# Editor

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/editor

An Editor reviews, refines, and shapes written content for publications, websites, marketing teams, or publishing houses, sitting at the intersection of writing quality and business strategy. Core duties include editing and proofreading copy, guiding content strategy, optimizing pieces for SEO, and managing workflows through CMS tools and project management practices. Editors typically have strong language skills and journalism or communications backgrounds, and often supervise or coach writers while balancing editorial standards against deadlines and audience goals.

Top skills: [Content Strategy](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/content-strategy), [Project Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/project-management), [SEO](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/seo)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Reporter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/reporter), [Writer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/writer)
- Often leads to: [Senior Editor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-editor)

## Similar roles

[Content Marketing Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/content-marketing-manager), [Copywriter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/copywriter), [Journalism and Broadcasting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/journalism-and-broadcasting), [Producer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/producer), [Senior Technical Writer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-technical-writer), [Technical Writer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/technical-writer), [Writer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/writer), [Writing and Language](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/writing-and-language)

## Open Editor roles (32)

- [Editor](https://www.viz.com/company-jobs?gh_jid=5200634007) at [Viz Media](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/viz-media) — San Francisco, CA (listed on Viz Media's own careers site)
- [Associate Editor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/63e85f2b-49df-49c9-9298-2e48eaaffe9d/associate-editor-at-deseret-book-company) at [Deseret Book Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/deseret-book-company) — Full-time, Corporate Office
- [Supervising Editor, Health & Wellness - CNN Digital Products & Services](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/604cab79-db15-4a3e-b4e0-668ef1cfaf0e/supervising-editor-health-wellness-cnn-digital-products-services-at-warner-bros) at [Warner Bros. Discovery](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/warner-bros-discovery) — Full-time, New York, NY, $115,500 – $214,500
- [Senior Editor, Politics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a4ba5937-b467-49ab-865b-b066834b0f82/senior-editor-politics-at-supercast) at [Supercast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/supercast) — Full-time, Washington, DC, $106,000 – $145,000
- [Deputy Credit Editor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5d772354-cf0c-486f-80f1-ae5cd64929be/deputy-credit-editor-at-lseg) at [LSEG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lseg) — New York, NY, $98,300 – $163,800
- [D.C. Regional Editor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a8420dab-5e81-40d5-9226-71f2a620e65c/d-c-regional-editor-at-wapo) at [WaPo](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/wapo) — Full-time, DC-Washington-TWP Headquarters, $125,000 – $175,000
- [Senior Associate Editor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/78b9d36f-caee-4491-a3c7-52d7e10b6736/senior-associate-editor-at-the-atlantic) at [The Atlantic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-atlantic) — $85,000 – $100,000
- [PT Editor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b9b08f25-d3b9-4dab-87d2-fe1ef9a8ab68/pt-editor-at-ny-post) at [NY Post](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/ny-post) — Part-time, New York, NY, $40 – $50 / hour
- [Editing Resident](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorktimes/jobs/4719221005) at [The New York Times Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-new-york-times-company) — New York, NY, $98,323 (listed on The New York Times Company's own careers site)
- [Asia Editor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/06b75a45-3765-449e-be46-32c6d266e5a1/asia-editor-at-semafor) at [Semafor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/semafor) — Full-time, Semafor - Remote

All 32 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?q=Editor

## Likely next role (2)

Where Editors commonly go next: [Senior Editor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-editor).

- [Senior Editor](https://wwecorp.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/wwecorp/job/Stamford-CT--WWE-Headquarters/Senior-Editor_R0008098-1) at [WWE](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/wwe) — Stamford, CT (listed on WWE's own careers site)
- [Senior Editor](https://scholastic.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/New-York-New-York/Senior-Editor_R15225) at [Scholastic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/scholastic) — New York, NY (listed on Scholastic's own careers site)

## Roles similar to Editor (41)

From [Content Marketing Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/content-marketing-manager), [Copywriter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/copywriter), [Journalism and Broadcasting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/journalism-and-broadcasting), [Producer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/producer), [Senior Technical Writer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-technical-writer), [Technical Writer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/technical-writer), [Writer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/writer), [Writing and Language](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/writing-and-language).

- [Copywriter](https://tapestry.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Tapestry_Careers/job/New-York-New-York-USA-Corporate-Headquarters/Copywriter_JR14410) at [Tapestry](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/tapestry) — New York, NY (listed on Tapestry's own careers site)
- [Senior Technical Writer](https://hpe.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Jobsathpe/job/Spring-Texas-United-States-of-America/Senior-Technical-Writer_1212225-2) at [Juniper Networks](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/juniper-networks) (listed on Juniper Networks's own careers site)
- [Producer](https://univision.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Los-Angeles-CA/Producer_R021003) at [Univision Communications](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/univision-communications) — Los Angeles, CA (listed on Univision Communications's own careers site)
- [Technical Writer](https://medtronic.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MedtronicCareers/job/Mounds-View-Minnesota-United-States-of-America/Technical-Writer_R75748-1) at [Medtronic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/medtronic) — Mounds View, Minnesota, United States of America (listed on Medtronic's own careers site)
- [Copywriter](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/oneazcreditunion/jobs/4376943009) at [OneAZ Credit Union](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/oneaz-credit-union) — Phoenix, AZ (listed on OneAZ Credit Union's own careers site)
- [Content Marketing Manager](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/august-health/6840b35a-8b85-4a25-9bfb-6d89f5c85231/application) at [August Health](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/august-health) — United States · Remote (listed on August Health's own careers site)
- [Copywriter](https://campbellsoup.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ExternalCareers_GlobalSite/job/USA---NJ---Camden/Copywriter_Req-66262) at [Pepperidge Farm](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/pepperidge-farm) — Camden, NJ (listed on Pepperidge Farm's own careers site)
- [Technical Writer](https://flir.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/flircareers/job/US---Huntsville-AL/Technical-Writer_REQ35392) at [FLIR Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/flir-systems) — Huntsville, AL (listed on FLIR Systems's own careers site)
- [Producer](https://frostbank.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/external/job/Victoria-TX---Main/Producer_R260523) at [Frost Bank](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/frost-bank) — Victoria, TX (listed on Frost Bank's own careers site)
- [SAP Globalization iXp Intern (f/m/d) - User Assistance Developer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ffaa347a-04a4-426f-9698-51104095a12c/sap-globalization-ixp-intern-f-m-d-user-assistance-developer-at-sap) at [SAP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sap) — Internship, St. Leon-Rot, DE, 68789

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