Career opportunities in writing

Advertising Account executive Assistant account executive Assistant copywriter Copywriter Arts and entertainment Books Author Ghostwriter/collaborator Poet Commercial arts Catalog copywriter Greeting card/gift idea writer Jingle writer Film, theater, and song Lyricist Playwright Scriptwriter/screenwriter Book publishing Administrative assistant Copy editor Copywriter Editorial positions Electronic publishing product editor/manager Promotion manager Publicity manager Business communications and public relations Communications coordinator External publications editor Government affairs specialist Internal publications editor Public information officer Public relations account executive Public relations assistant Speechwriter Technical communicator Federal, state, and municipal governments Editorial assistant Field researcher Political speechwriter Press secretary Technical writer and editor Writer and editor Freelance services and self-publishing Book and record reviewer Book packager Contributing editor Copy editor Desktop publisher Fact checker Freelance writer Indexer Manuscript evaluator Proofreader Self-publisher Stringer Syndicated columnist Technical editor Technical writer

Media

Internet

Columnist

Critic

Editorial writer

Feature writer

Online reporter

Magazines

Associate editor

Copy editor/proofreader

Critic

Editor

Executive editor

Feature writer

Reporter

Researcher

Senior editor

Newspapers, news services, and news syndicates

Assistant editor

Columnist

Copy aide

Copy editor

Critic

Editorial writer

Financial wire reporter

General assignment reporter

News editor

News librarian

Reporter specialist

Section editor

Wire service reporter

Radio

News director

Reporter

Television

Anchor

Assistant news director

Desk assistant

News director

News writer

Reporter

Researcher

Scholastic, academic, and nonprofit institutions

Alumni communications specialist

Alumni magazine editor/writer

Education researcher

News director

Appendixes

I. Educational institutions

II. Further reading

III. Unions and associations

IV. Useful Web sites for writers

Glossary of terms for writers.