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As the IT profession is very broad, there are many different options to consider when choosing a career in IT.
In this section you can see what the role of a web designer/developer includes. Reading the job description and typical role of a web designer/developer below will give you a better understanding of whether you would like to pursue a career in this branch of IT and what skills you may require to do so.
A Web Designer/Developer job description:
- Builds new or redesigns existing websites.
- Creates web designs, uses content management tools, undertakes database administration and the programming of a website.
- They are the “Gatekeepers” of the web and they follow the guidelines created by W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) when programming anything for the internet.
- Combines images, text and audio visual elements on a website to produce interactive content for the internet.
- Designs web pages – produces a mock-up page in a graphics application, produces an HTML template, CSS files and all of the images needed to produce the webpage.
Skills a Web Designer/Developer may have are:
- Knowledge of web based applications (Flash, Shockwave) or CD/DVD based products (Director, Lingo, 3-D Studio Max, After-Effects).
- Strong programming background such as C++, J2EE, .Net, Middleware, Java Script, Action Script, .CSS, .asp, .aspx.
- HTML (Hypertext Mark-up Language), UML (Unified Modelling Language), HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), CGI (Computer Generated Imagery).
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