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Correct Job Department

Can anyone give advice / reason on the following :-

Example :- Job description - Story Editor

As at 27JUL2022 I find as follows :-

Editorial Department - 944
Editors - 35
Script and Continuity Department - 1733
Writers - 40
Additional Crew - 41033

So this is the deal - which department is ACTUALLY the correct one in terms of IMDB requirements ?. I can understand anything with story and editor ending up in a script, editing or writing department, and yet the majority are in Additional Crew ? Is this correct ? Are story editors so little thought of, that they are lumped into the biggest department ?  Is there a search engine anywhere on IMDB where one can go and type in - say - media coordinator and get the correct department?

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3 years ago

Hi, Raynor:

Actually, IMDb guidelines are quite clear regarding story editors:

Please also note that, in fact, the largest number of credits for this occupation ( 55,861) are already in the Writers section ("40" refers to the typo story edtior).

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3 years ago

To expound a little on what ljdoncel said, story editors were (somewhat) recently approved for the writing department. A lot of older shows still have story editors in additional crew. I move them out when I see them there.