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

magazine editortobroadcast news editor

A magazine editor already meets 62% of what the broadcast news editor role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From magazine editor
62%
Overlap1
To broadcast news editor
23 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
45.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

62%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

45.7/ 100

1 Share of the broadcast news editor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the magazine 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 broadcast news editor role treats 15 of its required skills as things a magazine editor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply organisational techniques
  • check stories
  • consult information sources
  • copyright legislation
  • create editorial board
  • develop professional network

What stands in the way is 4 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A broadcast news editor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a magazine editor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held create editorial board communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held check stories information skills
  • already held write headlines communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held follow ethical code of conduct of journalists assisting and caring
  • already held participate in editorial meetings communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held editorial standards social sciences, journalism and information

All 23 carried skills, including the 15 the broadcast news editor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 8 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 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held build contacts to maintain news flow required
  • required, not held work closely with news teams required
  • optional, not held create online news content optional
  • optional, not held edit digital moving images optional
02 arts and humanities 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held multimedia systems required
  • optional, not held audiovisual equipment optional
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held digital compositing optional
  • optional, not held intellectual property regime of digital content optional
  • optional, not held motion graphics optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
03 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held digital journalism required
  • optional, not held newsletter analysis optional
  • optional, not held media and information literacy optional
04 working with computers 6 supplementary
  • optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
  • optional, not held perform video editing optional
  • optional, not held put uncut recordings into computer optional
  • optional, not held synchronise sound with images optional
  • optional, not held develop digital content optional
  • optional, not held use presentation software optional
05 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held create rough cut optional
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held audio editing software optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a broadcast news editor 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 organisational techniques skill
  • already held check stories skill
  • already held consult information sources skill
  • already held copyright legislation knowledge
  • already held create editorial board skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • 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 manage staff skill
  • already held meet deadlines skill
  • already held participate in editorial meetings skill
  • already held press law knowledge
  • already held spelling knowledge
  • already held adapt to changing situations skill
  • already held apply grammar and spelling rules skill
  • already held check correctness of information skill
  • already held graphic design knowledge
  • already held manage budgets skill
  • already held proofread text skill
  • already held write headlines skill
  • already held write to a deadline skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor broadcast programming optional
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held cut raw footage digitally optional
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held newsletter analysis optional
  • optional, not held audiovisual equipment optional
  • optional, not held create online news content optional
  • optional, not held create rough cut optional
  • optional, not held cut raw footage digitally optional
  • optional, not held edit digital moving images optional
  • optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held media and information literacy optional
  • optional, not held monitor broadcast programming optional
  • optional, not held perform video editing optional
  • optional, not held put uncut recordings into computer optional
  • optional, not held synchronise sound with images optional
  • optional, not held audio editing software optional
  • optional, not held develop digital content optional
  • optional, not held digital compositing optional
  • optional, not held intellectual property regime of digital content optional
  • optional, not held motion graphics optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
  • optional, not held use presentation software optional
14 held skills the broadcast news editor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt to type of media skill
  • not needed by the target role apply desktop publishing techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role desktop publishing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role edit negatives skill
  • not needed by the target role edit photographs skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure consistency of published articles skill
  • not needed by the target role interview people skill
  • not needed by the target role interview techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform image editing skill
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role use specific writing techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role use word processing software skill
  • not needed by the target role write captions skill
  • not needed by the target role writing techniques knowledge
11 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 journalism required
  • required, not held multimedia systems required
  • optional, not held newsletter analysis optional
  • optional, not held audiovisual equipment optional
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held media and information literacy optional
  • optional, not held audio editing software optional
  • optional, not held digital compositing optional
  • optional, not held intellectual property regime of digital content optional
  • optional, not held motion graphics optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
Index

Other moves recorded from magazine editor

Full index of moves from magazine 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.