This article describes the kind of work done by the proposal writer in the aerospace industry and then offers suggestions on how educational institutions can better prepare their students for this work.

A technical editor does three things in editing technical illustrations: (1) he makes changes in the rough art sketched out by the originator; (2) he makes changes in the finished art prepared by the illustrator; and (3) he makes changes in the production art that is prepared for printing. The editor and illustrator are mutually dependent on each other in the task of producing clear graphical supplements to the text, and they should therefore cooperate closely with each other.