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Printer Friendly Version   WRITERS AND AUTHORS   Occupation Description:     Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material. Excludes “News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists” (27-3023), “Public Relations Specialists” (27-3031), and “Technical Writers” (27-3042).   Career Video:     Writers and Authors   Open-captioning or video transcript included for the hearing impaired. Career videos brought to you by CareerOneStop. Copyright © 2017 All Rights Reserved.     Specialized Occupations:        Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers (ONET code: 27-3043.05)       Occupation Description:     Create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance.       Typical Tasks:     Write fiction or nonfiction prose, such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays. Develop factors such as themes, plots, characterizations, psychological analyses, historical environments, action, and dialogue to create material. Prepare works in appropriate format for publication, and send them to publishers or producers. Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers. Confer with clients, editors, publishers, or producers to discuss changes or revisions to written material. Choose subject matter and suitable form to express personal feelings and experiences or ideas, or to narrate stories or events. Conduct research to obtain factual information and authentic detail, using sources such as newspaper accounts, diaries, and interviews.       Knowledge:     English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.. Communications and Media - Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.. Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.. Sociology and Anthropology - Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.. Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.. Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.. Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming..   Typical Tasks:     Discuss with the client the product, advertising themes and methods, and any changes that should be made in advertising copy. Present drafts and ideas to clients. Vary language and tone of messages based on product and medium. Develop advertising campaigns for a wide range of clients, working with an advertising agency's creative director and art director to determine the best way to present advertising information. Write articles, bulletins, sales letters, speeches, and other related informative, marketing and promotional material. Conduct research and interviews to determine which of a product's selling features should be promoted. Invent names for products and write the slogans that appear on packaging, brochures and other promotional material.   Knowledge:     English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.. English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.. Communications and Media - Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.. Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.. Communications and Media - Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.. Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.. Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders..   Search for Jobs on CareerOneStop:     Search for Writers and Authors Jobs   Search for Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers Jobs   (Please note that some searches may not produce any results.)   Education & Training:     Bachelor's degree         View Related Programs on Connecticut's Education & Training ConneCTion site   Wage Information:     Region Average Annual Average Hourly Entry Level (hourly) Mid-Range  (hourly) Statewide $87,361.00 $42.00 $22.65 $26.41 - $44.98 Bridgeport/Stamford $92,811.00 $44.62 $25.13 $28.37 - $57.67 Danbury $66,984.00 $32.20 $16.52 $16.30 - $33.54 Hartford $103,319.00 $49.68 $21.04 $25.53 - $50.26 New Haven $77,430.00 $37.23 $23.79 $26.74 - $43.28 New London/Norwich $67,891.00 $32.64 $21.40 $24.82 - $38.56 Torrington $75,215.00 $36.16 $22.43 $30.19 - $38.46         Not sure which Region applies to you?    Select a town to see its region highlighted in the table above:    Andover Ansonia Ashford Avon Barkhamsted Beacon Falls Berlin Bethany Bethel Bethlehem Bloomfield Bolton Bozrah Branford Bridgeport Bridgewater Bristol Brookfield Brooklyn Burlington Canaan Canterbury Canton Chaplin Cheshire Chester Clinton Colchester Colebrook Columbia Cornwall Coventry Cromwell Danbury Darien Deep River Derby Durham East Granby East Haddam East Hampton East Hartford East Haven East Lyme East Windsor Eastford Easton Ellington Enfield Essex Fairfield Farmington Franklin Glastonbury Goshen Granby Greenwich Griswold Groton Guilford Haddam Hamden Hampton Hartford Hartland Harwinton Hebron Kent Killingly Killingworth Lebanon Ledyard Lisbon Litchfield Lyme Madison Manchester Mansfield Marlborough Meriden Middlebury Middlefield Middletown Milford Monroe Montville Morris Naugatuck New Britain New Canaan New Fairfield New Hartford New Haven New London New Milford Newington Newport Newtown Norfolk North Branford North Canaan North Haven North Stonington Norwalk Norwich Old Lyme Old Saybrook Orange Oxford Plainfield Plainville Plymouth Pomfret Portland Preston Prospect Putnam Redding Ridgefield Rocky Hill Roxbury Salem Salisbury Scotland Seymour Sharon Shelton Sherman Simsbury Somers South Windsor Southbury Southington Sprague Stafford Stamford Sterling Stonington Stratford Suffield Thomaston Thompson Tolland Torrington Trumbull Union Vernon Voluntown Wallingford Warren Washington Waterbury Waterford Watertown West Hartford West Haven Westbrook Weston Westport Wethersfield Willington Wilton Winchester Windham Windsor Windsor Locks Wolcott Woodbridge Woodbury Woodstock   Occupation Outlook:     Region Employment Average Annual Growth Rate Average Annual Job Openings 2022 2032 State of Connecticut 3,580 3,970 0.1% 405       Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, and the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities. Key:   N/A = Not Applicable, ***** = Over $60.00 per hour, ##### = Over $124,821   Similar Occupations:     Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors Librarians and Media Collections Specialists Producers and Directors Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists Public Relations Specialists Editors Technical Writers Writers and Authors Advertising Sales Agents Insurance Sales Agents Proofreaders and Copy Markers

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