Editorial cartoonist vs technical illustrator

Differences between editorial cartoonist and technical illustrator duties and responsibilities

Editorial cartoonist example responsibilities.

• Manage proofreading and pre-press stages, collaborating with graphic design firm to prepare content for publication.
• Contribute through blogging, copy editing, participating in weekly editorial meetings, and managing social channels
• Assist editor-in-chief in hiring of editorial interns; assign and proofread interns' newspaper and magazine stories.
• Provide support to the associate sponsoring editors by proofreading manuscripts, securing permissions, and conducting photo and video research.
• Develop templates and style guides to meet customer and military specifications.
• Provide coverage of fiction and nonfiction manuscripts, draft editorial correspondence with agents and authors.
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Technical illustrator example responsibilities.

• Identify and initiate wholesale computer upgrade to accommodate new CMS while allocating and managing staff resources devote to developing the software.
• Utilize SolidWorks and CATIA to export select views from 3D models in formats compatible with illustration development applications.
• Sketch new items into drawings.
• Develop guidelines on how to proofread your content.
• Use SolidWorks to create 3D assemblies for RPSTL and technical manual graphics.
• Require design are in FrameMaker for paper deliverable and export PDF format.
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