Roles · Marketing and media

AI assignment editor

Reads copy to correct errors and rewrites text to improve readability for the business.

Yuki Rao“I read copy and correct errors in spelling and syntax.”An example character, not a real person.
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Assignment editor · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
  2. Prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work.
  3. Write text, such as headlines, stories, articles, editorials, or newsletters.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Editors” (O*NET 27-3041.00), as O*NET lists them:

  • Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
  • Prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work.
  • Write text, such as headlines, stories, articles, editorials, or newsletters.

Assignment editor · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Hypertext markup language HTML
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Industries it fits

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Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits