Sub Editing Courses
"Although I'd been working as a freelance feature writer, I needed to expand my journalistic skills. Learning to sub-edit made me much more employable in a difficult market"
Nicola Pearson, Evening Standard

CERTIFICATE IN SUB-EDITING

Part-time every Saturday for nine weeks starting 4th February 2012 OR full-time seven-day course starting 11th June 2012

If you already have journalism skills and want to add subbing to your portfolio, then we have your perfect solution

Professional sub-editing courses, leading to the NCTJ Production Journalism exam.

 

First class sub-editors are always in demand

All over the UK and internationally, sub-editors are the glue that binds press offices together. A sub-editor's choice of layout can make or break a page.

Reporters and editors rely on a decent sub to balance incoming stories, so that readers will stick with it, front page to back.


After being made redundant I took the part-time course in sub-editing to improve my skills. The course offered plenty of work experience opportunities and through an initial placement on the Mail On Sunday YOU magazine I managed to secure a paid position as a sub-editor on the Metro after just two weeks.

Tom Dartnell 

Sub-editing is important

Who are these courses for?

  • Reporters who want to learn the extra skills of subbing
  • People already working in newspaper offices who would like to switch to an editorial role
  • Editors and contributors to newsletters, other publications or websites
  • PR, media, communications professionals who want to add subbing to their skill set.

What do they cover?

  • Understand the crucial role of a sub-editor
  • Write accurately and with clarity
  • Balance stories
  • Attract your reader's interest
  • Sub for features, picture stories, page leads, anchor stories and letters
  • Design page layouts using QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign
  • Use the full IMPACT of typography
  • Write attention grabbing headlines
  • Write perfect picture captions
  • Learn both print and online techniques
  • Proof read and master the main proofing symbols

Part-time sub-editing course

  • 9 Saturdays - starting 4th February 2012
  • 9:30am to 5:00pm
  • Earn while you Learn
  • Small classes

£875 plus VAT

Price includes exam

Full-time sub-editing course - 11th June 2012

  • Six consecutive days of intensive subbing tuition, plus an exam day
  • Take a week off work and concentrate on all the skills you need
  • Ideal for anyone living too far from Brighton to commute- come and stay in sunny Brighton for a week in the summer and update your skills
  • Small classes
  • Prepare for the NCTJ Production Journalism exam

£850 including VAT and exam fees. Email or call us for more information



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