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Competences — desktop publisher

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/78216000-edc1-474b-9569-28ed6a657da2).

Essential

  • adapt to artists' creative demands (skill/competence)
  • adapt to type of media (skill/competence)
  • align content with form (skill/competence)
  • apply desktop publishing techniques (skill/competence)
  • computer graphics (knowledge)
  • copyright legislation (knowledge)
  • desktop publishing (knowledge)
  • develop digital content (skill/competence)
  • digital media (knowledge)
  • finish project within budget (skill/competence)
  • follow a brief (skill/competence)
  • follow work schedule (skill/competence)
  • graphic design (knowledge)
  • ICT software specifications (knowledge)
  • multimedia systems (knowledge)
  • prepress processes (knowledge)
  • printing techniques (knowledge)
  • search databases (skill/competence)
  • translate requirements into visual design (skill/competence)
  • typography (knowledge)

Optional

  • adobe creative suite (knowledge)
  • apply grammar and spelling rules (skill/competence)
  • assist customers (skill/competence)
  • consult with editor (skill/competence)
  • develop creative ideas (skill/competence)
  • digital content creation (nan)
  • digitise documents (skill/competence)
  • edit negatives (skill/competence)
  • edit photographs (skill/competence)
  • grammar (knowledge)
  • identify customer's needs (skill/competence)
  • interactive media (knowledge)
  • perform backups (skill/competence)
  • perform image editing (skill/competence)
  • post-processing of photographs (knowledge)
  • problem-solving with digital tools (nan)
  • proofread text (skill/competence)
  • reprography (knowledge)
  • scan photos (skill/competence)
  • spelling (knowledge)
  • use presentation software (skill/competence)
  • use spreadsheets software (skill/competence)
  • use word processing software (skill/competence)
  • work closely with news teams (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 37 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

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

Hard skills

  • desktop publishing — 32 %
  • document formatting — 30 %
  • graphic design — 24 %