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

news anchortobroadcast news editor

A news anchor already meets 46% of what the broadcast news editor role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From news anchor
46%
Overlap1
To broadcast news editor
19 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
59.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

46%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.6/ 100

1 Share of the broadcast news editor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the news anchor 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 broadcast news editor role treats 10 of its required skills as things a news anchor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • check stories
  • consult information sources
  • develop professional network
  • editorial standards
  • follow the news
  • grammar

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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A broadcast news editor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a news anchor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held check stories information skills
  • already held work closely with news teams communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held participate in editorial meetings communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held audiovisual equipment arts and humanities
  • already held editorial standards social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held press law business, administration and law

All 19 carried skills, including the 10 the broadcast news editor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 11 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 management skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply organisational techniques required
  • required, not held manage staff required
  • required, not held meet deadlines required
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held build contacts to maintain news flow required
  • required, not held create editorial board required
  • optional, not held create online news content optional
  • optional, not held write headlines optional
03 arts and humanities 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held multimedia systems required
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held digital compositing optional
  • optional, not held graphic design optional
  • optional, not held intellectual property regime of digital content optional
  • optional, not held motion graphics optional
04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held digital journalism required
  • optional, not held newsletter analysis optional
  • optional, not held media and information literacy optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held follow ethical code of conduct of journalists required
06 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held copyright legislation required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a broadcast news 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 19 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held check stories skill
  • already held consult information sources skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held editorial standards knowledge
  • already held follow the news skill
  • already held grammar knowledge
  • already held participate in editorial meetings skill
  • already held press law knowledge
  • already held spelling knowledge
  • already held work closely with news teams skill
  • already held adapt to changing situations skill
  • already held apply grammar and spelling rules skill
  • already held audiovisual equipment knowledge
  • already held check correctness of information skill
  • already held edit digital moving images skill
  • already held perform video editing skill
  • already held photography knowledge
  • already held proofread text skill
  • already held write to a deadline skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
  • optional, not held put uncut recordings into computer optional
  • optional, not held synchronise sound with images optional
  • optional, not held develop digital content optional
  • optional, not held use presentation software optional
08 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held create rough cut optional
09 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held audio editing software optional
10 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor broadcast programming optional
11 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held cut raw footage digitally optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held newsletter analysis optional
  • optional, not held create online news content optional
  • optional, not held create rough cut optional
  • optional, not held cut raw footage digitally optional
  • optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held media and information literacy optional
  • optional, not held monitor broadcast programming optional
  • optional, not held put uncut recordings into computer optional
  • optional, not held synchronise sound with images optional
  • optional, not held write headlines optional
  • optional, not held audio editing software optional
  • optional, not held develop digital content optional
  • optional, not held digital compositing optional
  • optional, not held graphic design optional
  • optional, not held intellectual property regime of digital content optional
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
  • optional, not held motion graphics optional
  • optional, not held use presentation software optional
18 held skills the broadcast news editor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adopt a relaxed posture skill
  • not needed by the target role breathing techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interview people skill
  • not needed by the target role interview techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role lighting techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role memorise lines skill
  • not needed by the target role moderate a debate skill
  • not needed by the target role news analytics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate audio equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform improvisation skill
  • not needed by the target role present during live broadcasts skill
  • not needed by the target role pronunciation techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read pre-drafted texts skill
  • not needed by the target role rewrite articles skill
  • not needed by the target role set up sound equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role show diplomacy skill
  • not needed by the target role vocal techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work with a voice coach skill
11 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 digital journalism required
  • required, not held copyright legislation required
  • required, not held multimedia systems required
  • optional, not held newsletter analysis optional
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held media and information literacy optional
  • optional, not held audio editing software optional
  • optional, not held digital compositing optional
  • optional, not held graphic design optional
  • optional, not held intellectual property regime of digital content optional
  • optional, not held motion graphics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from news anchor

Full index of moves from news anchor

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.