Table 1Transition record

script writertopublishing rights manager

A script writer already meets 39% of what the publishing rights manager role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From script writer

39%

Overlap1

To publishing rights manager

6 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

51.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 51.7

This move: 51.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the publishing rights manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the script writer 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A publishing rights manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a script writer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held consult with editor communication, collaboration and creativity
already held finish project within budget management skills
already held follow work schedule management skills
already held copyright legislation business, administration and law
already held manage contracts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop professional network communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the publishing rights manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held negotiate publishing rights required
required, not held negotiate with artists required

optional, not held liaise with book publishers optional
optional, not held liaise with financiers optional

02 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held financial jurisdiction required

optional, not held market analysis optional
optional, not held marketing principles optional

03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held assess financial viability required

optional, not held perform market research optional

04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manage staff required

optional, not held plan marketing strategy optional

05 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage digital documents optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a publishing rights manager 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held copyright legislation knowledge
already held develop professional network skill
already held finish project within budget skill
already held follow work schedule skill
already held consult with editor skill
already held manage contracts skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held liaise with book publishers optional
optional, not held liaise with financiers optional
optional, not held manage digital documents optional
optional, not held market analysis optional
optional, not held marketing principles optional
optional, not held perform market research optional
optional, not held plan marketing strategy optional

27 held skills the publishing rights manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt a script skill
not needed by the target role attend read-through skill
not needed by the target role computer equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role consult information sources skill
not needed by the target role consult with motion picture producer skill
not needed by the target role consult with production director skill
not needed by the target role create a shooting script skill
not needed by the target role deliver a sales pitch skill
not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
not needed by the target role develop script bible skill
not needed by the target role familiarise with personal directing styles skill
not needed by the target role film production process knowledge
not needed by the target role give live presentation skill
not needed by the target role literature knowledge
not needed by the target role manage feedback skill
not needed by the target role manage writing administration skill
not needed by the target role office software knowledge
not needed by the target role promote one's writings skill
not needed by the target role screenwriting theories knowledge
not needed by the target role study topics skill
not needed by the target role summarise stories skill
not needed by the target role types of literature genres knowledge
not needed by the target role use specific writing techniques skill
not needed by the target role write dialogues skill
not needed by the target role write storylines skill
not needed by the target role write voice-overs skill
not needed by the target role writing techniques knowledge

3 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 financial jurisdiction required
optional, not held market analysis optional
optional, not held marketing principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from script writer

Full index of moves from script writer

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.