Public relations / Editing and production
Rates vary hugely. The "high budget" and "low budget" categories are no more than guides. Some clients fall well above the "high budget" band.
Read me first! Public relations / Editing and production advice
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RATES: Editing and production category: High budget |
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| Sub-editing: per day |  |
320.00 |
| Page layout - brochures & annual reports: per day (include collection & preparation of copy) | |
240.00 |
| Page layout - brochures and annual reports: per page (allows for meetings etc) | |
140.00 |
| Page layout - corporate magazines: per day | |
155.00 |
| Montage/photo correction: per hour | |
100.00 |
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RATES: Editing and production category: Low budget |
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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. |
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| Sub-editing: per day | |
210.00 |
| Page layout - brochures and annual reports: per day (include collection & preparation of copy) | |
170.00 |
| Page layout - brochures and annual reports: per page (allows for meetings etc) | |
100.00 |
| Page layout - corporate magazines: per day | |
120.00 |
| Montage/photo correction: per hour | |
80.00 |
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