Web & Digital Interface Designers

Also Called:

Web Architect,

Web Design Specialist,

Web Designer,

Webmaster

What they do: Design digital user interfaces or websites. Develop and test layouts, interfaces, functionality, and navigation menus to ensure compatibility and usability across browsers or devices. May use web framework applications as well as client-side code and processes. May evaluate web design following web and accessibility standards, and may analyze web use metrics and optimize websites for marketability and search engine ranking. May design and test interfaces that facilitate the human-computer interaction and maximize the usability of digital devices, websites, and software with a focus on aesthetics and design. May create graphics used in websites and manage website content and links.

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Arts, Entertainment, & Design, Digital Technology

Career Cluster

What do they typically do on the job?

  • 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.

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.

Innovation

Adaptability

Intellectual Curiosity

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Cooperation

Interests

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Data for NSI career cards comes from the following: Idaho Department of Labor, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, O*NET, MyNextMove, and Career OneStop