Editors are required to make sure that their company stays profitable by commissioning and selecting articles or book for publication. They can work for websites, publishing companies, newspapers, and magazines. They team up with other professionals such as writers, authors, or journalists to research about new market trends, select new work, or decide about next publications.

An Editor usually performs many of the following tasks:
• Managing a team of professionals.
• Issuing contracts to authors.
• Accepting or rejecting articles.
• Monitoring market trends.
• Developing ideas for books.

• Having good administration skills.
• Being able to work with a team.
• Having high attention to details.
• Being creative.
• Having negotiations skills.
• Having excellent written and spoken communication abilities.
• Being able to understand target audiences.
• Having IT skills.
• Being able to stay calm under stressful situations.
• Being adaptable and flexible.

Editor jobs have competitive application processes, making this area difficult for candidates. These posts require a degree in media, English, or another related subject and good A levels as a minimum. A recommended postgraduate qualification for this area is publishing because that is a suitable degree for academic publishing, where it is required to have expert knowledge about that area.

A career path for this sector is starting as an editorial assistant, then reaching a production editor or copy editor post, and finally progressing to a commissioning editor job. The Society of Editors and Proofreaders, and the Publishing Training Centre offer training schemes for editors to develop their skills.