managing editors

Newsroom operations chiefs

Managing editors oversee the day-to-day operations of a publication or newsroom.

They coordinate between writers, copy editors, and senior editorial staff, handling workflow, deadlines, and production schedules.

The role sits between the editor-in-chief (who sets vision and policy) and the staff who execute it: The managing editor assigns stories and keeps the issue on track.

Related

masthead · assignments · front page · publication · desk · redline · byline · proofreading · page proofs · layout · headlines · staff · revisions · galleys · submissions · corrections · features · slush pile

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Opposites
editorial hierarchy

managing editorsstaff writers

Hired content producers

interns · editors-in-chief · publishers · cub reporters · stringers

content role

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Text composition professionals

staff writers · authors · reporters · correspondents · journalists

organizational function

managing editorsaccount executives

Client relationship managers

subscribers · readers

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G