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

desktop publishertocartoonist

A desktop publisher already meets 46% of what the cartoonist role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From desktop publisher
46%
Overlap1
To cartoonist
13 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
56.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

46%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.6/ 100

1 Share of the cartoonist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the desktop 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.

Why

Why this move works

A cartoonist role treats 8 of its required skills as things a desktop publisher already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adapt to type of media
  • consult with editor
  • copyright legislation
  • develop creative ideas
  • finish project within budget
  • follow a brief

What stands in the way is 9 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cartoonist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a desktop publisher background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held consult with editor communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held follow a brief communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held perform image editing working with computers
  • already held desktop publishing information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held finish project within budget management skills
  • already held apply desktop publishing techniques working with computers

All 13 carried skills, including the 8 the cartoonist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 3 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 6 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held create animated narratives required
  • required, not held create sketches required
  • required, not held interpret illustration needs required
  • required, not held maintain an artistic portfolio required
  • required, not held practice humour required
  • required, not held select illustration styles required
  • optional, not held create original drawings optional
  • optional, not held use traditional illustration techniques optional
  • optional, not held write captions optional
  • optional, not held create 2D painting optional
  • optional, not held design graphics optional
02 information skills 3 required
  • required, not held analyse texts to be illustrated required
  • required, not held follow the news required
  • required, not held study media sources required
03 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held use digital illustration techniques optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cartoonist 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adapt to type of media skill
  • already held consult with editor skill
  • already held copyright legislation knowledge
  • already held develop creative ideas skill
  • already held finish project within budget skill
  • already held follow a brief skill
  • already held follow work schedule skill
  • already held graphic design knowledge
  • already held ICT software specifications knowledge
  • already held apply desktop publishing techniques skill
  • already held desktop publishing knowledge
  • already held multimedia systems knowledge
  • already held perform image editing skill
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held create original drawings optional
  • optional, not held use digital illustration techniques optional
  • optional, not held use traditional illustration techniques optional
  • optional, not held write captions optional
  • optional, not held create 2D painting optional
  • optional, not held design graphics optional
  • optional, not held use CAD software optional
31 held skills the cartoonist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt to artists' creative demands skill
  • not needed by the target role adobe creative suite knowledge
  • not needed by the target role align content with form skill
  • not needed by the target role apply grammar and spelling rules skill
  • not needed by the target role assist customers skill
  • not needed by the target role computer graphics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop digital content skill
  • not needed by the target role digital content creation skill
  • not needed by the target role digital media knowledge
  • not needed by the target role digitise documents skill
  • not needed by the target role edit negatives skill
  • not needed by the target role edit photographs skill
  • not needed by the target role grammar knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role interactive media knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform backups skill
  • not needed by the target role post-processing of photographs knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepress processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role printing techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role problem-solving with digital tools skill
  • not needed by the target role proofread text skill
  • not needed by the target role reprography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role scan photos skill
  • not needed by the target role search databases skill
  • not needed by the target role spelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role translate requirements into visual design skill
  • not needed by the target role typography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use presentation software skill
  • not needed by the target role use spreadsheets software skill
  • not needed by the target role use word processing software skill
  • not needed by the target role work closely with news teams skill
Index

Other moves recorded from desktop publisher

Full index of moves from desktop 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.