1.6 KiB
1.6 KiB
Competences — copy editor
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/8bd74371-1818-47d5-a253-d703c51c5f26).
Essential
- apply grammar and spelling rules (skill/competence)
- consult with editor (skill/competence)
- copyright legislation (knowledge)
- digital journalism (knowledge)
- follow a brief (skill/competence)
- follow work schedule (skill/competence)
- grammar (knowledge)
- spelling (knowledge)
- suggest revision of manuscripts (skill/competence)
- track changes in text editing (skill/competence)
- typography (knowledge)
- use dictionaries (skill/competence)
- writing techniques (knowledge)
Optional
- adapt to artists' creative demands (skill/competence)
- apply desktop publishing techniques (skill/competence)
- consult information sources (skill/competence)
- desktop publishing (knowledge)
- editorial standards (knowledge)
- follow ethical code of conduct of journalists (skill/competence)
- follow newspaper house style (skill/competence)
- literature (knowledge)
- office software (knowledge)
- proofread text (skill/competence)
- read manuscripts (skill/competence)
- review unpublished articles (skill/competence)
- rewrite articles (skill/competence)
- rewrite manuscripts (skill/competence)
- write headlines (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 40 ads, as of 2026-07-10)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- copy editing — 55 %
- proofreading — 42 %
- copyediting — 22 %