Aim: To consider how magazine staff are divided in terms of their skills, To identify which skills are needed to do particular jobs in the publishing industry

-THE PUBLISHING SECTOR IN THE UK-

-The publishing industry employs over 195,000 people, representing approximately 36% of the creative media workforce.

- 50,500 work in journals and magazines.

-51,000 people employed in the newspaper sector.

- 33,000 in the book industry.

- 12,000 in the other information service activity.

- www.creativeskillset.org. 

 

-This information is taken from the 8/9/12 edition of NME.

-The magazine I compared this with was MOJO

-The jobs listen are different because the ranks of the editors were different, also NME had more editors.

-They both use the word 'editor'

 

WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE RESPONSIBILITES OF A CHEIF EDITOR?

 

- The most important responsibility is making sure that all of the editors are doing the right thing.

- Make sure the text isn't copied.

- Check the magazine before it is published.

- Make sure there is no illegal material.
- Leads meetings.
- Budget control.
- Occasional column writing / editorial piece.
- Attends functions, events & award ceremonies.
- Build up contacts and connections.
- Legal decisions (following PCC guidelines).
- The (Public Face) of the story.
- Liase with the publisher, marketing depts., media sales team, PR agencies.