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, 39% of Journalist job descriptions contained journalism as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

journalism
39%
media
26%
editorial
24%
communication skills
16%
marketing
13%
pr
13%
seo
13%
social media
13%
press
11%
reporting
11%
digital media
8%
news
8%
editor
8%
account management
8%
multimedia
8%
current affairs
6%
newspaper
6%
b2
6%
content writing
6%
journalist
6%
print
6%
publishing
6%
government
6%
media relations
6%
media relations manager
6%
reactive
6%
project management
6%
digital
6%
press relations
6%
written communication
3%
english language skills
3%
online content
3%
writing
3%
intellectual property
3%
sports
3%
sales
3%
reporter
3%
copy editing
3%
magazine
3%
proactive
3%
events
3%
writing skills
3%
multi tasking
3%
seo executive
3%
music events
3%
electric motors
3%
partnerships
3%
presentation skills
3%
editing
3%
communications
3%
cycling
3%
engineering
3%
content
3%
assistant editor
3%
mechanical engineering
3%
negotiating
3%
deputy editor
3%
creative
3%
sub editor
3%
new media
3%
digital marketing
3%
event management
3%
start-ups
3%
public relations
3%
creativity
3%
content management
3%
creative writing
3%

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