Table 1Transition record

publishing rights managertobook publisher

A publishing rights manager already meets 30% of what the book publisher role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From publishing rights manager

30%

Overlap1

To book publisher

9 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

68.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 68.8

This move: 68.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the book publisher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the publishing rights manager 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A book publisher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a publishing rights manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held consult with editor communication, collaboration and creativity
already held plan marketing strategy management skills
already held marketing principles business, administration and law
already held assess financial viability information skills
already held copyright legislation business, administration and law
already held manage contracts communication, collaboration and creativity

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the book publisher role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 missing skills fall into 7 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 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held present publishing plan required
required, not held select manuscripts required
required, not held execute marketing plan required

optional, not held apply grammar and spelling rules optional
optional, not held apply social media marketing optional
optional, not held attend book fairs optional
optional, not held proofread text optional

02 business, administration and law 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held publishing market required
required, not held project management principles required

optional, not held digital marketing techniques optional
optional, not held sales activities optional
optional, not held sales argumentation optional
optional, not held sales strategies optional
optional, not held brand marketing techniques optional
optional, not held content marketing strategy optional

03 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held manage budgets required
required, not held perform project management required

optional, not held supervise sales activities optional
optional, not held manage distribution channels optional
optional, not held plan event marketing for promotional campaigns optional

04 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held read manuscripts required
required, not held consult information sources required

optional, not held check correctness of information optional
optional, not held conserve new media optional

05 arts and humanities 4 supplementary

optional, not held grammar optional
optional, not held graphic design optional
optional, not held literature optional
optional, not held spelling optional

06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held desktop publishing optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a book publisher 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess financial viability skill
already held consult with editor skill
already held copyright legislation knowledge
already held develop professional network skill
already held manage staff skill
already held perform market research skill
already held manage contracts skill
already held marketing principles knowledge
already held plan marketing strategy skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional

21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held check correctness of information optional
optional, not held conserve new media optional
optional, not held digital marketing techniques optional
optional, not held sales activities optional
optional, not held sales argumentation optional
optional, not held sales strategies optional
optional, not held supervise sales activities optional
optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
optional, not held apply grammar and spelling rules optional
optional, not held apply social media marketing optional
optional, not held attend book fairs optional
optional, not held brand marketing techniques optional
optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
optional, not held desktop publishing optional
optional, not held grammar optional
optional, not held graphic design optional
optional, not held literature optional
optional, not held manage distribution channels optional
optional, not held plan event marketing for promotional campaigns optional
optional, not held proofread text optional
optional, not held spelling optional

9 held skills the book publisher role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role financial jurisdiction knowledge
not needed by the target role finish project within budget skill
not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
not needed by the target role liaise with book publishers skill
not needed by the target role liaise with financiers skill
not needed by the target role manage digital documents skill
not needed by the target role market analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role negotiate publishing rights skill
not needed by the target role negotiate with artists skill

13 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 publishing market required
required, not held project management principles required
optional, not held digital marketing techniques optional
optional, not held sales activities optional
optional, not held sales argumentation optional
optional, not held sales strategies optional
optional, not held brand marketing techniques optional
optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
optional, not held desktop publishing optional
optional, not held grammar optional
optional, not held graphic design optional
optional, not held literature optional
optional, not held spelling optional

Index

Other moves recorded from publishing rights manager

Full index of moves from publishing rights manager

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.