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This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• The following is a summary of the main duties of some occupations in this unit group:

• • Novelists, playwrights, script writers, poets and other creative writers conceive and write novels, plays, scripts, poetry and other material for publication or presentation and may conduct research to establish factual content and to obtain other necessary information.
  • Technical writers analyze material, such as specifications, notes and drawings, and write manuals, user guides and other documents to explain clearly and concisely the installation, operation and maintenance of software and electronic, mechanical and other equipment.
  • Copywriters study and determine selling features of products and services and write text for advertisements and commercials.

  Authors and writers may specialize in a particular subject or type of writing.

• Technical writers usually require a university degree in the area of specialization, such as computer science or engineering.
• Copywriters usually require a university degree or college diploma in French, English, marketing, advertising or another discipline.
• Creative writing programs are offered by universities and colleges.
• Talent and ability, as demonstrated by a portfolio of work, are important hiring criteria.
• Membership in a guild or union related to the occupation may be required.

• Editors (5122)
• Journalists (5123)
• Professional Occupations in Public Relations and Communications (5124)
• Song writers (in 5132 Conductors, Composers and Arrangers)
• Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters (5125)