Career opportunities in writing
By: Allan Taylor, James Robert Parish ; foreword by Brad Schreiber
Contributors: Parish, James Robert
Publisher: Ferguson Pub.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9781438110905
Subjects: Authorship; Vocational guidance
Description: Provides information on salaries, skill requirements, and employment opportunities for ninety writing and writing-related professions.
Notes: Title from book home page (Infobase, viewed May 21, 2010).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 338-344) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword --; title: Industry outlook --; title: Acknowledgments --; title: How to use this book -- -- [1].; title: Advertising --; title: Account executive --; title: Assistant account executive --; title: Assistant copywriter --; title: Copywriter -- -- [2].; title: Arts and entertainment -- -- [2A].; title: Books --; title: Author --; title: Ghostwriter/collaborator --; title: Poet -- -- [2B].; title: Commercial arts --; title: Catalog copywriter --; title: Greeting card/gift idea writer --; title: Jingle writer -- -- [2C].; title: Film, theater, and song --; title: Lyricist --; title: Playwright --; title: Scriptwriter/screenwriter -- -- [3].; title: Book publishing --; title: Administrative assistant --; title: Copy editor --; title: Copywriter --; title: Editorial positions --; title: Electronic publishing product editor/manager --; title: Promotion manager --; title: Publicity manager -- -- [4].; title: Business communications and public relations --; title: Communications coordinator --; title: External publications editor --; title: Government affairs specialist --; title: Internal publications editor --; title: Public information officer --; title: Public relations account executive --; title: Public relations assistant --; title: Speechwriter --; title: Technical communicator -- -- [5].; title: Federal, state, and municipal governments --; title: Editorial assistant --; title: Field researcher --; title: Political speechwriter --; title: Press secretary -- Technical writer and editor --; title: Writer and editor -- -- [6].; title: Freelance services and self-publishing --; title: Book and record reviewer --; title: Book packager --; title: Contributing editor --; title: Copy editor --; title: Desktop publisher --; title: Fact checker --; title: Freelance writer --; title: Indexer --; title: Manuscript evaluator --; title: Proofreader --; title: Self-publisher --; title: Stringer --; title: Syndicated columnist --; title: Technical editor --; title: Technical writer --; title: 7.; title: Media --; title: Internet --; title: Columnist --; title: Critic --; title: Editorial writer --; title: Feature writer --; title: Online reporter -- -- [8].; title: Magazines --; title: Associate editor --; title: Copy editor/proofreader --; title: Critic --; title: Editor --; title: Executive editor --; title: Feature writer --; title: Reporter --; title: Researcher --; title: Senior editor -- -- [9].; title: Newspapers, news services, and news syndicates --; title: Assistant editor --; title: Columnist --; title: Copy aide --; title: Copy editor --; title: Critic --; title: Editorial writer --; title: Financial wire reporter --; title: General assignment reporter --; title: News editor --; title: News librarian --; title: Reporter specialist --; title: Section editor --; title: Wire service reporter -- -- [10].; title: Radio --; title: News director --; title: Reporter -- -- [11].; title: Television --; title: Anchor --; title: Assistant news director --; title: Desk assistant --; title: News director --; title: News writer --; title: Reporter --; title: Researcher -- -- [12].; title: Scholastic, academic, and nonprofit institutions --; title: Alumni communications specialist --; title: Alumni magazine editor/writer --; title: Education researcher --; title: News director -- -- [13].; title: Appendixes -- -- appendix 1.; title: Educational institutions -- -- appendix 2.; title: Further reading -- -- appendix 3.; title: Unions and associations -- -- appendix 4.; title: Useful Web sites for writers --; title: Glossary of terms for writers --; title: Bibliography --; title: Index --; title: About the author.