Public relations / Editing and production

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Rates vary hugely. The "high budget" and "low budget" categories are no more than guides. Some clients fall well above the "high budget" band.

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RATES:
Editing and production category: High budget
Sub-editing: per day GBP 320.00
Page layout - brochures & annual reports: per day (include collection & preparation of copy) GBP 240.00
Page layout - brochures and annual reports: per page (allows for meetings etc) GBP 140.00
Page layout - corporate magazines: per day GBP 155.00
Montage/photo correction: per hour GBP 100.00
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Editing and production category: Low budget

Editing and production for low-budget clients is the area of PR work that attracts the worst payments. Talking the client through the skills and knowledge required merely to stop them looking stupid, and the degree of responsibility this involves, may sometimes reap dividends.
Sub-editing: per day GBP 210.00
Page layout - brochures and annual reports: per day (include collection & preparation of copy) GBP 170.00
Page layout - brochures and annual reports: per page (allows for meetings etc) GBP 100.00
Page layout - corporate magazines: per day GBP 120.00
Montage/photo correction: per hour GBP 80.00
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