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Editorial assistant

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Beauty editorial assistant Children's editorial assistant Commercial editorial assistant Digital editorial assistant Editorial aide Editorial arts assistant Editorial assistant Editorial intern Editorial production assistant Fashion editorial assistant Magazine editorial assistant Online editorial assistant Travel and property editorial assistant

Editorial assistants support the editorial staff at all stages of the publication process of newspapers, websites, online newsletters, books and journals. They collect, verify and process information, acquire permits and deal with rights. Editorial assistants act as point of contact for the editorial staff, schedule appointments and interviews. They proofread and give recommendations on the content.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Drafting administrative correspondence and minutes;
(b) Obtaining, proposing and monitoring deadlines and follow-up dates;
(c) Screening requests for meetings, and scheduling and organizing meetings and travel arrangements;
(d) Assisting in the preparation of budgets, monitoring of expenditures, drafting of contracts and purchasing or acquisition orders;
(e) Liaising with other staff about a range of matters relating to the organization’s operations;
(f) Writing and answering business or technical letters and other similar correspondence;
(g) Preparing verbatim reports of proceedings in legislative assemblies, courts of law or other places using shorthand or specialized office equipment.
(h) Supervising the work of clerical support workers.

Knowledge

  • Computer use
  • Database and network design and administration
  • Literature and linguistics
  • Law
  • Journalism and reporting

Digital competencies

  • Creating artistic designs or performances
  • Complying with operational procedures
  • Managing information
  • Gathering information from physical or electronic sources
  • Interviewing

Digital competencies

  • Managing, gathering and storing digital data
  • Using digital tools for collaboration and productivity
  • Using word processing, publishing and presentation software
  • Analysing and evaluating information and data
  • Browsing, searching and filtering digital data

Personal competencies

  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Taking a proactive approach

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Business and administration associate professionals

Administrative and specialized secretaries

Administrative and executive secretaries

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

Administrative and executive secretaries

4.637

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

36,73%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-4,45% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

48,37%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

26,78%

Part-time contracts

1,30% Turnover index

3.577

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

3%

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.

Business and administration associate professionals

61%

39%

Men
Women

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

Contracts by age groups.

Business and administration associate 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

Administrative and specialized secretaries

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?

Administrative and executive secretaries

No experience
8%
Less than 1 year
28%
Between 1 and 2 years
20%
Between 2 and 4 years
27%
Between 4 and 8 years
4%
More than 8 years
13%
Administrative and support service activities
35%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
17%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
9%
Information and communication
9%
Education
8%
Others
22%

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.