Magazine editor vs editor, freelance

The differences between magazine 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 a magazine editor and an editor, freelance. Additionally, an editor, freelance has an average salary of $67,947, which is higher than the $50,177 average annual salary of a magazine editor.

The top three skills for a magazine editor include lifestyle, website content and photography. The most important skills for an editor, freelance are music videos, web content, and fiction.

Magazine editor vs editor, freelance overview

	Magazine Editor	Editor, Freelance
Yearly salary	$50,177	$67,947
Hourly rate	$24.12	$32.67
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	11,364	8,608
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Magazine editor vs editor, freelance salary

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

	Magazine Editor	Editor, Freelance
Average salary	$50,177	$67,947
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $94,000	Between $45,000 And $102,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between magazine editor and editor, freelance education

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

	Magazine Editor	Editor, Freelance
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	English	English
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Magazine editor vs editor, freelance demographics

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

	Magazine Editor	Editor, Freelance
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 36.5% Female, 63.5%	Male, 41.3% Female, 58.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 7.1% White, 76.6% 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 magazine editor and editor, freelance duties and responsibilities

Magazine editor example responsibilities.

Develop online marketing strategies and manage web platforms such as Wordpress, Facebook, more.
Work closely with the publisher and advertising director to achieve editorial excellence and improve marketability.
Collaborate with editor-in-chief on production calendar and future magazine content ideas.
Improve SEO through Google Adwords.
Maintain working knowledge of marketing and SEO strategies.
Create planning document to direct copywriting and design creative.

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.

Magazine editor vs editor, freelance skills

Common magazine editor skills

Lifestyle, 13%
Website Content, 10%
Photography, 8%
Magazines, 7%
Editorial Calendar, 6%
Editor-In-Chief, 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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