Science & Technology Opportunity: Website Designer

Website Designer Current Vacancies

2007-06-17:

Website designers, sometimes known as web authors, design the pages that make up a website.

A good web designer will need knowledge of 'front end' concepts how the site looks, and back end systems how it works. Initially, a designer works with a client, discussing their requirements to find out exactly what they want their site to do.

This could be anything from an interactive site for educational purposes to a commercial site selling consumer goods. Designers draw up a draft working version of the website using both general and specialised authoring software, and web
coding and formatting techniques such as HTML HyperText Mark-up Language, Dynamic HTML, Cascading Style Sheets continually discuss and test refinements with the client.

Website designers working for a company normally work a 37- to 40-hour week, Monday to Friday.
Self-employed designers work the hours

Designers work indoors in an office or home environment. Some website designers are employed in the information technology IT departments of large organisations, working on external internet sites and in-house intranet sites.

Other designers work for companies that are contracted by a number of clients to design, set up and maintain websites.
Many designers work on a freelance basis.

Website designers may progress by moving between employers. Experienced designers may earn up to 25,000 (Permalink)