Most Content Editors list "Content Marketing," "Web Content," and "Video Production" as skills on their resumes. We go into more details on the most important Content Editor responsibilities here:
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Before becoming a Content Editor, 78.8% earned their bachelor's degree. When it comes down to graduating with a master's degree, 12.1% Content Editors went for the extra education. If you're wanting to pursue this career, it may be impossible to be successful with a high school degree. In fact, most Content Editors have a college degree. But about one out of every nine Content Editors didn't attend college at all.
Those Content Editors who do attend college, typically earn either a English degree or a Communication degree. Less commonly earned degrees for Content Editors include a Journalism degree or a Writing degree.
Once you've obtained the level of education you're comfortable with, you might start applying to companies to become a Content Editor. We've found that most Content Editor resumes include experience from tronc, Meredith, and Medallia. Of recent, tronc had 9 positions open for Content Editors. Meanwhile, there are 8 job openings at Meredith and 6 at Medallia.
Since salary is important to some Content Editors, it's good to note that they are figured to earn the highest salaries at Morgan Stanley, VMware, and Interbrand. If you were to take a closer look at Morgan Stanley, you'd find that the average Content Editor salary is $94,893. Then at VMware, Content Editors receive an average salary of $91,572, while the salary at Interbrand is $83,962.
View more details on Content Editor salaries across the United States.
We also looked into companies who hire Content Editors from the top 100 educational institutions in the U.S. The top three companies that hire the most from these institutions include McGraw-Hill Education, Microsoft, and WarnerMedia.
In general, Content Editors fulfill roles in the Media and Technology industries. While employment numbers are high in those industries, the Content Editor annual salary is the highest in the Internet industry with $67,856 as the average salary. Meanwhile, the Manufacturing and Technology industries pay $67,615 and $67,532 respectively. This means that Content Editors who are employed in the Internet industry make 0.7% more than Content Editors who work in the Media Industry.