Modeled career paths · Journalism

Where does a Senior Correspondent go next?

What employers are asking a Senior Correspondent for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path
Editor+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Senior Correspondent go here
leadership branch95% of modeled exits move upward from there
Editor-in-Chief+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Senior Correspondent go here
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Communications+116% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Editor. 6% joint modeled share
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Media Buyer+40% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Senior Correspondent go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Editor+6% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Senior Correspondent go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.