Job description Web Content Specialist in the Red Deer Region

Find out what work is like for a Web content specialist in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Authors and writers (NOC 51111).

Authors and writers (except technical)

Description

Authors and writers plan, research and write books, scripts, storyboards, plays, essays, speeches and other non-journalistic articles for publication or presentation. They are employed by advertising agencies, governments, large corporations, private consulting firms, publishing firms, multimedia/new-media companies and other establishments, or they may be self-employed.

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Authors and writers (except technical) have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Novelists, playwrights, script writers, poets and other creative writers
  • Conceive and write novels, plays, scripts, poetry and other material for publication or presentation
  • May conduct research to establish factual content and to obtain other necessary information.
  • Content writers (non-technical)
  • Write e-copy, blog posts, e-books, podcasts and other forms of Web-based content
  • Conduct research on a variety of topics to inform writing and may consult with clients to determine the goals of the writing.
  • Copywriters
  • Study and determine selling features of products and services and write text for advertisements and commercials.

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 51111), and a list of similar occupations:

  • advertising copywriter
  • copywriter
  • essayist
  • interactive media writer
  • literary writer
  • novelist
  • playwright
  • poet
  • script writer
  • speech writer
  • writer

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Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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