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name: picture-editor
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'picture editor' (also: photo editor, picture selector and organiser, picture selector and organizer, image editor, photograph editor). Use when the user asks for typical picture editor work such as: typical picture editor responsibilities"
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# Picture Editor
Picture editors select and approve photographs and illustrations for newspapers, journals and magazines. Picture editors make sure that the photographs are delivered on time for publication.
## 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)
- adapt to type of media
- build contacts to maintain news flow
- consult information sources
- consult with editor
- copyright legislation
- develop professional network
- edit negatives
- edit photographs
- editorial standards
- follow ethical code of conduct of journalists
- graphic design
- ICT software specifications
- meet deadlines
- multimedia systems
- negotiate exploitation rights
## 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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## Hot technologies
Top tools from 35 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-18):
- Adobe Photoshop — 40 %
- Photoshop — 23 %
- Adobe Lightroom — 20 %
- Adobe Bridge — 17 %
- Capture One — 9 %
- Cloudinary — 9 %
- Lightroom — 9 %
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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/72add02e-ae39-4dfb-8047-ced4c1a347f5), O*NET 30.3 (27-3023.00, manual nearest match). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*