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name: picture-editor
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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
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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.
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## Core workflow
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## How to use this skill
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- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
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- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
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- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
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- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
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- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
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## Key competences (essential)
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- adapt to type of media
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- build contacts to maintain news flow
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- consult information sources
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- consult with editor
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- copyright legislation
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- develop professional network
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- edit negatives
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- edit photographs
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- editorial standards
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- follow ethical code of conduct of journalists
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- graphic design
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- ICT software specifications
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- meet deadlines
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- multimedia systems
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- negotiate exploitation rights
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## Hot technologies
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- Adobe After Effects
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- Adobe InDesign
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- Adobe Photoshop
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- Facebook
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- Hypertext markup language HTML
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- IBM SPSS Statistics
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- Microsoft Access
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- Microsoft Excel
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- Microsoft Office software
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- Microsoft Outlook
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## Hot technologies
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Top tools from 35 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-18):
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- Adobe Photoshop — 40 %
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- Photoshop — 23 %
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- Adobe Lightroom — 20 %
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- Adobe Bridge — 17 %
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- Capture One — 9 %
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- Cloudinary — 9 %
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- Lightroom — 9 %
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---
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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.*
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