City editor vs managing editor

The differences between city editors and managing editors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a city editor and a managing editor. Additionally, a managing editor has an average salary of $89,060, which is higher than the $48,698 average annual salary of a city editor.

The top three skills for a city editor include editorial board, staff reporters and news stories. The most important skills for a managing editor are web content, editorial content, and SEO.

City editor vs managing editor overview

	City Editor	Managing Editor
Yearly salary	$48,698	$89,060
Hourly rate	$23.41	$42.82
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	9,569	16,781
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 86%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

City editor vs managing editor salary

City editors and managing editors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	City Editor	Managing Editor
Average salary	$48,698	$89,060
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $81,000	Between $59,000 And $132,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Federal Reserve Bank
Best paying industry	-	Media

Differences between city editor and managing editor education

There are a few differences between a city editor and a managing editor in terms of educational background:

	City Editor	Managing Editor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 86%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Most common major	Journalism	Journalism
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

City editor vs managing editor demographics

Here are the differences between city editors' and managing editors' demographics:

	City Editor	Managing Editor
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 58.3% Female, 41.7%	Male, 46.6% Female, 53.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.5% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 7.0% White, 77.0% 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 city editor and managing editor duties and responsibilities

City editor example responsibilities.

Share editorial writing with the managing editor and fill in for her as needed at internal and outside meetings.
Manage copy editing and proofreading responsibilities of weekly business newspaper and special supplements.
Enter news and photographs into a content management system, the newspaper web site and Facebook page.
Collaborate with copyrights team base in the UK to ensure publishing integrity standards weremaintain.
Coordinate editorial operations with the photo department.
Design and produce interactive DVD motion menus and authoring for various promotional marketing campaigns.

Managing editor example responsibilities.

Manage programs such as schedule overhaul, YouTube channel creation, and new blog site.
Manage editorial process: assigning stories to line-editing to HTML publishing/page placement.
Manage editorial departments: ensure timely receipt of copy and photos, including coordinating and overseeing all freelance and in-house submissions.
Edit and proofread submissions for weekly publication.
Proofread and edit articles for several UN publications.
Launch and create the first digital edition online and via iPad.

City editor vs managing editor skills

Common city editor skills

Editorial Board, 15%
Staff Reporters, 12%
News Stories, 9%
Web Content, 8%
Editorials, 6%
Feature Stories, 6%

Common managing editor skills

Web Content, 13%
Editorial Content, 10%
SEO, 7%
Editorial Calendar, 5%
Digital Content, 5%
Editor-In-Chief, 4%

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