Press photographer competencies

Press photographer competencies

In this post, you can ref competencies needed for Press 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.            Excellent oral and written communication skills; Attention to detail and strong editing and grammar skills essential.

                  2.            Strong organizational skills and prior office work experience.

                  3.            A good understanding of Public Relations and interest in the Arts & Design field.

                  4.            Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel are required.  Robust Excel skills in particular are a definite plus.

                  5.            Fluency with Social Media (Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Hootsuite) required.

                  6.            InDesign, Photoshop and html skills preferred.

                  7.            Minimum of five years public relations experience; agency experience preferred

                  8.            A background in travel, fashion, luxury, entertainment or media is a plus

                  9.            Crisis management experience a plus

              10.            Work experience and relationships with international media a plus

 

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