i would like to be a magazine editor what qualifications do i need and how do i get into the job?
a celebrity or fashion magazine
I fell into magazine editing by accident but it wasn’t glamorous – just a trade magazine. I have a background of copywriting and PR, and my degree related to the subject of the magazine. However, I realise that I was fortunate (and perhaps talented enough to do it) as it’s extremely competitive.
You could approach it via a degree in journalism, with focus on fashion (best not to mention the celebrity mag ambitions at interview stage or they may think you’re an air head). You could move to London or Paris or New York and beg for work experience in a big publishing house. Or you could be as good at as many different and relevant things as possible, work really hard and have lots of good luck. Hope it works out for you.
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