Editing jobs are so important. People today are critical about what they view, read, or spend their time doing. Why? Because there is such a variety of entertainment out there—why settle for something redundant or second rate? What is the point of watching an ill-organized movie when the competition is so superior? Another reason that people are perhaps more critical about how they spend their time, and the quality of entertainment matters so much, is that people don’t have a lot of time. Lives are hurried, and so when a rushing person finally stops to rest, they want to enjoy their break. Yet another reason for more critical viewing of movies and books comes from the fact that people are more informed than ever about what is good, and what is not. This education of the general masses makes the work of performers—writers, actors, directors—all the more difficult, because they have to actually impress their consumers. That’s where the job of the editor lies.
Everything in the media world goes through an editing process. There are magazine editing jobs, and express media editing jobs. Why the great need for editors? Envision the scene—Actors and actresses alike have done their parts, and the director brings to the editor every last bit of film. He then smiles and says, ''Make something wonderful.'' So what does the editor do? He goes through and edits every second of that movie—he cuts this part, switches those parts, and so on. Obviously an editor needs to be knowledgeable, objective, and have impeccably good taste. They are the wall that stops the unnecessary or dull from reaching the public.
Another large part of editing—especially in the world of books and newspapers—are proofreading jobs. They not only cut things out and make changes to the final drafts made, but they also read through the submission and evaluate writing style, grammar, and over-all effect of the work. As you can begin to see, editing is a very important job.
If you decide to pursue a career as an editorial manager, you would be in charge of the editors in your workplace, and manage editing affairs for you company. As in any managing position, you will need to have skills in executing authority, and delegating work fairly. Though perhaps you won’t be doing a lot of the raw editing work yourself, you will be responsible for getting the job done. You will need to be both organized, and efficient. Again, you will need to have good taste. Aside from knowledge, the ability to feel what is right or sense what is wrong is the most important thing. Your job is all about deciding what people will want to see, or hear. Having a personable manner or astute personality will serve you well in this occupation.
Making your dream career as an editorial manager is perhaps easier than you think. There are positions open everywhere, especially if you are interested in starting out as an editor, and then building up to the position of manager. If you have decided that the work of editing interests you, the next step you need to take is deciding what aspect of the editing field you want to make your own. Movie editing? Newspaper editing? An editor with a publishing company? Editors are in nearly every corner of the entertainment or broadcasting world. All you have to do is decide which corner you want to move toward, and this decision should be fairly simple. Do you seem to have an overall better taste where movies are concerned, or are you competent with the English language and think editing a novel would be appealing? Deciding specifically what field you wish to enter is entirely a matter of personal taste, and all of these corners need editors.
An editorial manager makes around $70,000 yearly, depending on where—geographically—he decides to seek employment.
