Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

broadcast news editortocolumnist

A broadcast news editor already meets 53% of what the columnist role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From broadcast news editor
53%
Overlap1
To columnist
19 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
53.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

53%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

53.5/ 100

1 Share of the columnist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the broadcast news 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.

Why

Why this move works

A columnist role treats 13 of its required skills as things a broadcast news editor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply grammar and spelling rules
  • build contacts to maintain news flow
  • consult information sources
  • copyright legislation
  • develop professional network
  • digital journalism

What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A columnist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a broadcast news editor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held digital journalism social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held write headlines communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held build contacts to maintain news flow communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held follow ethical code of conduct of journalists assisting and caring
  • already held create online news content communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held participate in editorial meetings communication, collaboration and creativity

All 19 carried skills, including the 13 the columnist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 9 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held evaluate writings in response to feedback required
  • required, not held use specific writing techniques required
  • required, not held present arguments persuasively required
  • optional, not held adapt to type of media optional
  • optional, not held ensure consistency of published articles optional
  • optional, not held interview people optional
  • optional, not held promote one's writings optional
  • optional, not held rewrite articles optional
  • optional, not held write captions optional
  • optional, not held provide written content optional
02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held stay up to date with social media required
  • required, not held study topics required
  • optional, not held manage writing administration optional
  • optional, not held document interviews optional
03 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held rhetoric required
  • optional, not held economics optional
  • optional, not held interview techniques optional
  • optional, not held political parties optional
  • optional, not held political science optional
04 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held writing techniques required
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held desktop publishing optional
06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held follow newspaper house style optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a columnist 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 19 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply grammar and spelling rules skill
  • already held build contacts to maintain news flow skill
  • already held consult information sources skill
  • already held copyright legislation knowledge
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held digital journalism knowledge
  • already held editorial standards knowledge
  • already held follow ethical code of conduct of journalists skill
  • already held follow the news skill
  • already held grammar knowledge
  • already held participate in editorial meetings skill
  • already held spelling knowledge
  • already held write to a deadline skill
  • already held check correctness of information skill
  • already held create online news content skill
  • already held multimedia systems knowledge
  • already held press law knowledge
  • already held proofread text skill
  • already held write headlines skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held stock market optional
08 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage personal finances optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held adapt to type of media optional
  • optional, not held ensure consistency of published articles optional
  • optional, not held follow newspaper house style optional
  • optional, not held interview people optional
  • optional, not held manage personal finances optional
  • optional, not held manage writing administration optional
  • optional, not held promote one's writings optional
  • optional, not held rewrite articles optional
  • optional, not held write captions optional
  • optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
  • optional, not held desktop publishing optional
  • optional, not held document interviews optional
  • optional, not held economics optional
  • optional, not held interview techniques optional
  • optional, not held political parties optional
  • optional, not held political science optional
  • optional, not held provide written content optional
  • optional, not held stock market optional
28 held skills the columnist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations skill
  • not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role audio editing software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role audiovisual equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role check stories skill
  • not needed by the target role create editorial board skill
  • not needed by the target role create rough cut skill
  • not needed by the target role cut raw footage digitally skill
  • not needed by the target role develop digital content skill
  • not needed by the target role digital compositing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role edit digital moving images skill
  • not needed by the target role edit recorded sound skill
  • not needed by the target role file-based workflow knowledge
  • not needed by the target role graphic design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role intellectual property regime of digital content knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role media and information literacy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor broadcast programming skill
  • not needed by the target role motion graphics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role newsletter analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform video editing skill
  • not needed by the target role photography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role put uncut recordings into computer skill
  • not needed by the target role synchronise sound with images skill
  • not needed by the target role use presentation software skill
  • not needed by the target role work closely with news teams skill
9 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 rhetoric required
  • required, not held writing techniques required
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held desktop publishing optional
  • optional, not held economics optional
  • optional, not held interview techniques optional
  • optional, not held political parties optional
  • optional, not held political science optional
  • optional, not held stock market optional
Index

Other moves recorded from broadcast news editor

Full index of moves from broadcast news 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.