job description
These individuals evaluate and revise texts to be published or disseminated. They are self-employed or work for:
- The government
- Publishing houses
- Magazines
- Journals
- Newspapers
- Radio and television stations
- Companies
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Determine the relevance of publishing, disseminating, or transmitting various texts.
- Make or recommend changes to the content, style, and structure of texts.
- Read and review content for spelling, grammar, and syntax errors.
- Shorten or lengthen text to fit space or time constraints.
- Consult with authors and editors about revisions that are required.
- Plan and implement the layout of texts.
- Coordinate staff activities and ensure deadlines are met.
- Plan coverage of upcoming events and assign tasks.
- Write texts (introductions, advertising documents, bibliographical references, etc.).
- Negotiate, if necessary, copyrights with editors and ensure the remuneration of freelancers.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to supervisory and management positions.
- These individuals may specialize in a particular field (news, sports, big stories, etc.) or in a particular genre (books, magazines, newspapers, etc.).
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2021-2025
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Job prospects for 2021-2025
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 68.1% Female
- 31.9% Male
- 68.1% Female
- 31.9% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2015
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 5144% of jobs
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NAICS 9113% of jobs
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NAICS 5418, 541911% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 567% of jobs
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NAICS 813% of jobs
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Others22% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 5144% of jobs
-
NAICS 9113% of jobs
-
NAICS 5418, 541911% of jobs
-
NAICS 55, 567% of jobs
-
NAICS 813% of jobs
-
Others22% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
University
Communications and journalism
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 75.8%
16.2% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 69.4%
21% of graduates pursue further studies
English literature or English, language of instruction
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 56.5%
21.7% of graduates pursue further studies
French literature or French, language of instruction
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 40.8%
53.4% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 63.9%
26.4% of graduates pursue further studies
Linguistics
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 38.8%
57.6% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 83.3%
Translation
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 80.1%
10.2% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 82.9%
11.4% of graduates pursue further studies
Sometimes required
- Experience in writing, editing, or journalism is usually required.
- Membership in the Editors Association of Canada may be required.
- Specialized training in a particular subject may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Reading comprehension
- Data collection
- Written expression
- Active listening
- Critical thought
- Information processing
- Oral expression
- Time management
- Quality control analysis
- System analysis
- Active learning
- Judgment and decision-making
- Social perception
- Solving complex problems
- Coordination
- Teaching
- Result evaluation
- Human resource management
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
Abilities
- Written comprehension
- Written expression
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Speech clarity
- Idea generation
- Speech recognition
- Near vision
- Classification
- Originality
- Deductive reasoning
- Information organization
- Inductive reasoning
- Awareness of issues
- Processing flexibility
- Selective attention
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Diplomacy
- Knowledge of the French language
- Sense of responsibility
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Capacity to work in a team
- Rigour
- Sense of initiative
- Vitality
- Knowledge of communication and media
Interests
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Work in the arts, culture, music, or leisure
- Work in an office
- Work in computer science or information and communication technologies (ICT)
- Carry out research
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Artistic
- People with this profile prefer to express their emotions and thoughts through various art forms. They like to use their imagination.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.