Also called: Managing Editor (Brand Content)
Edits and manages articles, guides and videos a company publishes to attract customers.
You plan this month's blog calendar, edit three articles from freelancers, check facts and push the best one to the homepage.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in English, journalism or communications.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: English, Journalism.
Shrinking (about -1% over 10 years). Tracks editors (BLS 2024-34).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI speeds drafting and fact-checking; choosing what to publish and making writing clear and true stays human, with smaller teams.
Classes: English Language Arts, Journalism, AP Language and Composition.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-3041.
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