Magazine editors could be divided into the following categories according to the nature of their work and responsibilities: Planning Editor: responsible for the magazine's topic planning, content planning and layout design. Requires a certain degree of literary attainments and editing skills, good at digging out valuable content, high aesthetic and creative ability. 2. Art Editor: responsible for the art design of the magazine, including the cover, inside pages, illustrations and typography. 3. Text Editor: responsible for writing, proofreading and typography of the magazine. Must have good writing skills and editing skills to write high-quality articles and ensure the legibility and professionalism of the articles. 4. News editor: responsible for the magazine's news gathering, editing and publishing. He must have a certain degree of sensitivity and judgment to obtain and publish news information in a timely and accurate manner. 5. Special editor: responsible for the magazine's special planning and production. Must have a certain amount of special planning and production experience, able to carry out in-depth excavation and production according to the theme. The basic qualities that a magazine editor needed to possess included: Excellent literary and editing skills, able to write high-quality articles and do editing work. 2. Good writing and editing skills. Able to write high quality articles and ensure the legibility and professionalism of the articles. 3. Sharp news sensitivity and judgment, able to obtain and release news information in a timely and accurate manner. Good communication and coordination skills and teamwork. Able to work closely with other team members to complete magazine editing tasks. 5. Strong creativity and innovation ability, able to dig and produce according to the theme.