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This is the American Copy Editors Society site for job postings of interest to copy editors or others in journalism and other editing careers.
#10852
Talented people with the editorial skills of condensing and organizing copy can often position themselves for jobs that don’t bear the title 'Editor.'
Bush, Donald W. Intercom (2001). Careers>Editing
#26021
Breaking into Corporate Editing
For many companies 'information' is their most important product. Forget the myth of the paperless office; most offices are flooded with research reports, studies, white papers, marketing surveys, analyses, annual reports, reviews -- enough paper to consume a small rainforest.
Allen, Moira. Writing World (2001). Careers>Editing
#23619
Certifications and Credentials for Scientific Editors 
Most professionals want to further their careers over the course of their working life. Scientific editors as a whole do not have well-defined paths for establishing their careers, unlike professionals such as lawyers and doctors, where the educational and credentialing processes are well established. Where can scientific editors get their training? Where can they get experience? This paper will explore experiences, certifications and credentials, as well as training, and degrees, specific to scientific editing that can help further the careers of scientific editors.
Firestone, Elaine R., Tony Caruso, Barbara Simmons, Earlene Hammock, Michael Ebinger and Sushil K. Oswal. STC Proceedings (2003). Careers>Certification>Editing>Scientific Communication
#14123
Jobs for Copy Editors is a free service provided to the publishing community. If you have an opening and would like to advertise it here, just complete the job form. Ads are only accepted for positions containing the words copy editor or proofreader and from organizations that identify themselves. To view current job openings visit our job board.
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Copy Editors and Technical Editors: We are Family 
The authors of this paper have the unusual background of having worked in both the newspaper (copy editors) and business (technical editors) fields, which are not as diverse as people might think.
Huth, Elizabeth Ann and Kevin J. Schmidt. STC Proceedings (1995). Careers>Editing>Technical Editing
#18645
Estimating Editorial Tasks: A Five-Step Method
Accurate time estimates are essential to projecting the costs of doing work, whether it's for external clients or other departments within an organization. In the olden days, it didn't seem to matter how many hours were spent editing, as long as all the errors were caught. Now, managers everywhere are looking for ways to cut costs; they want to know in advance how long things will take so they can monitor their increasingly strained budgets. Publications are often a prime target for cost cuts.
Cormier, Robin A. STC Northeast Ohio (2001). Careers>Editing>Pricing>Estimating
#18358
The Field of Technical Editing
Technical editing is more than checking spelling and grammar of a document; it is a professional career. Both employer and employee can benefit from the skills involved. This report is designed to inform those associated with technical communication – including current students, potential students, their parents, professionals/practitioners, other schools, and employers – about the purpose and function of technical editors. The information in this report came from many sources. Mostly, I used websites from professional societies such as the Technical Editing Special Interest Group (TE SIG). I also interviewed two expert technical editors: Diane Feldman – the manager of the TE SIG – and Julia Neunreiter – the newsletter editor for the TE SIG. In this report, I will discuss the role of the editor, the types of editors, advice for starting in the field of editing, advice for dissipating negative opinions about editors, information about trends in the technical editing field, and the benefits to companies and editors.
Wofford, Tracey Norden. Mercer University (2002). Careers>Editing
#14831
How Papers Can Find and Retain Copy Editors
The American Copy Editors Society wondered what papers were doing to address this problem, whether editors felt that the academic community should do more to feed the pipeline, and what the industry was doing to encourage people to enter the field. The study was administered by copy editor Carrie Camillo of the Star Tribune in Minneapolis. With the support of her paper and its editor, Tim McGuire, she produced a 33-page report that is the most comprehensive work available on the subject. This column is taken from Camillo’s report.
Glamann, Hank. ACES (2000). Careers>Editing>Journalism
#19700
How to Conduct a Review Meeting
Although technical reviews of many draft user’s guides, references, and help systems occur through the black box (that is, the author sends out the material, and reviewers send it back marked up, without the two ever seeing one another), many technical communicators find that a personal meeting ultimately saves time and improves communication in the process of developing a technical communication product.
Carliner, Saul. Intercom (2003). Careers>Management>Editing
#20021
Leaving Copyediting for Computing
A copyeditor for a computer publication wants to change careers. She's thinking of taking a few computer language courses with an eye toward moving into UNIX system administration -- a wide-open field. As someone who has changed careers once or twice, I'll offer a coaching session.
Zuchero, John. Editorial Eye, The (2003). Careers>Editing>Programming
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Le Métier de Rédacteur Technique
Le rôle du rédacteur technique est de permettre une compréhension et une utilisation simple d'un produit ou d'un service. Pour cela, il utilise un langage clair et pertinent, adapté au public concerné. Le rédacteur se met à la portée de l'utilisateur. Il connaît son public et l'usage qu'il fera du produit. Le niveau de vulgarisation varie donc en fonction de l'utilisateur. Le rédacteur technique est capable d'exécuter une grande variété de tâches.
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Une collection de listes de carrière, éditée au coin des rédacteurs techniques.
Rédacteur Technique, Le. Careers>Job Listings>Technical Editing>France
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Success may be defined by monetary rewards or personal satisfaction. An editor follows the path of success by daily seeking inspiration from within, recalling the wisdom of past and current masters of communication, and listening to the prophets of the day.
Hunt, James M. STC Proceedings (1998). Careers>Editing
#22634
La Profession de Réviseur Vous Intéresse?
Peu de gens décident d'eux-mêmes de devenir réviseurs. Le plus souvent, c'est la profession qui les choisit. Dans un sens, tout le monde fait de la révision, que ce soit l'écrivain qui change ne serait-ce qu'un mot à son manuscrit, le conférencier qui s'arrête au milieu d'une phrase pour trouver un mot ou une tournure plus justes, le directeur qui revoit une consigne ou qui modifie les clauses d'un contrat, ou encore la secrétaire qui clarifie une phrase d'un texte qu'on lui a dicté. La révision est aussi une profession hautement spécialisée dont le seul objectif est d'améliorer la qualité de la communication. Le travail de la plupart des réviseurs porte sur le texte, mais certains s'occupent des illustrations, de la conception graphique, de la production ou de la gestion.
#29417
Most technical communicators are hired primarily as writers and creators of information, but despite this, many of us must learn how to edit at some point. Whether the reasons are good (to prepare better first drafts for review) or bad (your employer won't pay for a full-time editorial position), the reality is inescapable: at some point you're going to have to edit your own writing or that of a colleague. The problem is that editing requires an entirely different mindset than writing, and it's difficult to make the mental shift from creating to revising.
Hart, Geoffrey J.S. Geoff-Hart.com (1998). Careers>Editing>Technical Editing
#22633
Few people choose editing as a profession. More often, the profession of editing chooses them.In one sense, everyone edits. Writers who revise even one word in a manuscript have started editing their work. A speaker who pauses in mid-sentence to find a better word or phrase, a manager who revises an instruction or restates a policy, a secretary who clarifies a sentence in someone else's dictation is, for the moment, an editor. In another sense, editing is a highly specialized profession. It has only one purpose: to improve the quality of communication. Most editors deal with words; some work with pictures, design, production, or management.
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In 1977 Judith Tarutz, author of Technical Editing: The Practical Guide for Editors and Writers, rebounded from teaching into her first editing job. She soon discovered that she was having fun. Like many editors, Tarutz learned editing by total immersion.
Smith, Sally. Editorial Eye, The (1997). Careers>Editing
#30612
Using Total Quality Management to Manage Technical Reviews
The purpose of this workshop is to introduce attendees to Total Quality Management (TQM) techniques and practices. TQM offers common-sense guidance in the quest for quality. Using the example of an out-of-control technical review cycle, the workshop shows attendees how to better manage the technical review process, resulting in accurate, high-quality documents.
Fisher, Charles D., Jr. and Kurt Gustafson. STC Proceedings (1993). Careers>Management>Editing>SMEs
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The U.S. Department of Labor expects demand for writers and editors to increase faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2010. Most jobs require a college degree either in the liberal arts—communications, journalism, and English are preferred—or a technical subject for technical writing positions. Competition is expected to be less for lower paying, entry-level jobs at small daily and weekly newspapers, trade publications, and radio and television broadcasting stations in small markets. Persons who fail to gain better paying jobs or earn enough as independent writers usually are able to transfer readily to communications-related jobs in other occupations.
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