Journalist Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Media, Digital & Creative

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Journalist Skills List in Media, Digital & Creative

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Journalist role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Journalist job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 38% of Journalist job descriptions contained editorial as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

editorial
38%
writing
38%
journalism
25%
marketing
25%
legal documents
13%
ux writing
13%
market information
13%
market intelligence
13%
professional services
13%
copywriting
13%
graphic design
13%
powerpoint development
13%
accessibility
13%
content
13%
content design
13%
design
13%
digital
13%
editor
13%
information architecture
13%
search engine optimisation
13%
social housing
13%
strategy
13%
articles
13%
umbraco
13%
press releases
13%
digital media
13%
energy
13%
energy industry
13%
networking
13%
renewable energy
13%
adobe
13%
google analytics
13%
website
13%
collaboration
13%
journals
13%
stm
13%
campaigns
13%
media
13%
platforms
13%
recruitment
13%
social media
13%
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