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

script writertowriter

A script writer already meets 44% of what the writer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From script writer
44%
Overlap1
To writer
12 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
57.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

44%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

57.8/ 100

1 Share of the writer 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.

Why

Why this move works

A writer role treats 9 of its required skills as things a script writer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • consult information sources
  • copyright legislation
  • develop creative ideas
  • literature
  • types of literature genres
  • use specific writing techniques

What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A writer 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 write dialogues communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held write storylines communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held types of literature genres arts and humanities
  • already held promote one's writings communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held consult with editor communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage writing administration information skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the writer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 4 required, 9 supplementary
  • required, not held critically reflect on artistic production processes required
  • required, not held develop an artistic framework required
  • required, not held apply grammar and spelling rules required
  • required, not held select subject matter required
  • optional, not held critique other writers optional
  • optional, not held evaluate writings in response to feedback optional
  • optional, not held liaise with book publishers optional
  • optional, not held negotiate artistic productions optional
  • optional, not held negotiate publishing rights optional
  • optional, not held teach writing optional
  • optional, not held attend book fairs optional
  • optional, not held proofread text optional
  • optional, not held respect publication formats optional
02 arts and humanities 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held grammar required
  • required, not held spelling required
  • optional, not held linguistics optional
03 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held publishing market required
  • required, not held publishing industry required
04 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held perform background research on writing subject required
05 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held write to a deadline optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a writer 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held consult information sources skill
  • already held copyright legislation knowledge
  • already held develop creative ideas skill
  • already held literature knowledge
  • already held types of literature genres knowledge
  • already held use specific writing techniques skill
  • already held write dialogues skill
  • already held write storylines skill
  • already held writing techniques knowledge
  • already held consult with editor skill
  • already held manage writing administration skill
  • already held promote one's writings skill
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held critique other writers optional
  • optional, not held evaluate writings in response to feedback optional
  • optional, not held liaise with book publishers optional
  • optional, not held negotiate artistic productions optional
  • optional, not held negotiate publishing rights optional
  • optional, not held teach writing optional
  • optional, not held write to a deadline optional
  • optional, not held attend book fairs optional
  • optional, not held linguistics optional
  • optional, not held proofread text optional
  • optional, not held respect publication formats optional
21 held skills the writer 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 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 professional network 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 finish project within budget skill
  • not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role give live presentation skill
  • not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role manage feedback skill
  • not needed by the target role office software knowledge
  • 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 write voice-overs 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held publishing market required
  • required, not held grammar required
  • required, not held publishing industry required
  • required, not held spelling required
  • optional, not held linguistics 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.