web designer & programmer
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As a website content producer I've probably got a different viewpoint on all of this... We use a few different suppliers to do occasional programming for us...but when it comes to redesigning the site, we need to hire a designer who can give us really good graphic design, usability, and I guess has a clue about all the CSS side of things, as that all impacts both look-and-feel and usability/functionality....BUT we still have someone else who knows the back end stuff of our site well, and we would keep using them. So we would be looking for principally a REALLY good graphic designer, not neccessarily a full all-rounder who can do the whole lot from design to coding reasonably well... Point is... It's often hard to know who to hire with all this crossover of titles and skills, when you don't neccessarily want an all-rounder, you just want the best you can get in a specific area.
To be expected when you compare this industry to traditional publishing... suddenly it is possible for one person to effectively do design, content , production, distribution etc...