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2.9 KiB

Competences — photojournalist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/480d2853-db07-43d4-847f-7ffdd8d368f5).

Essential

  • adapt to type of media (skill/competence)
  • apply grammar and spelling rules (skill/competence)
  • build contacts to maintain news flow (skill/competence)
  • consult information sources (skill/competence)
  • copyright legislation (knowledge)
  • develop professional network (skill/competence)
  • digital journalism (knowledge)
  • editorial standards (knowledge)
  • evaluate writings in response to feedback (skill/competence)
  • follow ethical code of conduct of journalists (skill/competence)
  • follow the news (skill/competence)
  • grammar (knowledge)
  • interview people (skill/competence)
  • interview techniques (knowledge)
  • meet deadlines (skill/competence)
  • participate in editorial meetings (skill/competence)
  • photography (knowledge)
  • select camera apertures (skill/competence)
  • select photographic equipment (skill/competence)
  • set up photographic equipment (skill/competence)
  • spelling (knowledge)
  • stay up to date with social media (skill/competence)
  • study topics (skill/competence)
  • use specific writing techniques (skill/competence)
  • write to a deadline (skill/competence)
  • writing techniques (knowledge)

Optional

  • adapt to changing situations (skill/competence)
  • audio editing software (knowledge)
  • check correctness of information (skill/competence)
  • create online news content (skill/competence)
  • develop film (skill/competence)
  • direct photographic workers (skill/competence)
  • edit digital moving images (skill/competence)
  • edit negatives (skill/competence)
  • edit photographs (skill/competence)
  • edit recorded sound (skill/competence)
  • follow directions of on-site director (skill/competence)
  • follow newspaper house style (skill/competence)
  • maintain an artistic portfolio (skill/competence)
  • maintain photographic equipment (skill/competence)
  • manage personal finances (skill/competence)
  • manage personal professional development (skill/competence)
  • manage writing administration (skill/competence)
  • perform image editing (skill/competence)
  • perform video editing (skill/competence)
  • press law (knowledge)
  • record multi-track sound (skill/competence)
  • test photographic equipment (skill/competence)
  • use photographic equipment (skill/competence)
  • write captions (skill/competence)
  • write headlines (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 37 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

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

Hard skills

  • video editing — 59 %
  • photojournalism — 49 %
  • video shooting — 32 %
  • storytelling — 27 %
  • news gathering — 27 %
  • news photography — 22 %
  • photography — 19 %