Journalists And Other Writers Nec
ANZSCO 212499
1,700
40%
57%
38 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.
About this career
Bloggers, Critics, Sports and Other Writers (not covered elsewhere) includes jobs like Blogger, Critic, Editorial Assistant, and Photo Journalist.
What they typically do
- Determines written advertising approaches by consulting clients and management, and studying products to establish principal selling features.
- Writes advertisements for press, radio, television, cinema screens, billboards, catalogues and shop displays.
- Makes decisions about the specific content of publications in conjunction with other senior editors and in accordance with editorial policies and guidelines.
- Reviews copy for publication, to ensure conformity with accepted rules of grammar, style, format and story coherence as well as the accuracy, legality and ethics of content.
- Collects and analyses facts about newsworthy events from interviews, printed matter, investigations and observations.
- Writes news reports, commentaries, articles and feature stories for newspapers, magazines, journals, television and radio on topics of public interest.
- Researches and writes technical, information-based material and documentation for manuals, text books, handbooks and multimedia products.
- Critically discusses daily news topics in the editorial columns of newspapers and reviewing books, films and plays.
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Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Journalists And Other Writers Nec.
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Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing
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