Occupation Atlaseditor-in-chief
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/cbdb80db-c760-4b68-b074-88c397650ef5
editor-in-chief
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.
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Job Zone
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- 4
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
ACEArtistic · Conventional · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order
- A Artistic5.39
- C Conventional4.68
- E Enterprising4.13
- I Investigative2.90
- S Social2.56
- R Realistic1.03
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Editors (27-3041.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (20)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adapt to changing situations
- adapt to type of media
- build contacts to maintain news flow
- check stories
- consult information sources
- copyright legislation
- create editorial board
- develop professional network
- digital journalism
- editorial standards
- ensure consistency of published articles
- follow ethical code of conduct of journalists
- follow the news
- implement strategic planning
- manage budgets
- manage staff
- meet deadlines
- participate in editorial meetings
- press law
- work closely with news teams
Optional (25)
- apply desktop publishing techniques
- apply grammar and spelling rules
- check correctness of information
- create online news content
- desktop publishing
- document interviews
- edit digital moving images
- edit negatives
- edit photographs
- follow newspaper house style
- grammar
- graphic design
- interview people
- interview techniques
- manage contracts
- perform image editing
- perform video editing
- photography
- proofread text
- recruit employees
- spelling
- study relevant writing
- use specific writing techniques
- write to a deadline
- writing techniques
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 20 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
broadcast news editor
15 shared · 4 more of its owncreate editorial board, check stories, work closely with news teams, digital journalism
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newspaper editor
15 shared · 5 more of its owncreate editorial board, ensure consistency of published articles, check stories, build contacts to maintain news flow
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magazine editor
12 shared · 2 more of its owncreate editorial board, ensure consistency of published articles, follow ethical code of conduct of journalists, participate in editorial meetings
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photojournalist
11 shared · 15 more of its owndigital journalism, build contacts to maintain news flow, follow ethical code of conduct of journalists, participate in editorial meetings
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columnist
9 shared · 11 more of its owndigital journalism, build contacts to maintain news flow, follow ethical code of conduct of journalists, participate in editorial meetings
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journalist
9 shared · 11 more of its owndigital journalism, build contacts to maintain news flow, follow ethical code of conduct of journalists, participate in editorial meetings
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entertainment journalist
9 shared · 12 more of its owndigital journalism, build contacts to maintain news flow, follow ethical code of conduct of journalists, participate in editorial meetings
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business journalist
9 shared · 13 more of its owndigital journalism, build contacts to maintain news flow, follow ethical code of conduct of journalists, participate in editorial meetings
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