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

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Writer Skills List in Media, Digital & Creative

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Writer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Writer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 41% of Writer job descriptions contained copywriting as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

copywriting
41%
content writer
28%
writing
28%
online content
19%
copywriter
19%
content
14%
seo
14%
journalism
14%
marketing
10%
content strategist
10%
digital copywriter
10%
creative
10%
web content
10%
media
10%
japanese
5%
proofreading
5%
html
5%
communications
5%
online journalism
5%
creative writing
5%
wordpress
5%
content creator
5%
content strategy
5%
translation
5%
pr
5%
english language
5%
communication skills
5%
social media
5%
english literature
5%
marketing copy
5%
research
5%
b2b
5%
search engine optimisation
5%
promotional copy
5%
ftc
5%
content writing
5%
crm
5%
technical information
5%
seo copywriting
5%
finance
5%
b2b marketing
5%
copy writing
5%
content development
5%
content management
5%
testing
5%
email marketing
5%
editorial
5%
content marketing
5%
public relations
5%
pitching ideas
5%
storytelling
5%
design
5%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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