Where an editor-in-chief can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an editor-in-chief already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Editors-in-chief oversee the production of news stories for newspapers, magazines, journals and other media. They manage the day-to-day operations of a publication and make sure it is ready on time.
Also known as head editor, executive editor, executive director of editorial, editor in chief, managing editor, executive editorial director, chief editor, editorial director.
Professionals 45 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: broadcast news editor, 72%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
An editor-in-chief needs 20 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- create editorial board communication, collaboration and creativity
- ensure consistency of published articles communication, collaboration and creativity
- check stories information skills
- work closely with news teams communication, collaboration and creativity
- digital journalism social sciences, journalism and information
- build contacts to maintain news flow communication, collaboration and creativity
- follow ethical code of conduct of journalists assisting and caring
- participate in editorial meetings communication, collaboration and creativity
- editorial standards social sciences, journalism and information
- press law business, administration and law
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an editor-in-chief does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- magazine editor 76% covered · difficulty 30.3
- journalist 74% covered · difficulty 31.6
- broadcast news editor 73% covered · difficulty 33.7
- entertainment journalist 66% covered · difficulty 40
- picture editor 63% covered · difficulty 42.8
- news anchor 45% covered · difficulty 60.3
- editorial assistant 28% covered · difficulty 73.6
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Editor-in-chief is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an editor-in-chief’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.