Web Designer/Developer
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- clearThoughts
Must have a great eye first and foremost -- an understanding of art and culture and how it relates to design. Have strong graphic design fundamentals, with strong attention given to UI and workflow. Highly creative, with an eye for detail work. Ability to quickly troubleshoot, and build upon, existing designs and web apps. Have excellent troubleshooting skills, and solve problems creatively. Ability to produce custom, solution-oriented web applications for internal use. Quickly produce clean code that adheres to current web standards. Have experience in a variety of CMSs. Possess a start-up mentality and work ethic. Work well on a team. Must have a solid portfolio. Expert proficiency in: X/HTML, CSS, XML, Javascript, AJAX, jQuery Library, PHP, MySQL, Web Standards, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
- clearThoughts0
Isn't this a bit too much to ask for one person???
- Samush0
where? i'm looking for a year long placement...
see: http://www.qbn.com/topics/590354…
- drgss0
lie about your skills like everybody else
- And then when it gets to building a web application for internal use - hit the red button!clearThoughts
- gabadilla0
What about powerpoint proficiency?
- clearThoughts0
I think it is totally possible to have all the skills mentioned above.
But I guess that you would be working pretty much on your own if you are doing all that.
This post is for Endgadget. So I reckon their web team must be pretty small.... or maybe there is no team - just one person.I think that it sounds good up until the mySql/PHP and building small applications part.
- tomkat0
I would put myself on that list, but not with a 10/10 for all skills.
But yes, switching from Illustrator/PS to MySql/PHP/Rails Frameworks is my dayjobyes, I do work on my own, and yes, I see the need for passing certain jobs to somebody with broader knowledge in a certain skill (for example SQL)
- clearThoughts0
Yeah - I think it is pretty normal for somebody working on it's own to be able to do all that.
But at a professional level, jumping from Photoshop to hardcore Back-End stuff sounds pretty wild.
Just surprised that a lot more organizations seem to be asking for Developer/Designers.At least if they want to get a Designer/Front-End/Back-End Developer all in one, I hope they are willing to pay for what they are getting.
- Usually you see a job description like this, then "Intern" and "Unpaid" or "stipend to be discussed"vaxorcist
- clearThoughts0
I mean 'professional' as in working together with a team in a studio.
Probably the wrong word for what I wanted to say - A home based freelancer is also a 'professional'.
I just mean that a kid out of school can probably claim all that and also throw some photography/illustration skills on top of it.But how good would the photography be?
- tomkat0
I dunno what you mean by "professional level" but I'm not working for next doors butcher, if that's what you mean ;)
- ukit0
HTML, CSS, Flash, and Javascript I think all fall within the set of skills for a web designer, although there are plenty of people who don't know all those things.
But asking someone to know how to build web apps AND manage a database on top of all that other stuff strikes me as BS. I mean, maybe not if you intend on paying the person 200k for their incredible range of skills. But the way it's rattled off like it's the norm is kind of annoying.
- I agree - somebody that 'designs' a website should at least have some understanding of how it functions.
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- I agree - somebody that 'designs' a website should at least have some understanding of how it functions.
- Shaney0
agree with ukit.....asking the earth+ does seems to be becoming the norm tho. I do have to do most of all that most of the time but would want a fairly hefty wedge jobwise to do it elsewhere. Most of these jobs/wages as advertised wouldn't keep me in dope cake. And you need plenty if you are doing all that.
- Shaney0
..and they forgot to add After Effects
- ukit0
I don't know, I don't think it's becoming the norm. Yeah you see these kinds of posts from time to time but you see plenty of stuff where they are asking for more specialized design skills...information architecture, Flash, etc. So the trend is not moving only in one direction.
The day a big company like Microsoft or Amazon or a credible marketing or design firm start asking for me to be a award-winning graphic artist AND a database admin, I might start getting scared.
- I'm sure Bill Gates can knock out a pretty good logo on MS paint and program a calculator in 2 minutes on a Windows PC.clearThoughts
- ukit0
I wonder if what the Engadget people really want is a web administrator who has a working knowledge of Photoshop so he can process the images on their blog.
- clearThoughts0
Yeah - I think that it's possible but you would have to work pretty hard to keep up to date with Web Design trends, Javascript new cool features/libraries, AJAX and on top of that be able to follow the latest news on PHP/MySQL updates, application architecture like Model View Controller stuff and god knows what else.
You better get paid 200K+ for all that, as you will be replacing 2 or 3 people.
One thing is to have an understanding of it, and be able to do some of it, another very different one is being able to master all of them.
- clearThoughts0
@ukit - I think Endgadget is owned by AOL so that classifies as a 'big company'.
- felizfeliz0
keeping up with all the various code systems mention in that job description and being good at them all = a lot of time and not so enjoyable.
So if that person was also highly creative and spending a lot of time immersing themselves in art and culture, creating amazing designs etc... why the hell would they want a job where the have to waste their creative talent on hacking CSS, following web standards and building mysql databases!
that description sounds more they want a developer who also knows photoshop enough so that they can copy the latest designs and thusly make stuff look good.
- FallowDeer0
on a job advert they would normally put most of those skills in another area like "whould be good if you could also do..." maybe?