Responsibilities and rolls of magazine editors.

Editor – it’s the editor’s job to proof the magazine and insure the content is entertaining, fulfilling and more importantly newsworthy. If the magazine prints an article which is offensive or out of line it can fall on the editors back for allowing the magazine to go to print. Another job they do is ensure the layout and style of the mag looks and fits the publications house style and directly works for their target market. I look at this role as a teacher-type figure. For example, they ensure spelling and grammar is correct and that stories make sense or fit the criteria they are supposed to be meeting. The editor faces one of the hardest jobs in the magazine world, because as well as having to work under tremendous pressure they have to work at a fast pace to meet deadlines and guarantee the magazine goes to print in time. 

Some general roles they may undertake include; 
• Cutting down, editing, and correcting articles so they fit in with the word count and reads well.
• Checking stories and clarifying facts to make sure they are accurate and that all copyright laws are taken into account.
• Adding, removing or cropping photographs to suit the articles.
• Write headlines, captions and photo summaries.
• When an editor has read and checked a magazine, it goes onto a copy editor who then tweaks and corrects the final copy.