Table 1Transition record

book publishertopublications coordinator

A book publisher already meets 61% of what the publications coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From book publisher

61%

Overlap1

To publications coordinator

23 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

43.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 43.8

This move: 43.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the publications coordinator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the book publisher 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 23 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 publisher background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held present publishing plan communication, collaboration and creativity
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 read manuscripts information skills
already held execute marketing plan communication, collaboration and creativity

All 23 carried skills, including the 14 the publications coordinator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held market analysis required
required, not held market participants required
required, not held social media marketing techniques required

optional, not held accounting techniques optional

02 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held apply organisational techniques required
required, not held finish project within budget required

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

03 working with computers 2 required

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

04 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held digital media required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary

optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
optional, not held rewrite manuscripts optional
optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional

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 23 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply social media marketing skill
already held brand marketing techniques knowledge
already held content marketing strategy knowledge
already held copyright legislation knowledge
already held digital marketing techniques knowledge
already held execute marketing plan skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held manage staff skill
already held marketing principles knowledge
already held perform market research skill
already held perform project management skill
already held present publishing plan skill
already held project management principles knowledge
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 proofread text skill
already held read manuscripts skill
already held select manuscripts skill
already held spelling knowledge

9 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 rewrite manuscripts optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held implement marketing strategies 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

16 held skills the publications coordinator role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 consult with editor skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role graphic design knowledge
not needed by the target role literature knowledge
not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
not needed by the target role manage distribution channels skill
not needed by the target role plan event marketing for promotional campaigns skill
not needed by the target role plan marketing strategy skill
not needed by the target role sales activities knowledge
not needed by the target role sales argumentation knowledge
not needed by the target role sales strategies knowledge
not needed by the target role supervise sales activities skill

5 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 media required
required, not held market analysis required
required, not held market participants required
required, not held social media marketing techniques required
optional, not held accounting techniques optional

Index

Other moves recorded from book publisher

Full index of moves from book publisher

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.