Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
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Graphic designer
broadcast news editor
ESCO occupation · 19 essential, 22 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
follow ethical code of conduct of journalists
copyright legislation
apply organisational techniques
create editorial board
delegate activities
spelling
check stories
build contacts to maintain news flow
editorial standards
participate in editorial meetings
follow the news
press law
develop professional network
grammar
work closely with news teams
consult information sources
meet deadlines
multimedia systems
manage staff
Optional & specialised skills
synchronise sound with images
apply grammar and spelling rules
write headlines
edit recorded sound
cut raw footage digitally
put uncut recordings into computer
digital compositing
audiovisual equipment
edit digital moving images
adapt to changing situations
check correctness of information
perform video editing
audio editing software
photography
graphic design
proofread text
file-based workflow
motion graphics
create online news content
write to a deadline
manage budgets
newsletter analysis
Other matches: journalist · newspaper editor · editor-in-chief · news anchor · picture editor
Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill
actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above
are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.