Film and Video Editors

KNOWLEDGE

• Communications and Media
  Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.


• English Language
  Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.


• Computers and Electronics
  Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.


• Telecommunications
  Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.

SKILLS

• Active Listening
  Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.


• Critical Thinking
  Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.


• Reading Comprehension
  Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.


• Active Learning
  Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.


• Complex Problem Solving
  Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

ABILITIES

• Near Vision
  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).


• Oral Comprehension
  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.


• Information Ordering
  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).


• Oral Expression
  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.


• Fluency of Ideas
  The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).

PERSONALITY

People interested in this work, will do well at jobs that need;