Web and Digital Interface Designer
Other Titles
Technology Applications Engineer, Web Architect, Web Design Specialist, Web Designer, Web Developer, Webmaster
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.
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.
Develop or implement procedures for ongoing Web site revision.
Develop system interaction or sequence diagrams.
Develop Web site maps, application models, image templates, or page templates that meet project goals, user needs, or industry standards.
Develop, validate, and document test routines and schedules to ensure that test cases mimic external interfaces and address all browser and device types.
Direct and execute pre-production activities, such as creating moodboards or storyboards and establishing a project timeline.
Document technical factors such as server load, bandwidth, database performance, and browser and device types.
Identify or maintain links to and from other Web sites and check links to ensure proper functioning.
Identify problems uncovered by testing or customer feedback, and correct problems or refer problems to appropriate personnel for correction.
Incorporate technical considerations into Web site design plans, such as budgets, equipment, performance requirements, or legal issues including accessibility and privacy.
Maintain understanding of current Web technologies or programming practices through continuing education, reading, or participation in professional conferences, workshops, or groups.
Perform or direct Web site updates.
Perform Web site tests according to planned schedules, or after any Web site or product revision.
Provide clear, detailed descriptions of Web site specifications, such as product features, activities, software, communication protocols, programming languages, and operating systems software and hardware.
Register Web sites with search engines to increase Web site traffic.
Research and apply innovative solutions for product design, visuals, and user experience to meet the needs of individual web development projects.
Research, document, rate, or select alternatives for Web architecture or technologies.
Respond to user email inquiries, or set up automated systems to send responses.
Select programming languages, design tools, or applications.
Write and edit technical documentation for digital interface products and designs, such as user manuals, testing protocols, and reports.
Write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites.
Programming→ Writing computer programs for various purposes.
Active Listening→ Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Complex Problem Solving→ Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Critical Thinking→ Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Reading Comprehension→ Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Active Learning→ Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Judgment and Decision Making→ Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Time Management→ Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Coordination→ Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Speaking→ Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Systems Analysis→ Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Monitoring→ Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Systems Evaluation→ Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Writing→ Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Persuasion→ Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Social Perceptiveness→ Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Learning Strategies→ Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Operations Analysis→ Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
Interacting With Computers→ Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Thinking Creatively→ Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems→ Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates→ Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Getting Information→ Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships→ Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Documenting/Recording Information→ Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work→ Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge→ Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events→ Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Analyzing Data or Information→ Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others→ Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
Processing Information→ Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Developing and Building Teams→ Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others→ Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
Developing Objectives and Strategies→ Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates→ Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People→ Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others→ Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
Training and Teaching Others→ Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information→ Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
Scheduling Work and Activities→ Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others→ Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
Design websites or web applications.
Develop specifications or procedures for website development or maintenance.
Update website content.
Collaborate with others to resolve information technology issues.
Conduct research to gain information about products or processes.
Create images or other visual displays.
Develop models of information or communications systems.
Document design or development procedures.
Prepare graphics or other visual representations of information.
Test software performance.
Analyze operational data to evaluate operations, processes or products.
Collaborate with others to determine design specifications or details.
Collaborate with others to develop or implement marketing strategies.
Develop detailed project plans.
Develop diagrams or flow charts of system operation.
Develop testing routines or procedures.
Document network-related activities or tasks.
Gather customer or product information to determine customer needs.
Implement design or process improvements.
Provide customer service to clients or users.
Provide technical support for computer network issues.
Resolve computer software problems.
Supervise information technology personnel.
Troubleshoot issues with computer applications or systems.
Update knowledge about emerging industry or technology trends.
Write computer programming code.
Write reports or evaluations.
Originality→ The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Fluency of Ideas→ The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Near Vision→ The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Oral Comprehension→ The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression→ The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Problem Sensitivity→ The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Written Comprehension→ The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Deductive Reasoning→ The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Inductive Reasoning→ The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Information Ordering→ The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g. , patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Selective Attention→ The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Written Expression→ The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Visualization→ The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Speech Recognition→ The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Speech Clarity→ The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Category Flexibility→ The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Finger Dexterity→ The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Visual Color Discrimination→ The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
Computers and Electronics→ Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Design→ Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
English Language→ Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Communications and Media→ Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Psychology→ Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Mathematics→ Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Analytical or scientific software -- Statistical analysis software; Statistical software; Mathematical computing software
Application server software -- e.g., Docker; GitHub; Red Hat OpenShift; Red Hat WildFly; Spring Boot; Oracle WebLogic Server
Business intelligence and data analysis software -- Data visualization software; Data analytics software; Data warehousing software; Sisense; QlikView; Tableau
Communications server software -- Collaborative client-server software
Computer based training software -- Learning Platform or course management system
Configuration management software -- Version control software; Chef; Perforce Helix software; Puppet
Content workflow software -- Software development tools; Sitecore CMS; atlassian jira
Customer relationship management CRM software -- e.g., Agile CRM; Salesflare; Zoho CRM; Salesforce software
Database management system software -- Relational database management software; NoSQL; Teradata Database; Amazon DynamoDB; Amazon Kinesis; MySQL; Apache Cassandra
Database reporting software -- Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services; SAP Crystal Reports
Database user interface and query software -- Structured query language SQL; Data entry software; Amazon Web Services AWS software; Microsoft SQL Server; Microsoft Access
Data mining software -- e.g., Google Analytics
Desktop communications software -- e.g., Microsoft Teams; Bitrix24; Skype
Desktop publishing software -- e.g., Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign; Microsoft Publisher; QuarkXPress; Scribus
Development environment software -- Integrated development environment IDE software; Common business oriented language COBOL; Go; Microsoft PowerShell; Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript; Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA; Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
Document management software -- e.g., Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat; DigitalDrawer; Dropbox
Electronic mail software
Enterprise application integration software -- e.g., Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services SSIS; Atlassian Bamboo; Extensible markup language XML; Extensible stylesheet language XSL
Enterprise resource planning ERP software -- e.g., Microsoft Dynamics; Sage 300; Netsuite; Info; Syspro; Work[Etc]; Workday
Enterprise system management software -- e.g., IBM Power Systems software; Splunk Enterprise
Expert system software -- Automation tool software; Ansible software
File versioning software -- e.g., Apache Subversion SVN; Git
Financial analysis software -- Jirav; BusinessRadar; Startegy
Graphical user interface development software -- Component-based user interface (UI) framework; Salesforce Visualforce
Graphics or photo imaging software -- Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Cloud; Adobe Systems Adobe Fireworks; Adobe Systems Adobe Flash; Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator; Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop; JamBoard; Microsoft Visio; SmugMug Flickr; Trimble SketchUp Pro
Instant messaging software -- e.g., Google Chat; WhatsApp Messenger; Viber; WeChat
Metadata management software -- Data modeling tool
Multi-media educational software -- Instructional software; Nearpod
Network monitoring software -- e.g., Nagios; Wireshark
Object or component oriented development software -- Advanced business application programming ABAP; Apache Groovy; Apache Spark; Apple Cocoa; C#; C++; jQuery; Jupyter Notebook; Microsoft ActiveX; Microsoft Visual Basic.NET; Microsoft Visual C# .NET; Objective C; Oracle Java; Practical extraction and reporting language Perl; Python; R; Scala; Swift
Object oriented Database management software -- e.g., Hibernate ORM; PostgreSQL
Office suite software -- e.g., Corel WordPerfect; Google Workspace; Microsoft Office
Operating system software -- e.g., Android; Apple macOS; Linux; Microsoft Windows; Microsoft Windows Server; UNIX; UNIX Shell
Platform interconnectivity software -- e.g., Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation
Portal server software -- Apache HTTP Server
Presentation software -- e.g., Microsoft Powerpoint; Apple Keynote; Google Slides
Program testing software -- e.g., Hewlett Packard LoadRunner; JUnit; Selenium; Travis
Project management software -- e.g., ProofHub; Microsoft SharePoint; Zoho Projects; JIRA
Requirements analysis and system architecture software -- Unified modeling language UML
Sales and marketing software -- e.g., Google AdWords; HubSpot software
Spreadsheet software -- e.g., Google Sheets; Corel Quattro; Microsoft Excel
Storage networking software -- Amazon Simple Storage Service S3
Transaction security and virus protection software -- e.g., Kaspersky Internet Security; Windows Security; Symantec
Transaction server software -- Customer information control system CICS; Microsoft Internet Information Service IIS
Video conferencing software -- e.g., Zoom; Skype; Google Meet; Microsoft Teams
Video creation and editing software -- e.g., WeVideo; Screencast-O-Matic; Adobe Systems Adobe AfterEffects; Flipgrid; Screencastify; YouTube
Web page creation and editing software -- Social media sites; Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver; Google Sites
Web platform development software -- Adobe Systems Adobe Flex; AJAX; Apache Struts; Apache Tomcat; Backbone.js; Bootstrap; Cascading Style Sheets CSS; Django; Drupal; Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML; Enterprise JavaBeans; Ext JS; Extensible HyperText Markup Language XHTML; Extensible stylesheet language transformations XSLT; FlexBox; Google AngularJS; HashiCorp Vagrant; Hypertext markup language HTML; JavaScript; JavaScript Object Notation JSON; Jekyll; JetBrains PhpStorm; LAMP Stack; MeteorJS; Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP; Microsoft ASP.NET; Microsoft ASP.NET Core MVC; Microsoft Commerce Server; Microsoft Visual InterDev; Node.js; Nunjucks; Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP; PhantomJS; PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor; React; RequireJS; Ruby on Rails; Spring Framework; Zend Framework
Word processing software -- e.g., Microsoft Word; WordPerfect; Evernote; Google Docs
Artistic→ Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.
Enterprising→ Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
Innovation→ Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
Attention to Detail→ Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
Initiative→ Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
Analytical Thinking→ Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
Cooperation→ Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
Adaptability/Flexibility→ Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
Persistence→ Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
Achievement/Effort→ Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
Leadership→ Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
Stress Tolerance→ Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
Dependability→ Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
Self Control→ Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
Social Orientation→ Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
Independence→ Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
Concern for Others→ Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
Integrity→ Job requires being honest and ethical.
Independence→ Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
Achievement→ Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
Working Conditions→ Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.