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, 36% of Journalist job descriptions contained journalism as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

journalism
36%
online content
29%
b2b
22%
content management
15%
social media
15%
media
15%
editorial
15%
copywriting
15%
content strategy
15%
news
15%
pr
15%
marketing
15%
technology
15%
press
8%
sports
8%
sports betting
8%
writing
8%
current affairs
8%
media trends
8%
video editing
8%
video production
8%
media relations
8%
research
8%
account executive
8%
pr account executive
8%
pr assistant
8%
pr executive
8%
public relations executive
8%
digital channels
8%
man management
8%
online news
8%
economics
8%
writer
8%
content writer
8%
seo
8%
content officer
8%
print
8%
trade shows
8%
recycling
8%
seo copywriting
8%
content writing
8%
campaigns
8%
media monitoring
8%
financial services
8%
environmental issues
8%
case studies
8%
engaging content
8%
business intelligence
8%
igaming
8%
intelligence
8%
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