picture editortoeditor-in-chief
A picture editor already meets 63% of what the editor-in-chief role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
63%
42.8/ 100
1 Share of the editor-in-chief role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the picture 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 this move works
A editor-in-chief role treats 14 of its required skills as things a picture editor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adapt to type of media
- build contacts to maintain news flow
- check stories
- consult information sources
- copyright legislation
- create editorial board
What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A editor-in-chief role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a picture editor background worth leading with.
- already held create editorial board communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held check stories information skills
- already held follow newspaper house style assisting and caring
- 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
All 26 carried skills, including the 14 the editor-in-chief role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 19 missing skills fall into 5 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.
- required, not held ensure consistency of published articles required
- required, not held work closely with news teams required
- required, not held adapt to changing situations required
- required, not held implement strategic planning required
- optional, not held interview people optional
- optional, not held use specific writing techniques optional
- optional, not held apply grammar and spelling rules optional
- optional, not held manage contracts optional
- optional, not held proofread text optional
- required, not held manage staff required
- optional, not held write to a deadline optional
- required, not held digital journalism required
- optional, not held interview techniques optional
- optional, not held grammar optional
- optional, not held spelling optional
- optional, not held writing techniques optional
- optional, not held check correctness of information optional
- optional, not held study relevant writing optional
- optional, not held document interviews optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a editor-in-chief role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 digital journalism knowledge · sector specific
- 02 ensure consistency of published articles skill · sector specific
- 03 work closely with news teams skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 26 skills that carry over
- already held adapt to type of media skill
- already held build contacts to maintain news flow 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 manage budgets skill
- already held meet deadlines skill
- already held participate in editorial meetings skill
- already held press law knowledge
- already held apply desktop publishing techniques skill
- already held create online news content skill
- already held desktop publishing knowledge
- already held edit digital moving images skill
- already held edit negatives skill
- already held edit photographs skill
- already held follow newspaper house style skill
- already held graphic design knowledge
- already held perform image editing skill
- already held perform video editing skill
- already held photography knowledge
- already held recruit employees skill
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held check correctness of information optional
- optional, not held interview people optional
- optional, not held study relevant writing optional
- optional, not held use specific writing techniques optional
- optional, not held write to a deadline optional
- optional, not held apply grammar and spelling rules optional
- optional, not held document interviews optional
- optional, not held grammar optional
- optional, not held interview techniques optional
- optional, not held manage contracts optional
- optional, not held proofread text optional
- optional, not held spelling optional
- optional, not held writing techniques optional
22 held skills the editor-in-chief role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
- not needed by the target role colour grade images with digital intermediate skill
- not needed by the target role consult with editor skill
- not needed by the target role create rough cut skill
- not needed by the target role determine image composition skill
- not needed by the target role digital content creation skill
- not needed by the target role maintain photographic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role motion graphics knowledge
- not needed by the target role multimedia systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role negotiate exploitation rights skill
- 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 search for a suitable filming location skill
- not needed by the target role select camera apertures skill
- not needed by the target role select photographic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role select photos skill
- not needed by the target role set up photographic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
- not needed by the target role supervise work skill
- not needed by the target role use photographic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use presentation software skill
- not needed by the target role use word processing software 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.
- required, not held digital journalism required
- optional, not held grammar optional
- optional, not held interview techniques optional
- optional, not held spelling optional
- optional, not held writing techniques optional
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.