What You'll Do

  • Collaborate with management or users to develop e-commerce strategies and to integrate these strategies with Web sites.
  • Collaborate with web development professionals, such as front-end or back-end developers, to complete the full scope of Web development projects.
  • Communicate with network personnel or Web site hosting agencies to address hardware or software issues affecting Web sites.
  • Conduct user research to determine design requirements and analyze user feedback to improve design quality.
  • Confer with management or development teams to prioritize needs, resolve conflicts, develop content criteria, or choose solutions.
  • Create searchable indices for Web page content.
  • Create Web models or prototypes that include physical, interface, logical, or data models.
  • Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.
  • Develop and document style guidelines for Web site content.
  • Develop new visual design concepts and modify concepts based on stakeholder feedback.

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.
  • Artist: Creating original work and expressing ideas feels natural.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.

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Technologies & Tools

3M Post-it App Adobe Acrobat Adobe ActionScript Adobe After Effects Adobe Creative Cloud software Adobe Dreamweaver Adobe Flex Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop Adobe XD Advanced business application programming ABAP Airtable AJAX Amazon DynamoDB Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 Amazon Kinesis Amazon Redshift Amazon Simple Storage Service S3 Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation

How to Become One

Most employers require a bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Some positions may also require experience through internships, co-ops, or entry-level work to strengthen your candidacy.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Computer Graphic Artist Computer Graphic Designer Content Manager Digital Designer Front End Developer Front End Web Developer Graphics Designer HTML Developer (HyperText Markup Language Developer) Interface Designer Internet Application Developer Internet Architect Internet Developer Internet Site Designer Internet Specialist Intranet Developer Multimedia Developer PHP Developer (Personal Home Page Developer) PHP Web Developer (Personal Home Page Web Developer) PHP Website Developer (Personal Home Page Website Developer) React.js Developer Technology Applications Engineer Usability Specialist User Experience Designer (UX Designer) User Interface and User Experience Architect (UI/UX Architect) User Interface and User Experience Designer (UI/UX Designer) User Interface Designer (UI Designer) User Interface Developer (UI Developer) User Interface Engineer (UI Engineer) UX Developer (User Experience Developer) UX Researcher (User Experience Researcher) Web Application Developer Web Applications Developer Web Architect Web Consultant Web Content Developer Web Content Specialist Web Design Specialist Web Designer Web Engineer Web Page Developer Web Producer Web Programmer Web Site Designer Web Site Developer Web Site Specialist Web Software Engineer Web Specialist Web Technician Webmaster Webmaster Analyst Website Manager Websphere Administrator