- The publishing industry employs over 195,000 people, representing approximately 36% of the creative media workforce
- 51,000 people employed in the newspaper sector
- 50,500 work in journals and magazines
- 33,000 in the book industry
- 12,000 in other information service activities
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- The magazine I compared this with was XXL
- The jobs listed are different because NME had many people working with them compared to XXL for example XXL had 5 different areas for people to work in, in the advertising department whereas NME 22
- The magazines don't have any of the exact same job names but have similar jobs
- They both use the words Editor a lot. The word director comes up a lot also in both magazines
What do you think are the responsibilities of a chief editor?
- To make sure the text isn't copied
- To check the magazine is fit to be published and check for any mistakes
- Make sure everything is legal
- Make sure what you are saying is reliable and the that the information is accurate
- Make sure the editors are doing the right thing
- As the editor you are the public face of the story and often release statements in all platforms of the publication
- Attends functions, events, awards and ceremonies
- Decide on the narrative or theme on each addition
- Lead meetings
- Budget control
- Publish an editor calendar to highlight themes in appropriate months
- Strategic planning
- Overall decisions on any change of deadlines set
- Manage careers of present and new staff motivating the team
- Legal decisions (following PCC guidelines which is the press complaints commission)
- Communicate with publisher, marketing debts, media sales team PR, agencies
- Build up contacts and connections
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