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Your thoughts about 'editorial' skills required by copywriters...

Oct 25, 2006 8:23 am

Should copywriters take up a predominantly proofreading job?

farrukh_copywriter(at)yahoo.com

This is a useful question to ask - how much of the job will require proofreading. A copywriter should be doing more than just that at work.

If a company is hiring a copywriter to do editing and proofreading, they would be using a computer to do the work of a typewriter.

Having said that, I do not agree with the view that copywriters should be excused for grammatical errors and language flaws just because they aren't writing long copy.

My suggestion: Find out the kind of projects the company mostly does - if it is mostly newsletters and advertorials and press releases and publishing - be prepared for the editing/proofreading. Perhaps npt a wise choice for a copywriter hoping to be creative director known for ideas some day, not an editor for his editing skills.

farrukh

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