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What are job titles for bloggers?

October 28, 2014

When we moved this month, I had to fill out paperwork for our lease agreement. One of the required fields was occupation. I sat there for a while trying to decide on how to answer that. Simply put, I’m a blogger. But there is something about that title that isn’t taken seriously yet. I wanted a title that accurately described what I do as a blogger. As a blogger, you where many hats!

Here are some titles you can use on job applications, your LinkedIn profile, or for any other occasion that requires a job title.

9 job titles for bloggers
Blogger – “a person who keeps a web log (blog)” Short and simple. Raise your hand if you knew blog was short for web log? I think it is totally okay to use this title. You keep a blog!

Writer – “a person engaged in writing books, articles, stories, etc., especially as an occupation or profession; an author or journalist.” Your words are the main focus of your blog, the reason people come to your site. You write on a daily basis.

Author – “A person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist” You are the composer of the blog. I feel that this is more correct than writer (if you are the sole writer for your blog) because it gives you ownership of the blog.

Editor – “A person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility for the editorial part of publishing firm or of a newspaper, magazine, or other publication” I feel that editor sheds more light on just how much you do for your blog. You are the author, but you also manage every other aspect of the job!

Curator – “A person who selects content for presentation” This is one of my personal favorite job titles for bloggers. It gives your title a little freedom but still accurate describes what you do. You pick out an article topic, design images to go a along, etc. Feel free to add to it and be a “web curator” or a “content curator”.

Copywriter
– “A writer of copy, especially for advertisements or publicity releases.” I used this title on my name take at the MOZ Talk a while back. I like it. Or you could always copy the Copyblogger folks and use Copyblogger as your title

Founder – “A person who founds or establishes” Go big with this job title. You did start your own online business after all! Wear it proudly.

Content Manager – “a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc.” I actually like all titles for bloggers that start with content. I like this part of the definition on content “substantive information or creative material”. Ad manager to the title and you’ve got a pretty accurate description of your occupation.

Brand Ambassador – “an authorized messenger or representative” for brands. This one is really popular for Twitter profiles. If you write a lot of sponsored posts, brand ambassador is a great job title.

Do you use one of these as your title? Something else? Where do you use your title (social media, linked in, resume, etc?)

*All definitions are from dictionary.com

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  1. Kelly George says

    September 23, 2020 at 9:16 pm

    Perfect! I just got asked for my job title for a summit and I had no idea what to put….founder it is.

    Thank you.

    Reply
    • Kristie Hill says

      September 26, 2020 at 2:48 pm

      Yes! You are a founder. Good luck at your Summit. FUN opportunity.

      Reply
  2. Heather Young says

    October 28, 2019 at 10:40 am

    Thank you very much for this helpful post! You have chosen a lot of great words! I’m just starting my blog and I was not quite sure what to use on my business cards. I will be using founder. I love that:)

    Reply
  3. myearlyretirementjourney says

    October 7, 2018 at 6:06 am

    This is great and exactly what I googled. Never thought I would need to do an internet search to figure out what exactly to call myself! Oh the times in which we live !

    Reply
  4. Christine Turner says

    December 19, 2017 at 6:37 pm

    So glad I came across this when updating my LinkedIn profile. Thank you very much!

    Reply
    • Kristie Hill says

      March 12, 2018 at 6:15 am

      Glad it was helpful. What titles did you put as your job description for LinkedIn?

      Reply
  5. Martin Schwab says

    December 5, 2016 at 2:24 am

    How about “Originator?”

    Reply
    • Ryan Milligan says

      August 27, 2017 at 10:06 am

      How about Publisher?

      Reply
      • Kristie Hill says

        August 29, 2017 at 7:47 am

        That’s a good one too!

        Reply
  6. GFTracy says

    February 1, 2016 at 2:46 am

    I’ve just started up a blog and I’m trying to figure out what to call myself on LinkedIn! I like content manager + writer – I think I’ll use the combo 🙂

    Reply
    • Kristie Hill says

      February 2, 2016 at 6:38 am

      I think that’s a great combo.

      Reply
  7. Natalie says

    May 1, 2015 at 7:20 am

    Thanks so much for this post. This is something that I have been thinking about for a while now as I am starting my own blog. I think there is this mentality that when someone says they are a “blogger” what they mean is they spend half an hour every other week on a post then spend the rest of their time wishing they were actually important.

    What many people don’t realize is how all encompassing and how time consuming running a blog can actually be. You are a computer coder, web designer, seo optimizer, researcher, writer, editor, photographer, promoter, public persona, entrepreneur, and whatever else is specific to your blog.

    Don’t get me wrong, I think that there is a time and a place to stand up and be proud of the Blogger title but I also think that there are times when another title lends more credibility. I especially like the title of “curator” — both web and content.

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    • Kristie Hill says

      May 2, 2015 at 12:50 pm

      I like curator too. I also like content manager lately. It’s unfortunate that people don’t take the title “blogger” seriously, but it really does encompass so much more than people’s first impression.

      Your a social media manager photograph, communication specialist.

      Bloggers have a lot of great “job” skills.

      Good luck blogging!

      Reply
  8. Marie says

    January 8, 2015 at 7:18 am

    I’ll stick with “Blogger”. Even if my mother says “So … why …. exactly … are you doing this?” 😀

    Reply
    • Kristie Hill says

      January 9, 2015 at 11:26 pm

      I like it! I’m actually really surprised at how many homesteading type blogs I’ve seen show up lately! Good luck being a blogger.

      Reply
  9. [email protected] Peaceful Haven says

    November 3, 2014 at 7:43 am

    It is nice to know I have options! Thanks for another great post!

    Reply
  10. Sarah says

    October 28, 2014 at 6:50 pm

    Oooh, I like curator! What a fun post, and just as useful for everyday life as it is for applications and social media platforms! A good title to stop the eyerolls at Thanksgiving, am I right?

    … just kidding, my family is more supportive than that. Sort of. 🙂

    Reply

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