photojournalist
ISCO: 3431. Skills: 51. Essential: 26.
Essential skills
- adapt to type of media
- apply grammar and spelling rules
- build contacts to maintain news flow
- consult information sources
- copyright legislation
- develop professional network
- digital journalism
- editorial standards
- evaluate writings in response to feedback
- follow ethical code of conduct of journalists
- follow the news
- grammar
- interview people
- interview techniques
- meet deadlines
- participate in editorial meetings
- photography
- select camera apertures
- select photographic equipment
- set up photographic equipment
- spelling
- stay up to date with social media
- study topics
- use specific writing techniques
- write to a deadline
- writing techniques
Supporting skills
- adapt to changing situations
- audio editing software
- check correctness of information
- create online news content
- develop film
- direct photographic workers
- edit digital moving images
- edit negatives
- edit photographs
- edit recorded sound
- follow directions of on-site director
- follow newspaper house style
- maintain an artistic portfolio
- maintain photographic equipment
- manage personal finances
- manage personal professional development
- manage writing administration
- perform image editing
- perform video editing
- press law
- record multi-track sound
- test photographic equipment
- use photographic equipment
- write captions
- write headlines