sub-editor
Text polish specialist
A sub-editor is a person who checks and corrects written material before publication—fixing errors, tightening prose, and ensuring consistency with house style.
The term is primarily British; American publications typically use copy editor.
Sub-editors work under senior editors, handling the detailed work of preparing text: The sub-editor caught the factual error before it went to print.
Checking text for mistakes
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- punctuationWritten clarity symbols
- spellingCorrect letter sequence
- syntaxRules for arranging words
corrections · style guide · consistency · accuracy · fact-checking · clarity · readability · markup
Spatial arrangement of elements
- typesettingArranging text for print
- paginationSequential numbering of sheets
- formattingStructuring visual presentation
- designPurposeful creative planning
galley · page proof · cropping · sizing · paste-up · dummy · column inch · text flow
proofreading
Checking text for mistakes
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- punctuationWritten clarity symbols
- spellingCorrect letter sequence
syntax · corrections · style guide · consistency · accuracy · fact-checking · clarity · readability · markup · redlining
layout
Spatial arrangement of elements
- typesettingArranging text for print
- paginationSequential numbering of sheets
- formattingStructuring visual presentation
design · galley · page proof · cropping · sizing · paste-up · dummy · column inch · text flow · widow
journalist
News profession practitioner
byline · article · deadline · assignment · news desk · back bench · splash · strapline · crosshead · pull quote
deputy
Authorized substitute or assistant
- editorscopyeditor, subeditor, redactor, copy desk
- news jobsjournalist, reporter, correspondent, news anchor, columnist
- newspaper jobsreporter, journalist, columnist, photographer, correspondent
- Fleet StreetFleet Street, Daily Mail, The Times, The Guardian, Sunday Times
- publishing jobspublisher, writer, author, copyeditor, proofreader
sub-editoreditor-in-chief
Publication's top authority
chief editor · executive editor · managing editor · senior editor · editorial director
sub-editorwriter
Creator of texts
author · journalist · reporter · correspondent · contributor