WebWeb Designer Job Description Template

A web designer needs to be a jack-of-all-trades. This means a good designer has to have a an understanding of visual design, along with branding and logo design, UI and UX design, and even front-end development. Due to the broad scope of the necessary skills, hiring web designers can be difficult and time consuming.

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Web design encompasses many skills, and sometimes, separate professions. A web designer nowadays has to wear many hats and may have varying levels of proficiency and experience in different fields.

Ideally, a good web designer should have basic understanding of visual, branding and logo design, user experience design, user interface design, interaction design, information architecture, and front-end development.

This means that hiring web designers can be a daunting task, so it is vital to include clear skills and requirements in your job description and job ad.

Web Designer Job Description And Ad Template

Copy this template, and modify it as your own:

Company Introduction

{{Write a short and catchy paragraph about your company. Make sure to provide information about the company’s culture, perks, and benefits. Include office hours, remote working possibilities, and anything else that makes your company interesting.}}

Job Description

As our new Web designer you will create the look, layout, feel, functionality and features of all the websites we are developing. You will work on developing new websites and on enhancing our existing Web properties.

You will work closely with our creative directors, project managers, strategists and other design team members to develop specifications and make adjustments regarding the use of new and emerging Web technologies.

Responsibilities

Your key responsibilities will be meeting with clients, using wireframing tools, using functional user-interface techniques in your Web design workflow. You will also be responsible for writing clean, semantic front-end code - HTML5, CSS3, JAVA, PHP.

More responsibilities in detail:

  • Work with clients and project managers to build and refine graphic designs for websites. Must have strong skills in Photoshop, Sketch, InvsionApp, UX Pin, or equivalent application(s).
  • Convert raw images and layouts from a graphic designer into CSS/XHTML themes.
  • Determine appropriate architecture, and other technical solutions, and make relevant recommendations to clients.
  • Develop and maintain robust Webstyle guides for all our consumer- and business-facing products.
  • Provide thought-leadership on Web design best practices and next-generation digital trends.
  • Create high-fidelity mock-ups for vetting and user testing, and finished .psd files for development.
  • Assist in the development of a new brand and how to convey it cohesively across our multiple Web properties.
  • Create site layout/user interface by using standard HTML / CSS / PHP / JAVA practices
  • {{Add other responsibilities here that are relevant}}

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s in computer science or related field, or significant equivalent experience.
  • Three years minimum experience with HTML/XHTML and CSS.
  • A strong visual and technical portfolio.
  • A high level of proficiency using Adobe products (or equivalent tools).
  • Knowledge of browser compatibility across multiple platforms and devices.
  • Strong ability to design with accessibility in mind.
  • Experience working in an agile/scrum development process.
  • Familiarity with multiple HTML frameworks, strong JavaScript & jQuery skills (such as consuming APIs)
  • {{List education level or certification you require}}
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