picture editor

• Journalism, General
• Graphic Communications, General
• Photography
• or equivalent experience

Business Equipment and Computer Applications

• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Word
• MS Outlook

Specific Skills

• Plan and co-ordinate activities of staff and assure production deadlines are met
• Plan coverage of upcoming events and assign work accordingly
• Evaluate suitability of material for publication, broadcast or publication on Internet
• Confer with authors, staff writers, reporters and others regarding revisions to copy
• Plan and implement layout or format of copy according to space or time allocations and significance of copy
• Write or prepare introductions, marketing and promotional materials, bibliographic references, indexes and other text

Production Editing Activities

• Photography and captions
• Page lay-out
• Final products copy
• Editing on-screen
• Camera ready copy
• Art and graphics design
• Desktop publishing software

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Attention to detail
• Sitting
• Tight deadlines

Personal Suitability

• Initiative
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Accurate
• Judgement
• Organized