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

broadcast news editortophotojournalist

A broadcast news editor already meets 52% of what the photojournalist role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From broadcast news editor
52%
Overlap1
To photojournalist
24 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
57.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

52%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

57.8/ 100

1 Share of the photojournalist 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.

Why

Why this move works

A photojournalist role treats 15 of its required skills as things a broadcast news editor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply grammar and spelling rules
  • build contacts to maintain news flow
  • consult information sources
  • copyright legislation
  • develop professional network
  • digital journalism

What stands in the way is 11 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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A photojournalist 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 digital journalism social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held write headlines communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held build contacts to maintain news flow communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held follow ethical code of conduct of journalists assisting and caring
  • already held create online news content communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held participate in editorial meetings communication, collaboration and creativity

All 24 carried skills, including the 15 the photojournalist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 8 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, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held adapt to type of media required
  • required, not held evaluate writings in response to feedback required
  • required, not held interview people required
  • required, not held use specific writing techniques required
  • optional, not held direct photographic workers optional
  • optional, not held follow directions of on-site director optional
  • optional, not held maintain an artistic portfolio optional
  • optional, not held write captions optional
  • optional, not held develop film optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held select camera apertures required
  • required, not held select photographic equipment required
  • required, not held set up photographic equipment required
  • optional, not held maintain photographic equipment optional
  • optional, not held record multi-track sound optional
  • optional, not held use photographic equipment optional
03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held stay up to date with social media required
  • required, not held study topics required
  • optional, not held manage writing administration optional
  • optional, not held test photographic equipment optional
04 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held writing techniques required
05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required
  • required, not held interview techniques required
06 working with computers 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held edit negatives optional
  • optional, not held edit photographs optional
  • optional, not held perform image editing optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a photojournalist 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 24 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply grammar and spelling rules skill
  • already held build contacts to maintain news flow skill
  • already held consult information sources skill
  • already held copyright legislation knowledge
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held digital journalism knowledge
  • already held editorial standards knowledge
  • already held follow ethical code of conduct of journalists skill
  • already held follow the news skill
  • already held grammar knowledge
  • already held meet deadlines skill
  • already held participate in editorial meetings skill
  • already held photography knowledge
  • already held spelling knowledge
  • already held write to a deadline skill
  • already held adapt to changing situations skill
  • already held audio editing software knowledge
  • already held check correctness of information skill
  • already held create online news content skill
  • already held edit digital moving images skill
  • already held edit recorded sound skill
  • already held perform video editing skill
  • already held press law knowledge
  • already held write headlines skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage personal finances optional
  • optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held follow newspaper house style optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held direct photographic workers optional
  • optional, not held edit negatives optional
  • optional, not held edit photographs optional
  • optional, not held follow directions of on-site director optional
  • optional, not held follow newspaper house style optional
  • optional, not held maintain an artistic portfolio optional
  • optional, not held maintain photographic equipment optional
  • optional, not held manage personal finances optional
  • optional, not held manage writing administration optional
  • optional, not held record multi-track sound optional
  • optional, not held test photographic equipment optional
  • optional, not held use photographic equipment optional
  • optional, not held write captions optional
  • optional, not held develop film optional
  • optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
  • optional, not held perform image editing optional
23 held skills the photojournalist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role audiovisual equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role check stories skill
  • not needed by the target role create editorial board 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 file-based workflow knowledge
  • not needed by the target role graphic design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role intellectual property regime of digital content knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • 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 proofread text skill
  • 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
2 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 interview techniques required
  • required, not held writing techniques required
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.