Different types of staff on a magazine. Magazine staff are people that have contracts with the magazine company whereas freelancers are people that have no permanent place of work they move from project to project. The key personnel on magazine production. Photographers Copy proofreaders Sub editor Editor Journalist Art director Social media manager Assistants What the roles above do in the magazine production. Photographers are the people that take photographs for the magazine to use and edit and put with the article they have. Copy proofreaders are the people who will check the documents for simple and complex errors such as spelling mistakes, grammar errors. They also measure spacing and margins, also control placement of headlines, articles and photos. Sub editors are the people that are responsible for ensuring the correct grammar, spelling, house style and tone of the published work. Editors are the ...