skillfactor-pipeline/skills/book-editor/references/tasks.md

Tasks & work activities — book editor

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 27-3043.05 (Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers) — manual nearest-occupation mapping via ISCO group 2641; the official ESCO crosswalk has no entry for this ESCO occupation.

Task statements

• [Core] Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers.
• [Core] Choose subject matter and suitable form to express personal feelings and experiences or ideas, or to narrate stories or events.
• [Core] Plan project arrangements or outlines, and organize material accordingly.
• [Core] Prepare works in appropriate format for publication, and send them to publishers or producers.
• [Core] Follow appropriate procedures to get copyrights for completed work.
• [Core] Write fiction or nonfiction prose, such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays.
• [Core] Develop factors such as themes, plots, characterizations, psychological analyses, historical environments, action, and dialogue to create material.
• [Core] Confer with clients, editors, publishers, or producers to discuss changes or revisions to written material.
• [Core] Conduct research to obtain factual information and authentic detail, using sources such as newspaper accounts, diaries, and interviews.
• [Supplemental] Write narrative, dramatic, lyric, or other types of poetry for publication.
• [Core] Attend book launches and publicity events, or conduct public readings.
• [Supplemental] Write words to fit musical compositions, including lyrics for operas, musical plays, and choral works.
• [Supplemental] Adapt text to accommodate musical requirements of composers and singers.
• [Supplemental] Teach writing classes.
• [Supplemental] Write humorous material for publication, or for performances such as comedy routines, gags, and comedy shows.
• [Supplemental] Collaborate with other writers on specific projects.

Detailed work activities

• Collaborate with others to prepare or perform artistic productions.
• Conduct research to inform art, designs, or other work.
• Coordinate artistic activities.
• Determine presentation subjects or content.
• Discuss production content and progress with others.
• Edit written materials.
• Obtain copyrights or other legal permissions.
• Promote products, activities, or organizations.
• Train others on work processes.
• Write material for artistic or entertainment purposes.