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Newspaper, Periodical and Broadcast Editors

Newspaper, periodical and broadcast editors evaluate, manage and oversee the editorial direction for the style and content of features and stories for broadcasting and for newspapers, magazines, news websites and periodicals.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£23,491
£30,228
£60,748

New workers start around £23,491. Normal pay is £30,228 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £60,748.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 20,543 vacancies for this type of job

3.85%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Liaises with production staff in checking final proof copies immediately prior to printing.

  • Decides on lay out of material in news websites, newspapers, magazines, or periodicals.

  • Checks style, grammar, accuracy and legality of content and arranges for any necessary revisions.

  • Commissions articles and selects material for broadcast or publication.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Marketing

  • Journalism

  • Search Engine Optimization

  • Proofreading

  • Social Media

  • Content Editing

  • Content Creation

  • Project Management

  • Workflow Management

  • Copy Editing

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Editing

  • Communication

  • Writing

  • Detail Oriented

  • Research

  • English Language

  • Management

  • Planning

  • Organizational Skills

  • Sales

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Radio, Broadcast & New Media

ACM (The Academy of Contemporary Music)

BA (Hons) · 2 Years · Full-time (intensive) · London · 09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Broadcast Journalism

Nottingham Trent University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Nottingham · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 104/112

Journalism: Broadcast

University of Salford

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Salford · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Media and Communications

University of Greenwich

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 09/2025

Tariff points: 104/104

Journalism with Foundation Year

Teesside University

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · Middlesbrough · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Journalism

London Metropolitan University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Islington · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Journalism

University of Gloucestershire

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Cheltenham · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 96/120

Journalism Studies

University of Sheffield

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Sheffield · 29/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Multimedia Journalism

University of Huddersfield

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Huddersfield · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 104/112

Journalism

Liverpool John Moores University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Liverpool · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/128

Multimedia Journalism

Manchester Metropolitan University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Manchester · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 104/112

Multimedia Sports Journalism

Bournemouth University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Poole · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 104/120

Journalism

University of Winchester

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Winchester · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 104/120

Sports Journalism with Placement

Southampton, Solent University

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time with year in industry · Southampton · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 104/120

Creative Writing

Edge Hill University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Ormskirk · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/120

Journalism

Coventry University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Coventry · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Journalism

University of Leeds

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time with year in industry · Leeds · 24/09/2025

Tariff points: 136/144

Creative Writing

University of Brighton

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Brighton · 09/2025

Tariff points: 104/120

Journalism

University of Portsmouth

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Portsmouth · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/120

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