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Overview
Editors-in-chief oversee news production for newspapers, magazines, journals and other media, keeping editorial work coordinated and ready for publication on time.
In job descriptions, look for editorial standards, newsroom leadership, story checking, deadlines, budgets, media type, editorial meetings, news flow and work with reporting teams.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Editor-in-chief work combines newsroom leadership, publication timing and editorial judgement. The role keeps stories moving from idea and assignment through checking, layout decisions and release.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include news judgement, editorial standards, source checking, deadline control, budget awareness and staff leadership. Digital journalism, house style and media-specific formats can shape the role.
Salary context
Salary context depends on publication size, editorial authority, budget ownership, staff responsibility, publishing pace and whether the role carries final decision-making for sensitive stories.
Career paths
Career paths often build from reporting, section editing or managing editor work into editor-in-chief roles, then wider publishing leadership, editorial strategy or media management.
Good to know
Read adverts for the publication type, size of newsroom, final approval authority and budget scope. Strong descriptions name deadlines, editorial board work and responsibility for corrections.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships: 1
Editors
27-3041.00
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
journalist (2642.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/cbdb80db-c760-4b68-b074-88c397650ef5 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2642.1.8 |
| ISCO group | 2642 |
| Concept type | Occupation |