As a Picture Editor, you will need to master following:

• ICT software specifications
• adapt to type of media
• build contacts to maintain news flow
• edit negatives
• edit photographs
• follow ethical code of conduct of journalists
• negotiate exploitation rights
• select photos

More generally, a picture editor is also versed in:

• consult information sources
• consult with editor
• copyright legislation
• develop professional network
• editorial standards
• graphic design
• meet deadlines
• multimedia systems
• perform image editing
• photography
• post-processing of photographs
• press law
• supervise staff
• supervise work

It also helps to know the following:

• check stories
• create editorial board
• create online news content
• determine image composition
• edit digital moving images
• follow the news
• maintain photographic equipment
• participate in editorial meetings
• perform backups
• perform video editing
• search for a suitable filming location
• select camera apertures
• select photographic equipment
• set up photographic equipment
• use photographic equipment
• apply desktop publishing techniques
• desktop publishing
• hire new personnel
• manage budgets
• motion graphics
• use presentation software
• use word processing software