Editor

• English editor
• selecting articles for issues and planning publication contents
• generating ideas for articles and features
• organising meetings with writers and designers to discuss and plan the features section of the magazine
• commissioning features and stories from in-house writers or freelancers
• supervising staff, including freelance writers, and setting deadlines
• reading, writing and researching features and articles
• rewriting, editing, proofreading and subbing copy to ensure it is ready to go to press
• attending relevant events, fairs and conferences
• ensuring that all feature articles comply with ethical codes of practice and legal guidelines.

Typical employers of features editors

• Major commercial publishers
• Smaller specialist publishers
• Online and digital media publishers
• Consumer magazines
• ‘In-house’ magazines for corporate customers
• Customer ‘loyalty’ publications
• Newspaper supplements