Managing editor

The managing editor, managing editor is abbreviated, in a journalistic mode ( publisher or broadcaster) the interface between the editorial, production and advertising department. He belongs to the editorial board and is usually in the rank of department head, sometimes at the level of the Deputy Chief Editor.

Tasks

The managing editor is responsible for liaison and coordination between the editorial, production and advertising department. He is responsible for the organizational tasks that are required for the production and ensures the proper delivery of technically and has a schedule of the material. He oversees the editorial process. If you have to react quickly, he demonstrates an extraordinary flexibility. As an experienced editor can and should he umtexten headlines and texts shorten or lengthen.

Implementation

The creative work of an editorial can be compared with the development department of a technological industrial company: The CvD then corresponds to a responsible for the consignment or printing project. Inevitably, he is in contact with the editorial board and editors. For print media, he is also responsible for creating the folder structure, he talks to the chief editor and the publisher line the peripheral disposition of the magazine or the newspaper from. The folder structure must be continuously updated and constantly be available to all. In electronic media, this analogy applies to compliance with the contribution lengths according to the schedule.

Not responsible is the managing editor for the optical or quality of the content, nor is it Legal responsibility - this is for the editor in chief or head of department. For large newsrooms, the rosters, editorial technology or have the permission of missions in the area of ​​CvD may fall. In practice, the boundaries between CvD and deputy chief editor are fluid.