Table 1Transition record

book editortopublications coordinator

A book editor already meets 28% of what the publications coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From book editor

28%

Overlap1

To publications coordinator

15 Skills carried over

18 Required, not held

72.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 72.3

This move: 72.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the publications coordinator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the book editor profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A publications coordinator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a book editor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held conserve new media information skills
already held select manuscripts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held publishing market business, administration and law
already held rewrite manuscripts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held read manuscripts information skills
already held desktop publishing information and communication technologies (icts)

All 15 carried skills, including the 4 the publications coordinator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 business, administration and law 8 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held digital marketing techniques required
required, not held brand marketing techniques required
required, not held content marketing strategy required
required, not held market analysis required
required, not held market participants required
required, not held marketing principles required
required, not held project management principles required
required, not held social media marketing techniques required

optional, not held accounting techniques optional

02 management skills 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held apply organisational techniques required
required, not held finish project within budget required
required, not held manage staff required
required, not held perform project management required

optional, not held manage accounts optional
optional, not held plan digital marketing optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held present publishing plan required
required, not held apply social media marketing required
required, not held execute marketing plan required

optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional

04 working with computers 2 required

required, not held digital communication and collaboration required
required, not held develop digital content required

05 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held digital media required

06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held oversee quality control optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a publications coordinator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held copyright legislation knowledge
already held manage budgets skill
already held perform market research skill
already held publishing market knowledge
already held apply desktop publishing techniques skill
already held apply grammar and spelling rules skill
already held conserve new media skill
already held desktop publishing knowledge
already held grammar knowledge
already held implement marketing strategies skill
already held proofread text skill
already held read manuscripts skill
already held rewrite manuscripts skill
already held select manuscripts skill
already held spelling knowledge

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held manage accounts optional
optional, not held oversee quality control optional
optional, not held plan digital marketing optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional

17 held skills the publications coordinator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse texts to be illustrated skill
not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
not needed by the target role attend book fairs skill
not needed by the target role check correctness of information skill
not needed by the target role consult information sources skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations skill
not needed by the target role interpret illustration needs skill
not needed by the target role literature knowledge
not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
not needed by the target role network within the writing industry skill
not needed by the target role provide support to authors skill
not needed by the target role select illustration styles skill
not needed by the target role show diplomacy skill
not needed by the target role suggest revision of manuscripts skill
not needed by the target role use word processing software skill
not needed by the target role writing techniques knowledge

10 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held digital marketing techniques required
required, not held brand marketing techniques required
required, not held content marketing strategy required
required, not held digital media required
required, not held market analysis required
required, not held market participants required
required, not held marketing principles required
required, not held project management principles required
required, not held social media marketing techniques required
optional, not held accounting techniques optional

Index

Other moves recorded from book editor

Full index of moves from book editor

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.