Co-editor-in-chief vs senior editor

The differences between co-editor in chiefs and senior 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 co-editor-in-chief and a senior editor. Additionally, a senior editor has an average salary of $90,094, which is higher than the $65,367 average annual salary of a co-editor-in-chief.

The top three skills for a co-editor-in-chief include editor-in-chief, adobe indesign and adobe photoshop. The most important skills for a senior editor are edit content, video content, and SEO.

Co-editor-in-chief vs senior editor overview

	Co-Editor-In-Chief	Senior Editor
Yearly salary	$65,367	$90,094
Hourly rate	$31.43	$43.31
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	63,047	12,150
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 79%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Co-editor-in-chief vs senior editor salary

Co-editor in chiefs and senior editors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Co-Editor-In-Chief	Senior Editor
Average salary	$65,367	$90,094
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $126,000	Between $66,000 And $121,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between co-editor-in-chief and senior editor education

There are a few differences between a co-editor-in-chief and a senior editor in terms of educational background:

	Co-Editor-In-Chief	Senior Editor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 79%
Most common major	Communication	English
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Co-editor-in-chief vs senior editor demographics

Here are the differences between co-editor in chiefs' and senior editors' demographics:

	Co-Editor-In-Chief	Senior Editor
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 48.4% Female, 51.6%	Male, 51.7% Female, 48.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.6% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% Asian, 7.3% White, 76.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	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%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between co-editor-in-chief and senior editor duties and responsibilities

Co-editor-in-chief example responsibilities.

Manage ROI with marketing and maximize SEO.
Manage all editorial content of the magazine and oversee the development of all marketing materials and magazine layout and design.
Coordinate and style fashion editorials and delegate tasks to other editors.
Represent the magazines at industry trade shows, including occasional public speaking engagements.
Coordinate promotions, subscriptions and business opera- tions, and do layout with PageMaker.

Senior editor example responsibilities.

Contract and manage editorial freelancers and full-service vendors for successful high school Spanish and Latin textbook and ancillary programs.
Post video to the Fox17 website and youtube.
Complete several robust DVD authoring projects for clients.
Redesign the look and the style of lifestyle magazine.
Double traffic on the Instagram page with newly implement marketing plan.
Content editing for automobile DVD user manuals (English, French and Spanish).

Co-editor-in-chief vs senior editor skills

Common co-editor-in-chief skills

Editor-In-Chief, 35%
Adobe Indesign, 17%
Adobe Photoshop, 10%
News Articles, 9%
Edit Content, 9%
Fiction, 7%

Common senior editor skills

Edit Content, 11%
Video Content, 7%
SEO, 7%
Digital Content, 6%
Project Management, 4%
Facebook, 3%

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