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Competences — editorial assistant

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/bcba793e-44fe-45eb-b0fb-56772529cbab).

Essential

  • adapt to type of media (skill/competence)
  • check correctness of information (skill/competence)
  • consult information sources (skill/competence)
  • database management systems (knowledge)
  • desktop publishing (knowledge)
  • digital journalism (knowledge)
  • editorial standards (knowledge)
  • follow newspaper house style (skill/competence)
  • linguistics (knowledge)
  • manage information sources (skill/competence)
  • media law (knowledge)
  • press law (knowledge)
  • structure information (skill/competence)
  • use spreadsheets software (skill/competence)
  • use word processing software (skill/competence)

Optional

  • answer incoming calls (skill/competence)
  • audio editing software (knowledge)
  • authoring software (knowledge)
  • digital content creation (nan)
  • edit scripts (skill/competence)
  • evaluate interview reports (skill/competence)
  • interview people (skill/competence)
  • participate in editorial meetings (skill/competence)
  • search databases (skill/competence)
  • search engines (knowledge)
  • select scripts (skill/competence)
  • use specific writing techniques (skill/competence)
  • writing techniques (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 2 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

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

Hard skills

  • administration — 50 %
  • administrative tasks — 50 %
  • communication — 50 %
  • editorial work — 50 %

Responsibilities

  • publishing process support — 50 %
  • stakeholder communication — 50 %
  • supporting senior editors — 50 %
  • contributing to book development — 50 %