Occupation

243135 Web Designer

Latest release
Consultation draft: Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO)
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Reference period
July 2024
Released
25/07/2024
Next release Unknown
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243135 Web Designer

Plans, designs, develops, and prepares information for websites using text, pictures, colours, layout, and data sources to deliver information tailored to an intended audience and purpose.

User Experience Designers, User Interface Designers and Multimedia Designers are excluded from this occupation. User Experience Designers and User Interface Designers are included in Occupation 243133 UI / UX Designer. Multimedia Designers are included in Occupation 243132 Multimedia Designer.

Alternative title

  • Website Designer

ANZSCO skill level

This occupation has a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.

Australia

  • Skill Level 1: Bachelor Degree, higher qualification, or at least five years of relevant experience

New Zealand

  • Skill Level 1: Bachelor Degree, higher qualification, or at least five years of relevant experience

Main tasks

  • Researches client needs, target audience, and current web design trends
  • Creates sketches or digital mock-ups of the website's layout, navigation, and content placement
  • Creates or uses existing wireframes to plan out the structure and functionality of the site
  • Ensures website accessibility for all users, considering diverse abilities and devices
  • Works closely with Web Developers to ensure that the final website looks and functions as intended
  • Establishes design guidelines, standards, and best practices
  • May identify and secure domain names for the websites