Career path
The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
94 skills listed by ESCO, 40 of them essential. 94 are in our skills list and linked; we measure a match on those. ESCO gives no levels, so we ask for level 3 on an essential skill and 2 on the rest.
Occupation: ISCO-08 occupations (International Labour Organization). Skills: This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission (v1.2.1, CC BY 4.0), modified by CareersMatch.
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Showing 10 of 94, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| adapt to type of media | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply grammar and spelling rules | skill | essential | 3 |
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What this path asks for comes from O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0), through the official ISCO-08 to US occupation crosswalk. A competency is essential where O*NET rates it at least 3.5 of 5 in importance.
| build contacts to maintain news flow |
| skill |
| essential |
| 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| consult information sources | skill | essential | 3 |
| copyright legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| create artificial light | skill | essential | 3 |
| create digital images | skill | essential | 3 |
| design an artificial lighting system | skill | essential | 3 |
| determine image composition | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop an artistic framework | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop professional network | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop visual elements | skill | essential | 3 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 3 |
| digital journalism | skill | essential | 3 |
| editorial standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| evaluate writings in response to feedback | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow ethical code of conduct of journalists | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow the news | skill | essential | 3 |
| grammar | skill | essential | 3 |
| interview people | skill | essential | 3 |
| interview techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| license photo usage | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain photographic equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| meet deadlines | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate a camera | skill | essential | 3 |
| participate in editorial meetings | skill | essential | 3 |
| photography | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare personal work environment | skill | essential | 3 |
| select auxiliary equipment for photographic work | skill | essential | 3 |
| select camera apertures | skill | essential | 3 |
| select photographic equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| select photos | skill | essential | 3 |
| set up cameras | skill | essential | 3 |
| set up photographic equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| spelling | skill | essential | 3 |
| stay up to date with social media | skill | essential | 3 |
| study topics | skill | essential | 3 |
| test photographic equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| use specific writing techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| write to a deadline | skill | essential | 3 |
| writing techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| adapt to changing situations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advertising techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise customers on photography | skill | desirable | 2 |
| architectural design | skill | desirable | 2 |
| art collections | skill | desirable | 2 |
| audio editing software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| brand marketing techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| care for food aesthetic | skill | desirable | 2 |
| check correctness of information | skill | desirable | 2 |
| collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| communicate with youth | skill | desirable | 2 |
| computer graphics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct extensive international travel | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create infrared imagery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create online news content | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design greeting cards | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop artistic educational activities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop artistic project budgets | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop film | skill | desirable | 2 |
| digital marketing techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| direct photographic workers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| edit digital moving images | skill | desirable | 2 |
| edit negatives | skill | desirable | 2 |
| edit photographs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| edit recorded sound | skill | desirable | 2 |
| follow directions of on-site director | skill | desirable | 2 |
| follow newspaper house style | skill | desirable | 2 |
| handle artworks | skill | desirable | 2 |
| home decoration techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| landscape architecture | skill | desirable | 2 |
| load film | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain an artistic portfolio | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage personal finances | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage personal professional development | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage writing administration | skill | desirable | 2 |
| measure light levels | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mount photos | skill | desirable | 2 |
| organise product display | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform image editing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform video editing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prepare digital art for master photograph | skill | desirable | 2 |
| press law | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | desirable | 2 |
| record multi-track sound | skill | desirable | 2 |
| represent company in exhibitions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| research new photographic procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| scan photos | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 2 |
| set up photographic exhibitions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| social media marketing techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| sporting events | skill | desirable | 2 |
| swim | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use photographic equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| wildlife | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write captions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| write headlines | skill | desirable | 2 |