Web Designers & Developers
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NOC 2021: 21233 & 21234 / NOC 2016: 2175
Job Description
Website designers design Internet sites. You plan the look and layout of the website.
Web developers handle the technical tasks of building websites. You plan the framework and work with programming tools and databases to make the site function.
As a web designer and developer you perform the following duties:
- Consult with clients to develop and document requirements
- Prepare mock-ups and storyboards
- Develop website architecture and determine hardware and software requirements
- Design the appearance, layout and flow of the website
- Create content using a variety of graphics, animation and other software
- Conduct tests and perform security and quality controls and generate web analytics
- May lead and co-ordinate multidisciplinary teams
Sources: Career Cruising database (Profiles for Web Developer and Website Designer), WorkBC Career Profiles