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name: critic
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'critic' (also: blogger, reviewer, theater critic, film critic, TV critic, art critic). Use when the user asks for typical critic work such as: typical critic responsibilities"
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# Critic

Critics write reviews of literary, musical and artistic works, restaurants, movies, television programs and other themes for newspapers, journals, magazines, radio, television and other media. They evaluate theme, expression and technique. Critics make judgements based on their personal experience and knowledge.

## Core workflow


## How to use this skill

- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).

## Key competences (essential)

- analyse the comments of selected audiences
- apply grammar and spelling rules
- build contacts to maintain news flow
- consult information sources
- copyright legislation
- critically reflect on artistic production processes
- develop professional network
- editorial standards
- evaluate writings in response to feedback
- follow ethical code of conduct of journalists
- follow the news
- grammar
- interview people
- interview techniques
- participate in editorial meetings

## Hot technologies

- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Facebook
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/fdd8eef7-d89c-419f-9166-0747f466a769), O*NET 30.3 (27-3023.00, manual nearest match). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*