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Air Traffic Controller Air traffic controllers give information and advice to airline pilots to help them take off and land safely and on time.
Industry Spotlight with Annabelle Steele
Annabelle Steele, based in Manchester, has been a teacher for 10 years. She entered her first novel into a competition which was received so well, they asked her to publish it. During this Industry Spotlight, we’ll unpack the process of editing, publishing, copywriting and all the behind the scenes of becoming a writer.
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Content Manager A Content Manager develops a consistent brand identity for an organisation and establishes its online presence.
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Copy Editor A copy editor ensures the magazine articles are free of syntax errors and flows well. They review articles to check for common mistakes and verify that they follow the magazine's tone and writing style. Copy editors also verify facts in articles to ensure accuracy. Some work as freelancers, while others are employed on a more permanent in-house basis. The role is heavily reliant upon strong attention to detail and proofreading skills.
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Editorial Assistant An editorial assistant helps the magazine editor perform their duties. This includes, but is not limited to, verifying facts for accuracy, analysing grammar in articles and contacting writers to resolve conflicts. Editorial assistants may also help confirm content for the magazine, write and edit copy, proofread, research images, and plan and organise projects. Ultimately, an editorial assistant's role is varied and requires broad skills. Some find this job a great way to build up skills to later specialise in a niche area.
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Indexer Indexers build up lists of searchable terms for things like books, magazines, reports, websites and photographic collections.
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Information Scientist Information scientists manage an organisation's information resources and make sure it's all readily available.
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Journalist A journalist gathers information to write pieces for a magazine after interviewing sources and attending events. Duties involve planning and pitching story ideas to their magazine editors that then research and cover the piece. Journalists also review their work and meet story deadlines. Roles can vary dependent on the sector and depending on your interests. You may prefer to cover news, politics, culture, sport or science. Some journalists also write about national and local events, lifestyles or human interest stories.
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Librarian Librarians run public and private libraries, managing access to books, multi-media resources and computers.
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Library Assistant Library assistants help librarians to manage the day-to-day running of a library.
Exploring Pathways in Marketing with Sowmya Pulle
Listen to Sowmya Pulle, Senior Marketing & Communications Manager at SSCL, detail her unconventional choice to choose a life in drama, journalism, TV and marketing over her Southern Indian family’s desire for their daughters to go to university and follow a ‘professional’ career pathway.
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Newspaper Journalist Newspaper journalists investigate and write up stories for local, regional and national newspapers.
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Staff Writer A staff writer works for various departments in the magazine generating articles. Staff writers also keep up-to-date on the news to find relevant story ideas and spot trends. This is usually done through interviews with individuals to obtaining information for their article. You may come across articles focussed on specific fashion trends for a season where the staff writer is tasked with keeping subscribers in the know about what's in fashion.
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Telephonist Telephonists, or switchboard operators, answer and connect calls and take messages.
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Web Content Editor Web content editors research, write and manage an organisation’s online content, including text, images, video and other media.
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Writer Successful writers are creative, organised, disciplined, have excellent research skills and a passion for sharing the written word