Magazine photographer competencies

Magazine photographer competencies

In this post, you can ref competencies needed for Magazine photographer position. The standard job competencies include knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA model).

Apart from that, you can ref a job qualification also contains other elements such as education, experience, license, qualities, training courses, physical requirements, degree or certificates…

I. Job qualifications

You can find out competencies from standard job qualification below:

1. Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience preferred.
2. At least two years of daily newsroom experience and a portfolio that exhibits skills in editing for print, online and multimedia.
3. Skill at visual storytelling to create a narrative and convey emotion.
4. Proficiency with relevant technology of visual journalism including hardware and software.
5. Must adhere to strict ethical rules and uphold company ethical standards.
6. Possess ability to gather and organize accurate and relevant information necessary for compete captions.
7. Proficiency in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Keynote, QuarkXPress and Microsoft Office
8. Experience managing and mentoring other talented design professionals
9. Excited at the idea of working for an agile brand that constantly experiments with new approaches, technologies and perspectives
10. Ability to clearly communicate design concepts to colleagues and clients
11. Strong interest in fashion

 

II. Key skills employers are looking for

Below are top 7 skills/abilities that every employers are looking for, you should pay attention to them:

1. Adaptability/Flexibility
2. Dependability/Reliability/Responsibility
3. Teamwork
4. Positive Attitude
5. Professionalism
6. Willingness to Learn
7. Communications Skills