Table 1Transition record

picture editortomagazine editor

A picture editor already meets 63% of what the magazine editor role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From picture editor

63%

Overlap1

To magazine editor

21 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

39.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 39.4

This move: 39.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the magazine editor 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A magazine editor 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held create editorial board communication, collaboration and creativity
already held check stories information skills
already held follow ethical code of conduct of journalists assisting and caring
already held participate in editorial meetings communication, collaboration and creativity
already held edit negatives working with computers
already held editorial standards social sciences, journalism and information

All 21 carried skills, including the 10 the magazine editor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply organisational techniques required
required, not held manage staff required

optional, not held write to a deadline optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held ensure consistency of published articles required

optional, not held interview people optional
optional, not held use specific writing techniques optional
optional, not held write captions optional
optional, not held write headlines optional
optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
optional, not held apply grammar and spelling rules optional
optional, not held proofread text optional

03 arts and humanities 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held writing techniques required

optional, not held grammar optional
optional, not held spelling optional

04 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held check correctness of information optional

05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held interview techniques optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a magazine 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 21 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adapt to type of media 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 meet deadlines skill
already held participate in editorial meetings skill
already held press law knowledge
already held apply desktop publishing techniques skill
already held check stories skill
already held desktop publishing knowledge
already held edit negatives skill
already held edit photographs skill
already held follow the news skill
already held graphic design knowledge
already held manage budgets skill
already held perform image editing skill
already held recruit employees skill
already held use word processing software skill

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held check correctness of information optional
optional, not held interview people optional
optional, not held use specific writing techniques optional
optional, not held write captions optional
optional, not held write headlines optional
optional, not held write to a deadline optional
optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
optional, not held apply grammar and spelling rules optional
optional, not held grammar optional
optional, not held interview techniques optional
optional, not held proofread text optional
optional, not held spelling optional

27 held skills the magazine editor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
not needed by the target role build contacts to maintain news flow skill
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 online news content 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 edit digital moving images skill
not needed by the target role follow newspaper house style 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 perform video editing skill
not needed by the target role photography knowledge
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

4 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 writing techniques required
optional, not held grammar optional
optional, not held interview techniques optional
optional, not held spelling optional

Index

Other moves recorded from picture editor

Full index of moves from picture 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.