Table 1Transition record

broadcast news editortomagazine editor

A broadcast news editor already meets 69% of what the magazine editor role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From broadcast news editor

69%

Overlap1

To magazine editor

23 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

34.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 34.2

This move: 34.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the magazine editor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the broadcast news editor 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A magazine editor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a broadcast news editor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held create editorial board communication, collaboration and creativity
already held check stories information skills
already held write headlines communication, collaboration and creativity
already held follow ethical code of conduct of journalists assisting and caring
already held participate in editorial meetings communication, collaboration and creativity
already held editorial standards social sciences, journalism and information

All 23 carried skills, including the 11 the magazine editor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 6 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, 3 supplementary

required, not held adapt to type of media required
required, not held ensure consistency of published articles required

optional, not held interview people optional
optional, not held use specific writing techniques optional
optional, not held write captions optional

02 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held writing techniques required

03 working with computers 5 supplementary

optional, not held edit negatives optional
optional, not held edit photographs optional
optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
optional, not held perform image editing optional
optional, not held use word processing software optional

04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held desktop publishing optional

05 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held recruit employees optional

06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held interview techniques optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a magazine editor 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 23 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply organisational techniques skill
already held consult information sources skill
already held copyright legislation knowledge
already held create editorial board skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held editorial standards knowledge
already held follow ethical code of conduct of journalists skill
already held manage staff skill
already held meet deadlines skill
already held participate in editorial meetings skill
already held press law knowledge
already held adapt to changing situations skill
already held apply grammar and spelling rules skill
already held check correctness of information skill
already held check stories skill
already held follow the news skill
already held grammar knowledge
already held graphic design knowledge
already held manage budgets skill
already held proofread text skill
already held spelling knowledge
already held write headlines skill
already held write to a deadline skill

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held edit negatives optional
optional, not held edit photographs optional
optional, not held interview people optional
optional, not held use specific writing techniques optional
optional, not held write captions optional
optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
optional, not held desktop publishing optional
optional, not held interview techniques optional
optional, not held perform image editing optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional
optional, not held use word processing software optional

24 held skills the magazine editor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role audio editing software knowledge
not needed by the target role audiovisual equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role build contacts to maintain news flow skill
not needed by the target role create online news content skill
not needed by the target role create rough cut skill
not needed by the target role cut raw footage digitally skill
not needed by the target role develop digital content skill
not needed by the target role digital compositing knowledge
not needed by the target role digital journalism knowledge
not needed by the target role edit digital moving images skill
not needed by the target role edit recorded sound skill
not needed by the target role file-based workflow knowledge
not needed by the target role intellectual property regime of digital content knowledge
not needed by the target role media and information literacy knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor broadcast programming skill
not needed by the target role motion graphics knowledge
not needed by the target role multimedia systems knowledge
not needed by the target role newsletter analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role perform video editing skill
not needed by the target role photography knowledge
not needed by the target role put uncut recordings into computer skill
not needed by the target role synchronise sound with images skill
not needed by the target role use presentation software skill
not needed by the target role work closely with news teams skill

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 writing techniques required
optional, not held desktop publishing optional
optional, not held interview techniques optional

Index

Other moves recorded from broadcast news editor

Full index of moves from broadcast news editor

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.