editorial assistant

Editorial assistants support the editorial staff at all stages of the publication process of newspapers, websites, online newsletters, books and journals. They collect, verify and process information, acquire permits and deal with rights. Editorial assistants act as point of contact for the editorial staff, schedule appointments and interviews. They proofread and give recommendations on the content.

The most in-demand skills for this role include digital journalism, media law, editorial standards, linguistics, database management systems, desktop publishing. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives editorial assistant a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.