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Editorial Research Assistants


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Editorial Research Assistants

Introduction

Editorial research assistants perform a wide range of functions, but their primary responsibility is to assist research editors, as well as other editors, with ensuring that the text provided by writers is accurate and suitable in content, format, and style for the intended audiences. Editorial research assistants work for magazines, newspapers, book publishers, newsletters, corporations of all kinds, advertising agencies, radio stations, television stations, and Web sites.

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Median Salary

$36,081

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Employment Prospects

Fair

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Minimum Education Level

Bachelor's Degree


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Experience

Any experience writing and conducting research


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Skills

Organizational
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Personality Traits

Curious
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Earnings

There is keen competition for editorial research assistant jobs because many people want to enter the field. As a result, companies that employ editorial research assistants usually pay low wages.

The salaries for editorial research assistants may be similar to those of editorial assistants. According to PayScale.com, in November 2020, editorial assistants earned an average salary of $36...

Work Environment

Editorial research assistants work in environments that may vary, depending on their employer. For the most part, publishers of all kinds realize that a quiet atmosphere is conducive to work that requires tremendous concentration. Most editorial research assistants work in cubicles. Those in publishing often work in quieter surroundings than do assistants working for a newspaper or in advertisi...

Outlook

The publishing industry was hit hard by the last economic recession, resulting in several years of unfavorable job growth for editorial careers. In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic disrupted most industries around the world, and the publishing industry was no exception. In the U.S., many publishing companies have either reduced their staff or have workers on hybrid schedules for a mix of onsite a...

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