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, 27% of Journalist job descriptions contained journalism as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

journalism
27%
online content
27%
media
20%
copywriting
14%
social media
14%
editorial
14%
content strategy
14%
news
14%
pr
14%
marketing
14%
b2b
14%
technology
7%
current affairs
7%
digital channels
7%
man management
7%
online news
7%
environmental issues
7%
account executive
7%
pr account executive
7%
pr assistant
7%
pr executive
7%
writing skills
7%
public relations executive
7%
web content
7%
project management
7%
project work
7%
senior management
7%
video production
7%
media trends
7%
video editing
7%
media relations
7%
digital media
7%
press
7%
economics
7%
media monitoring
7%
recycling
7%
trade shows
7%
content officer
7%
content writer
7%
writer
7%
campaigns
7%
seo
7%
print
7%
seo copywriting
7%
content writing
7%
content management
7%
financial services
7%
case studies
7%
engaging content
7%
business intelligence
7%
igaming
7%
intelligence
7%
research
7%
sports
7%
sports betting
7%
writing
7%
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