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Writer
Author Creative writer Essay writer Essayist Fictional writer Investigative writer Medical writer Noir writer Novelist Poet Science-fiction writer Technical writer Textbook writer Thriller writer Travel guide writer Writer
Writers develop content for books. They write novels, poetry, short stories, comics and other forms of literature. These forms of writing can be fictional or non-fictional.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Conceiving, writing and editing novels, plays, scripts, poetry and other material for publication or presentation;
(b) Conducting research to establish factual content and to obtain other necessary information;
(c) Writing scripts and continuities and preparing programmes for stage, film, radio and television productions;
(d) Analysing material, such as specifications, notes and drawings, and creating manuals, instructions for use, user guides and other documents to explain clearly and concisely the installation, operation and maintenance of software, electronic, mechanical and other equipment;
(e) Writing brochures, handbooks and similar technical publications;
(f) Selecting material for publication, checking style, grammar and accuracy of content, arranging for any necessary revisions and checks proof copies before printing.
Knowledge
- Literature and linguistics
- Marketing and advertising
- Management and administration
- Law
Digital competencies
- Creating artistic designs or performances
- Artistic and creative writing
- Collaborating and liaising
- Writing and composing
- Developing professional relationships or networks
Digital competencies
No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.
Personal competencies
- Working efficiently
- Demonstrating willingness to learn
- Taking a proactive approach
- Thinking creatively and innovatively
- Communicating
Professional groups of the occupation
Professionals
Legal, social and cultural professionals
Authors, journalists and linguists
Authors and related writers
Other occupations of the professional group
Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Authors and related writers
154
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
72,99%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
8,45% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
29,22%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
17,53%
Part-time contracts
1,18% Turnover index
224
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
13%
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.
Legal, social and cultural professionals
41%
59%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Legal, social and cultural professionals
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
Authors, journalists and linguists
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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?
Authors and related writers
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.
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