Cataleg D ocupacions capçalera

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Ocupacions

Photojournalist

Latest available data: June 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Image journalist Investigative photographer Multi media image journalist News photographer Newspaper photographer Photo correspondent Photo journalist Photo reporter Photo-journalist Photographic journalist Photojournalist Visual journalist

Photojournalists cover all kinds of news events by taken informative images. They tell stories by taking, editing and presenting images for newspapers, journals, magazines, television and other media.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Taking photographs for advertising, or other commercial, industrial or scientific purposes and to illustrate stories and articles in newspapers, magazines and other publications;
(b) Taking portrait photographs of persons and groups of persons;
(c) Studying requirements of a particular assignment and decide on type of camera, film, lighting and background accessories to be used;
(d) Determining picture composition, making technical adjustments to equipment and photograph subject;
(e) Operating scanners to transfer photographic images to computers;
(f) Operating computers to manipulate photographic images;
(g) Adapting existing photographic images to create new digitized images to be included in multimedia products;
(h) Using airbrush, computer or other techniques to create the desired visual effect.

Knowledge

  • Literature and linguistics
  • Journalism and reporting
  • Audio-visual techniques and media production
  • Law
  • Computer use

Digital competencies

  • Operating audio-visual equipment
  • Developing professional relationships or networks
  • Organising, planning and scheduling work and activities
  • Artistic and creative writing
  • Gathering information from physical or electronic sources

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools for processing sound and images
  • Analysing and evaluating information and data
  • Creating visual displays and decorations

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Taking a proactive approach
  • Maintaining a positive attitude
  • Leading others

Professional groups of the occupation

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers

Stationary plant and machine operators

Chemical and photographic products plant and machine operators

Chemical products plant and machine operators

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Chemical products plant and machine operators

350

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

59,93%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

4,79% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

14,86%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

36,00%

Part-time contracts

1,71% Turnover index

497

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

2%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Stationary plant and machine operators

52%

48%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Stationary plant and machine operators

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Chemical and photographic products plant and machine operators

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Chemical products plant and machine operators

No experience
10%
Less than 1 year
24%
Between 1 and 2 years
27%
Between 2 and 4 years
22%
Between 4 and 8 years
3%
More than 8 years
14%
Arts, entertainment and recreation
36%
Administrative and support service activities
10%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
9%
Accommodation and food service activities
9%
Manufacturing
8%
Others
28%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.