Contributing editor

A contributing editor is a newspaper, magazine or online job title that varies in its responsibilities.

Often, but not always, a contributing editor is a "high-end" freelancer, consultant, or expert who has proven ability and has readership draw.

In other instances, however, a contributing editor may oversee projects or specific aspects of a publication and have more regular editing duties.

At smaller magazines, the title can imply a staff member with regular writing responsibility and some editorial duties.

A contributing editor's responsibilities may include developing content for articles, meeting deadlines, reviewing articles, editing grammar and content to ensure quality readership, attending conferences to develop editing skills, and exchanging ideas with others.