How can you become a magazine editor?

How to become Editor In Chief of a magazine?

• What areas must i be good in and which sort of university must i go to be editor in chief of a hip hop magazine (my dream job)

• Answer:

  Quite obviously you want your courses to be focused in journalism, communications and creative writing. You'll also want to gain experience in writing articles for other publications so you can make the necessary connections and gain the experience that it takes to achieve the level of EIC of a magazine. I would also recommend that you play around with your own ideas and build a prototype of the magazine that you want with editorials, layout, articles, advertising, etc. Pick up some magazines that you already like that may be within that genre. You'll get some great ideas from the way they do it. Also take their ideas and add your own improvements to it too. The work you do for your dream magazine will show initiative to prospective employers about what you've done and will showcase your talents and ideas for gaining that experience so you can work towards getting the position of your dreams. Good luck!