Newspaper Journalist

• Newspaper journalists research and write stories for national, regional and local press. They report on news and politics, as well as on sports, arts and culture, science and business. They also cover national and local events, entertainment and human interest stories.

• Junior reporters usually write up stories allocated to them by the news desk. They pass these to the news editor, who in turn hands them to sub-editors. Other roles include correspondents, who are specialists in one field or location, and feature writers, who cover topics in greater depth, often using a more personal style.

Press photographer

• A career as a press photographer would suit you if you have an interest in current affairs, a flair for the creative and the necessary technical ability...

• Press photographers take photographs to record news, current events and lifestyle stories. Their aim is to capture the best images which document an event, tell a story or convey a message and support the printed word. The pictures are then reproduced in newspapers, magazines and increasingly, online. It's also known as editorial photography.

Press Sub-editor

• Press sub-editors, or subs, check the written text of newspapers, magazines or websites before it is published. They are responsible for ensuring the correct grammar, spelling, house style and tone of the published work.

• Subs make sure that the copy is factually correct and that it suits the target market. They also lay out the story on the page, write headings and may be involved with overall page design.

• Like other journalism roles, sub-editing is demanding and requires constant attention to detail within a fast-paced working environment.

Print Production Planner

• A print production planner controls, organises and monitors the flow of printed materials in a printing company.

• They check schedules, confirm product specifications, arrange adjustments, oversee the work of staff in the department and monitor the quality of the product, ensuring deadlines are met.

• Print production planners liaise with other production departments and customer account managers at local, national and international levels according to the scale of the work in hand.

Publishing Copy-editor/Proofreader

• Copy-editors and proofreaders ensure that material is clear and consistent, complete and credible, and that text is well written, grammatically correct and accessible.

• They work on a range of publications, including:

• books;• journals;• newspapers;• websites;• other electronic resources.• They may be required to correct spelling,

grammar and layout (proofreading), or check content, impose consistent styles and reword or rewrite (copy-editing). This depends on the project, the employer or the client and their own specialist experience. Many copy-editors/proofreaders perform both functions in tandem.

Publishing Rights Manager

• A rights manager develops and oversees publishing rights for books and related products in order to ensure that a publishing company makes a maximum profit.

• This might include arranging foreign rights, as well as the sale of rights to book clubs or for reprint paperbacks, North American editions, serials and extracts, audio and electronic formats, and translations.

Science Writer

• Science writers research, write and edit scientific news, articles and features. They write for business, trade and professional publications, specialist scientific and technical journals, and the general media.

• Writers need to be able to understand complex scientific information, theories and practices. They also need to be able to write in a clear, concise and accurate language that can be understood by the general public.

Technical Author

• Technical authors help to communicate technical information about products and services in a way that is easy to understand. The information may be presented in the form of user guides for software applications, reference and instruction manuals for appliances, training guides or online help incorporated into software and operating guides.

• They have to establish an understanding of the product or applications and then design and write documentation to explain it to users. They may also provide this information in various other forms including software demos and interactive tutorials, using video, illustrations and graphics.

Writer

• Writers are involved in the creation and development of works of fiction and non-fiction.

• This covers various forms of writing including:

• poetry;• short stories;• novels;• life writing;• scripts for theatre;• screen and radio;• non-fiction;• magazine and newspaper articles;• web-content.• New media is also opening doors for writers

in areas such as mobile phone content and computer game scripts.

Writer

• Most writers work freelance and are self-employed. As income from writing may be low and erratic, most writers supplement their income with other related activities such as author visits, workshops, events and readings.

• Some writers may find avenues to diversify their writing and write in different forms, such as published novelists also writing reviews and literary criticism.

• In addition many writers manage their writing work alongside full or part time jobs which may be related to their writing (such as lecturing on creative writing courses) or entirely unrelated.

References:

• http://www.prospects.ac.uk/types_of_jobs_publishing_and_journalism.htm

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• Created By:• Jade Parochelin• SY 2015-2016