# Competences — photojournalist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/480d2853-db07-43d4-847f-7ffdd8d368f5).

## Essential

- **adapt to type of media** (skill/competence)
- **apply grammar and spelling rules** (skill/competence)
- **build contacts to maintain news flow** (skill/competence)
- **consult information sources** (skill/competence)
- **copyright legislation** (knowledge)
- **develop professional network** (skill/competence)
- **digital journalism** (knowledge)
- **editorial standards** (knowledge)
- **evaluate writings in response to feedback** (skill/competence)
- **follow ethical code of conduct of journalists** (skill/competence)
- **follow the news** (skill/competence)
- **grammar** (knowledge)
- **interview people** (skill/competence)
- **interview techniques** (knowledge)
- **meet deadlines** (skill/competence)
- **participate in editorial meetings** (skill/competence)
- **photography** (knowledge)
- **select camera apertures** (skill/competence)
- **select photographic equipment** (skill/competence)
- **set up photographic equipment** (skill/competence)
- **spelling** (knowledge)
- **stay up to date with social media** (skill/competence)
- **study topics** (skill/competence)
- **use specific writing techniques** (skill/competence)
- **write to a deadline** (skill/competence)
- **writing techniques** (knowledge)

## Optional

- adapt to changing situations (skill/competence)
- audio editing software (knowledge)
- check correctness of information (skill/competence)
- create online news content (skill/competence)
- develop film (skill/competence)
- direct photographic workers (skill/competence)
- edit digital moving images (skill/competence)
- edit negatives (skill/competence)
- edit photographs (skill/competence)
- edit recorded sound (skill/competence)
- follow directions of on-site director (skill/competence)
- follow newspaper house style (skill/competence)
- maintain an artistic portfolio (skill/competence)
- maintain photographic equipment (skill/competence)
- manage personal finances (skill/competence)
- manage personal professional development (skill/competence)
- manage writing administration (skill/competence)
- perform image editing (skill/competence)
- perform video editing (skill/competence)
- press law (knowledge)
- record multi-track sound (skill/competence)
- test photographic equipment (skill/competence)
- use photographic equipment (skill/competence)
- write captions (skill/competence)
- write headlines (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 37 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- video editing — **59 %**
- photojournalism — **49 %**
- video shooting — **32 %**
- storytelling — **27 %**
- news gathering — **27 %**
- news photography — **22 %**
- photography — **19 %**

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