

This job is focused on back-end work and working with languages specific to the web, like PHP, ASP, Ruby, Python, etc. The job is quality control, leadership of other designers, and client communication. Primarily design, just like a UI Designer, but with specific focus on how things are used and movement. All jobs should care about user experience, but this job lives it. May not have or need any design or implementation skill. Then ushering changes for the better through the system and testing the results. UX DesignerĪ specific focus on studying and researching how people use a site. Really good at design-tools-of-choice with perhaps only light HTML and CSS skill. This job is more about designing and less about implementation. Although, none of the front end technologies live in a bubble so I generally prefer Front End Developer. Technology specific job titles may be also be appropriate here, like “ JavaScript Developer” or “ JavaScript Engineer” for a job where that is primarily what needs to be done. I tend to think of that as a requiring a deeper and more specific skillset, possibly with more narrow focus or at a higher level. You likely have a grasp on some concepts beyond the core technologies, for instance, regression testing or performance.Ī synonym might be Front End Engineer. Because the job doesn’t require design, deeper skill in the other technologies is implied. The lack of “designer” in the title is intentional. This job is focused on HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and light backend work. If the job is also designing for print, apps, signage, products, clothing, etc., the title would be widened to Designer. Specific skills would be design-tools-of-choice, HTML, CSS, and light JavaScript. “Web” is in the title because the job is specifically focused on the web.

Literally deciding and implementing how websites look and work. If “designer” is in the title, the job is designing. Let’s light this fire, shall we? This is all debatable, of course. Perhaps we can get closer to nailing that down. Since they are out there and we use them, there should be some consistency to their definition. people change companies sometimes and need common language).

leads to “not my job” syndrome) to vital (i.e. The opinion on their usefulness range from harmful (i.e. There are loads of job titles in our industry.
