Writers, journalists, and communication professionals operate in the following work contexts:
-editorial work in newspapers, radio, television, web and social media; - writing interviews, surveys, reports related to the various fields of information news, politics and current affairs, customs, culture, art and entertainment disciplines, sports information, scientific and environmental information; - proofreading and editorial editing of texts; - production of essays and original texts of an informative and popular nature, preparation of information maps (data journalism); - creation and management of electronic databases for the recovery, preservation and use of information assets; - creation and management of blogs and social networks. Competences associated with the function:
- skills for selecting, managing and organising news; - writing skills in relation to different time and space standards; - skills for planning, organising and producing interviews, investigations and reports.
- ability to distinguish and use language appropriate to the context (information, communication, literature, non-fiction, entertainment) and the target audience; - in-depth knowledge of grammar rules and general editorial conventions for proofreading and editing texts.
- skills in researching and verifying sources, data, materials, news and images; - skills in organising and managing electronic databases; - skills in managing and administering blog sites and social networks. Employment opportunities:
- Specialists in public relations, image and assimilated professions for institutions, companies, public and private entities; - Professionals in press office management for institutions, companies, public and private entities; - Writers and poets; - Professionals in traditional and digital publishing, for publishing houses, publishing agencies, production houses; - Text and video editors in journalism, for print, online, radio and television media and news organisations.
Professionals in publishing, advertising and library and archive management function in a working context:
- drafting of traditional and digital publishing; - proofreading and editorial editing of texts; - research of data and reference sources; - organisation and management of databases; - perusal, evaluation and indexing of publications; - evaluation of usability and accessibility of websites; - organisation of institutional web archives; - production of texts for communication and advertising. Skills associated with the role:
- ability to produce (information), textual and audio-video content, and ability to publish and disseminate it via social networks; - ability to critically read and evaluate essays and literary texts; - in-depth knowledge of grammatical rules and general editorial conventions for revising and editing texts; - skills and abilities in researching, verifying and evaluating sources, data, materials, news and images; - skills and abilities in organising, managing and maintaining electronic databases - skills in bibliographical description of individual articles contained in periodicals, conceptual analysis of a document and enunciation of its constituent subjects; - skills in analysis and organisation of archives and databases to facilitate content search; - critical skills in analysis and evaluation of the authenticity and reliability of web sites and documents; - knowledge of techniques and development of creative skills in the field of communication and advertising. Employment opportunities:
- Professionals in traditional and digital publishing for publishing houses, publishing agencies, production companies; - Editors of technical and specialised texts in the field of information, communication and entertainment; - Authors and content managers of websites for information and entertainment for institutions, companies public and private subjects; - Technicians and/or creative designers of advertising texts for advertising and communication agencies, or for companies and public and private subjects; - Librarians for public and private institutions; - Archivists for public and private institutions.
