Re: Writers vs Editors
The way it's always been portrayed to me by
the Powers-That-Be, and based on job descriptions in ads, the (very)
generalized writing career progression goes like this:
Junior writer
Mid-level writer
Senior writer
Editor
Doc Team Manager
There could be other intermediary positions, but Editor was always a
very knowledgeable, senior person with lots of power, near the top of
the career path.
In my experience, in technical writing situations, a *copy editor* (who in many cases also restructures or rewrites the copy) may be on about the same level as a junior writer (indeed, junior writers may spend a lot of time working as copy editors/rewriters/restructurers), while a *senior editor* is a position at the level of knowledge and power (or responsibility) that you describe.
I'll add that skilled, experienced copy editors are some of the most under-valued people I know, being paid well down on the scale and given little status or power (though often a lot of responsibility). So it's good to see that *some* places value editors, even if many places don't.
Regards, Jean
Jean Hollis Weber
mailto:jean -at- wrevenge -dot- com -dot- au
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