The Collar360

Editor-in-chief

Other names

head editor, executive editor, executive director of editorial, editor in chief, managing editor, executive editorial director, chief editor, editorial director

Journalism, writing and languages

They lead a newspaper or magazine team, choose stories, give work to writers, and make sure everything is ready on time.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Develop story or content ideas, considering reader or audience appeal.

  2. 2

    Allocate print space for story text, photos, and illustrations according to space parameters and copy significance, using knowledge of layout principles.

  3. 3

    Confer with management and editorial staff members regarding placement and emphasis of developing news stories.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
directeur de rédaction/directrice de rédaction
español
redactor jefe/redactora jefa
العربية
رئيس تحرير / رئيسة تحرير
português
Diretor editorial/Diretora editorial
Deutsch
Chefredakteur/Chefredakteurin
italiano
caporedattore/caporedattrice

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