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

publications coordinatortobook editor

A publications coordinator already meets 44% of what the book editor role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From publications coordinator
44%
Overlap1
To book editor
15 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
57 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 57

This move: 57 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the book editor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the publications coordinator 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A book editor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a publications coordinator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held select manuscripts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held conserve new media information skills
  • already held publishing market business, administration and law
  • already held rewrite manuscripts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held read manuscripts information skills
  • already held desktop publishing information and communication technologies (icts)

All 15 carried skills, including the 6 the book editor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 4 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, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held network within the writing industry required
  • required, not held provide support to authors required
  • required, not held suggest revision of manuscripts required
  • required, not held attend book fairs required
  • required, not held develop professional network required
  • required, not held establish collaborative relations required
  • optional, not held interpret illustration needs optional
  • optional, not held select illustration styles optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held show diplomacy optional
02 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held assess financial viability required
  • required, not held consult information sources required
  • optional, not held analyse texts to be illustrated optional
  • optional, not held check correctness of information optional
03 arts and humanities 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held literature required
  • optional, not held writing techniques optional
04 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use word processing software optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a book 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held copyright legislation knowledge
  • already held implement marketing strategies skill
  • already held manage budgets skill
  • already held publishing market knowledge
  • already held read manuscripts skill
  • already held select manuscripts skill
  • already held apply desktop publishing techniques skill
  • already held apply grammar and spelling rules skill
  • already held conserve new media skill
  • already held desktop publishing knowledge
  • already held grammar knowledge
  • already held perform market research skill
  • already held proofread text skill
  • already held rewrite manuscripts skill
  • already held spelling knowledge
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse texts to be illustrated optional
  • optional, not held check correctness of information optional
  • optional, not held interpret illustration needs optional
  • optional, not held select illustration styles optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held show diplomacy optional
  • optional, not held use word processing software optional
  • optional, not held writing techniques optional
25 held skills the book editor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply social media marketing skill
  • not needed by the target role brand marketing techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role content marketing strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop digital content skill
  • not needed by the target role digital communication and collaboration skill
  • not needed by the target role digital marketing techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role digital media knowledge
  • not needed by the target role execute marketing plan skill
  • not needed by the target role finish project within budget skill
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage accounts skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role market analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role market participants knowledge
  • not needed by the target role marketing principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role plan digital marketing skill
  • not needed by the target role present publishing plan skill
  • not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role social media marketing techniques knowledge
2 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 literature required
  • optional, not held writing techniques optional
Index

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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.