A Career as an Editor In Chief

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Being an editor isn’t like most jobs. The days are long, the work is overwhelming, and at sometimes it can be the hardest thing in your life to deal with, or so people say. With the job as an editor comes great responsibility, the need for a special skill set, and the drive to do what you love, whatever it may be.

Since the beginning of time, there has always been that one guy who always seems to have his eye on you, it’s because he does. His job is to assist, correct, and at the end of the day, pick up the slack that was left behind by his fellow workers and staff(“Role and Responsibilities of an Editor”). This man is an editor. Whatever type of editor he may be, there is always an immense amount of work under his belt, and a great crew behind his back. Most editors are known for their harsh criticism in the line of duty; stopping at nothing to make sure someone’s work is done and done correctly. In the case of print editing, editors are given the responsibility to check grammar, font, layout, theme, and design, and to make sure that in every area of their responsibility that the work submitted is up to par with standards and the chosen defaults usually picked by the editors themselves. Video and sound mediums also carry with them many duties placed in the editor’s hands. With such high standards in commercial industry, advertising and production companies are required to meet a certain criteria in the work they produce. Editors must fully understand concepts, themes, and designs in order to steer their staff in the right direction and complete the work that they were hired to complete(“Role and Responsibilities of an Editor”). In all three mediums mentioned, there is always work to be done, and editors are expec...

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