editor-in-chief
ISCO: 2642. Skills: 45. Essential: 20.
Essential skills
- adapt to changing situations
- adapt to type of media
- build contacts to maintain news flow
- check stories
- consult information sources
- copyright legislation
- create editorial board
- develop professional network
- digital journalism
- editorial standards
- ensure consistency of published articles
- follow ethical code of conduct of journalists
- follow the news
- implement strategic planning
- manage budgets
- manage staff
- meet deadlines
- participate in editorial meetings
- press law
- work closely with news teams
Supporting skills
- apply desktop publishing techniques
- apply grammar and spelling rules
- check correctness of information
- create online news content
- desktop publishing
- document interviews
- edit digital moving images
- edit negatives
- edit photographs
- follow newspaper house style
- grammar
- graphic design
- interview people
- interview techniques
- manage contracts
- perform image editing
- perform video editing
- photography
- proofread text
- recruit employees
- spelling
- study relevant writing
- use specific writing techniques
- write to a deadline
- writing techniques