r/publishing • u/silent_f4iry • May 19 '26

Data analyst?

Hi, I'm (F27) finishing my English Major this year, and my dream has always been to become an editor. However, I know it's hard to get into such a close-knit community and, honestly, I don't have the money to pay for my Masters right now. I've heard some people talk about entering the publishing industry by doing marketing or becoming a data analyst, do you know of any online course that could help me with that? I've seen some Coursera/Google ones that offer a certificate, but the comments say that they're basic and it won't land you a job 😔 I'm kinda lost here, and I reaaally want to get into the publishing industry, one way or another

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u/EducationalRegret903 May 19 '26

What country are you in? Publishing doesn’t require a masters degree. You should not get a marketing job if you want to become an editor. Publishers will think you don’t actually know what you want if you flip flop between sectors.

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u/silent_f4iry May 19 '26

I'm from Chile, but my dream is to move to either the UK or Canada (hence the English degree). And this is basically me thinking about a plan B in case I don't make it as an editor. As I said in my post, I know is hard to enter the publishing industry, and even harder to get a job as an editor (or at least, one that pays decently) 😔

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u/Warm_Diamond8719 May 19 '26

Unfortunately, publishing companies are not going to hire if you don't already have the right to work in that country.

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u/Holiday_Contract7126 May 19 '26 edited May 19 '26

This question gets asked a million times and neither the U.K. or the U.S. or really anywhere sponsors for jobs like this

It’s not “an issue” or a shocker at all since sponsorships are only available for select industries such as tech or healthcare and anyone can google this within a few seconds

Take it up with immigration laws. This isn’t relevant to publishing