Journalist Resume Keywords & ATS Expectations

This is the live data our resume scanner uses when it detects a journalist resume — the keyword tables, certifications, and titles from our media detection engine.

Core skills per the U.S. Department of Labor

Source: O*NET 27-3023.00 — News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists (onetonline.org, public domain)

reportinginterviewingeditingfact-checkingstory developmentdeadline management

content management systemsAdobe Premieresocial media platforms

Keywords ATS systems expect on a journalist resume

reportingbreaking newsbylinessourcesinterviews journalisminvestigativefact-checkingeditorialnews coveragedeadlineap stylebeat reportingfeature storiesnews storiespitchespress releasesnewsroomwire servicesop-edlongform

Certifications that anchor a journalist resume

journalism degreespjpoynterire member

Adjacent titles recruiters search alongside "Journalist"

reportereditornews editormanaging editorstaff writercorrespondentnews anchorproducer newsbroadcast journalistphotojournalist

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Methodology: these lists come directly from the detection tables our scanner runs on every media resume, validated by a pinned regression suite. See our methodology.