Monday, May 3, 2010

Attributes of an ideal editor

— Personable, well rounded
— Other interests outside of work, manage stress well
— Engage readers in a different way (social media, texts and visuals)
— Newsroom experience (reporter/copy editing experience)
— Able to delegate responsibilities
— Hold self accountable
— Being competitive
— Being aware of the news
— Diplomatic editor/working well with others
— Knowing your audience very well
— Careful attention to detail
— Strong communication skills
— Empathetic
— Go to bat for employees
— Clear instructions
— Constructive criticism
— Ethical
— Good at budgeting time and money
— Managing team with different styles
— Invested in people
— Face-to-face contact
— Someone who pushes you
— Listen and willing to learn
— Ambitious
— Open minded and flexible
— Be honest
— Assess the value of workers
— Keeping site of mission
— Creative and innovative
— Passionate
— Good attention span
— Firmness which shields empathy
— Great expectations
— Believer that no owns the truth
— super-literate in topics they edit
— organized
— to the point
— proud of work
— tireless
— inquisitive
— confident to a fault


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