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

photographertopicture editor

A photographer already meets 16% of what the picture editor role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

From photographer
16%
Overlap1
To picture editor
9 Skills carried over
19 Required, not held
83.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

16%

Learning distance A rebuild

83.2/ 100

1 Share of the picture editor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the photographer 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 picture editor role treats 3 of its required skills as things a photographer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • edit negatives
  • edit photographs
  • select photos

What stands in the way is 19 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A picture editor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a photographer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held select photos handling and moving
  • already held determine image composition communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held select photographic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held set up photographic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held maintain photographic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held use photographic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 9 carried skills, including the 3 the picture editor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 39 missing skills fall into 10 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 5 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held adapt to type of media required
  • required, not held build contacts to maintain news flow required
  • required, not held negotiate exploitation rights required
  • required, not held consult with editor required
  • required, not held develop professional network required
  • optional, not held create editorial board optional
  • optional, not held create online news content optional
  • optional, not held edit digital moving images optional
  • optional, not held participate in editorial meetings optional
02 arts and humanities 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held graphic design required
  • required, not held multimedia systems required
  • required, not held photography required
  • required, not held post-processing of photographs required
  • optional, not held motion graphics optional
03 management skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held meet deadlines required
  • required, not held supervise staff required
  • required, not held supervise work required
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
04 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held copyright legislation required
  • required, not held press law required
05 working with computers 1 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held perform image editing required
  • optional, not held colour grade images with digital intermediate optional
  • optional, not held digital content creation optional
  • optional, not held perform backups optional
  • optional, not held perform video editing optional
  • optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
  • optional, not held use presentation software optional
  • optional, not held use word processing software optional
06 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held consult information sources required
  • optional, not held check stories optional
  • optional, not held follow the news optional
  • optional, not held search for a suitable filming location optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a picture 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held edit negatives skill
  • already held edit photographs skill
  • already held select photos skill
  • already held determine image composition skill
  • already held maintain photographic equipment skill
  • already held select camera apertures skill
  • already held select photographic equipment skill
  • already held set up photographic equipment skill
  • already held use photographic equipment skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held follow ethical code of conduct of journalists required
  • optional, not held follow newspaper house style optional
08 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT software specifications required
  • optional, not held desktop publishing optional
09 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required
  • required, not held editorial standards required
10 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held create rough cut optional
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held check stories optional
  • optional, not held colour grade images with digital intermediate optional
  • optional, not held create editorial board optional
  • optional, not held create online news content optional
  • optional, not held create rough cut optional
  • optional, not held digital content creation optional
  • optional, not held edit digital moving images optional
  • optional, not held follow newspaper house style optional
  • optional, not held follow the news optional
  • optional, not held participate in editorial meetings optional
  • optional, not held perform backups optional
  • optional, not held perform video editing optional
  • optional, not held search for a suitable filming location optional
  • optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
  • optional, not held desktop publishing optional
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
  • optional, not held motion graphics optional
  • optional, not held recruit employees optional
  • optional, not held use presentation software optional
  • optional, not held use word processing software optional
44 held skills the picture editor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advertising techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on photography skill
  • not needed by the target role architectural design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role art collections knowledge
  • not needed by the target role brand marketing techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role care for food aesthetic skill
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with youth skill
  • not needed by the target role computer graphics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct extensive international travel skill
  • not needed by the target role create artificial light skill
  • not needed by the target role create digital images skill
  • not needed by the target role create infrared imagery skill
  • not needed by the target role design an artificial lighting system skill
  • not needed by the target role design greeting cards skill
  • not needed by the target role develop an artistic framework skill
  • not needed by the target role develop artistic educational activities skill
  • not needed by the target role develop artistic project budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role develop film skill
  • not needed by the target role develop visual elements skill
  • not needed by the target role digital marketing techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role direct photographic workers skill
  • not needed by the target role handle artworks skill
  • not needed by the target role home decoration techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role landscape architecture knowledge
  • not needed by the target role license photo usage skill
  • not needed by the target role load film skill
  • not needed by the target role measure light levels skill
  • not needed by the target role mount photos skill
  • not needed by the target role operate a camera skill
  • not needed by the target role organise product display skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare digital art for master photograph skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare personal work environment skill
  • not needed by the target role represent company in exhibitions skill
  • not needed by the target role research new photographic procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role scan photos skill
  • not needed by the target role select auxiliary equipment for photographic work skill
  • not needed by the target role set up cameras skill
  • not needed by the target role set up photographic exhibitions skill
  • not needed by the target role social media marketing techniques knowledge

4 further entries not listed here

10 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 ICT software specifications required
  • required, not held copyright legislation required
  • required, not held editorial standards required
  • required, not held graphic design required
  • required, not held multimedia systems required
  • required, not held photography required
  • required, not held post-processing of photographs required
  • required, not held press law required
  • optional, not held desktop publishing optional
  • optional, not held motion graphics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from photographer

Full index of moves from photographer

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.