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Competences — broadcast news editor

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b65530b8-0b50-49da-8e9e-331b161374a5).

Essential

  • apply organisational techniques (skill/competence)
  • build contacts to maintain news flow (skill/competence)
  • check stories (skill/competence)
  • consult information sources (skill/competence)
  • copyright legislation (knowledge)
  • create editorial board (skill/competence)
  • develop professional network (skill/competence)
  • digital journalism (knowledge)
  • editorial standards (knowledge)
  • follow ethical code of conduct of journalists (skill/competence)
  • follow the news (skill/competence)
  • grammar (knowledge)
  • manage staff (skill/competence)
  • meet deadlines (skill/competence)
  • multimedia systems (knowledge)
  • participate in editorial meetings (skill/competence)
  • press law (knowledge)
  • spelling (knowledge)
  • work closely with news teams (skill/competence)

Optional

  • adapt to changing situations (skill/competence)
  • apply grammar and spelling rules (skill/competence)
  • audio editing software (knowledge)
  • audiovisual equipment (knowledge)
  • check correctness of information (skill/competence)
  • create online news content (skill/competence)
  • create rough cut (skill/competence)
  • cut raw footage digitally (skill/competence)
  • develop digital content (skill/competence)
  • digital compositing (knowledge)
  • edit digital moving images (skill/competence)
  • edit recorded sound (skill/competence)
  • file-based workflow (knowledge)
  • graphic design (knowledge)
  • intellectual property regime of digital content (knowledge)
  • manage budgets (skill/competence)
  • media and information literacy (knowledge)
  • monitor broadcast programming (skill/competence)
  • motion graphics (knowledge)
  • newsletter analysis (knowledge)
  • perform video editing (skill/competence)
  • photography (knowledge)
  • proofread text (skill/competence)
  • put uncut recordings into computer (skill/competence)
  • synchronise sound with images (skill/competence)
  • use presentation software (skill/competence)
  • write headlines (skill/competence)
  • write to a deadline (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 15 ads, as of 2026-07-09)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • camera operation — 33 %
  • editing — 33 %
  • graphics creation — 27 %
  • microwave operation — 27 %
  • audio engineering — 27 %
  • tape editing — 27 %
  • writing — 27 %
  • broadcast operations — 20 %

Responsibilities

  • newscast production — 20 %