Art editor vs editor, freelance

The differences between art editors and editors, freelance can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an art editor and an editor, freelance. Additionally, an editor, freelance has an average salary of $67,947, which is higher than the $49,871 average annual salary of an art editor.

The top three skills for an art editor include adobe indesign, adobe photoshop and literature. The most important skills for an editor, freelance are music videos, web content, and fiction.

Art editor vs editor, freelance overview

	Art Editor	Editor, Freelance
Yearly salary	$49,871	$67,947
Hourly rate	$23.98	$32.67
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	7,148	8,608
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 81%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Art editor vs editor, freelance salary

Art editors and editors, freelance have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Art Editor	Editor, Freelance
Average salary	$49,871	$67,947
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $69,000	Between $45,000 And $102,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between art editor and editor, freelance education

There are a few differences between an art editor and an editor, freelance in terms of educational background:

	Art Editor	Editor, Freelance
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 81%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	English	English
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Art editor vs editor, freelance demographics

Here are the differences between art editors' and editors, freelance' demographics:

	Art Editor	Editor, Freelance
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 35.2% Female, 64.8%	Male, 41.3% Female, 58.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.6% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% Asian, 7.2% White, 76.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 3.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 7.1% White, 76.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between art editor and editor, freelance duties and responsibilities

Art editor example responsibilities.

Assign, edit, and proofread arts and culture sections; manage four arts writers.
Work cooperatively with the managing editor and the editor-in-chief.
Manage freelance talent and editorial calendar to produce multiple weekly editions on deadline.
Have final say in what artwork gets publish in the literature and art magazine.
Read fiction submissions and work with staff to coordinate the best choices for the journal.
Edit, rewrite and proofread all articles for any stories having to do with the arts section.

Editor, freelance example responsibilities.

Manage social media pages such as Facebook and Pinterest to promote.
Communicate with transportation managers, administrators, equipment operators and others for fulfillment of copy to achieve editorial goals.
Review promotional materials to ensure that legal and FDA requirements are meet.
Perform editing services for manuscripts submit for publication; editing fiction and non-fiction submissions.
Create video compression settings for YouTube upload.
Proofread PDF shoe catalog and compare against source spreadsheet.

Art editor vs editor, freelance skills

Common art editor skills

Adobe Indesign, 11%
Adobe Photoshop, 11%
Literature, 10%
Graphic Design, 6%
Student Newspaper, 6%
Web Graphics, 6%

Common editor, freelance skills

Music Videos, 14%
Web Content, 9%
Fiction, 6%
Track Changes, 5%
Promotional Videos, 4%
Adobe Photoshop, 4%

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