Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Web designer to digital media designer

A web designer already meets 16% of what the digital media designer role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From web designer
16 % overlap
Distant match
To digital media designer
12 You already bring
18 Still to learn
103 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance A rebuild

89/ 100

1 How much of what a digital media designer is expected to do is already part of a web designer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the digital media designer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A digital media designer role treats 6 of its required skills as things a web designer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • create website wireframe
  • graphics editor software
  • manage online content
  • style sheet languages
  • use markup languages
  • web programming

What stands in the way is 18 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A digital media designer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a web designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held WebCMS information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held create website wireframe working with computers
  • already held style sheet languages information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held CSS information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held JSSS information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held manage online content working with computers

All 12 carried skills, including the 6 the digital media designer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 91 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 information and communication technologies (icts) 6 required, 54 supplementary
  • still to learn adobe creative suite required
  • still to learn tools for software configuration management required
  • still to learn web based collaborative platforms required
  • still to learn authoring software required
  • still to learn digital systems required
  • still to learn task algorithmisation required
  • optional, not held ABAP optional
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
  • optional, not held Ansible optional
  • optional, not held Apache Maven optional
  • optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held C# optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held COBOL optional
  • optional, not held Capture One optional
  • optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Erlang optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) optional
  • optional, not held LESS optional
  • optional, not held Lisp optional
  • optional, not held MATLAB optional
  • optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
  • optional, not held Objective-C optional
  • optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Perl optional
  • optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) optional
  • optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held R optional
  • optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held SAP R3 optional
  • optional, not held SAS language optional
  • optional, not held STAF optional
  • optional, not held Salt (tools for software configuration management) optional
  • optional, not held Sass optional
  • optional, not held Scala optional
  • optional, not held Scratch (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held SketchBook Pro optional
  • optional, not held Smalltalk (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Swift (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Synfig optional
  • optional, not held TypeScript optional
  • optional, not held VBScript optional
  • optional, not held Visual Basic optional
  • optional, not held WordPress optional
  • optional, not held audio editing software optional
  • optional, not held augmented reality optional
  • optional, not held computer programming optional
02 working with computers 6 required, 7 supplementary
  • still to learn digital content creation required
  • still to learn integrate content into output media required
  • still to learn provide multimedia content required
  • still to learn develop digital content required
  • still to learn perform image editing required
  • still to learn use e-services required
  • optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
  • optional, not held perform video editing optional
  • optional, not held problem-solving with digital tools optional
  • optional, not held conduct content quality assurance optional
  • optional, not held perform online data analysis optional
  • optional, not held use content management system software optional
  • optional, not held use presentation software optional
03 arts and humanities 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn publishing strategy required
  • still to learn digital media required
  • still to learn interactive media required
  • optional, not held 3D printing process optional
  • optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn convert into animated object required
  • still to learn design graphics required
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held build business relationships optional
  • optional, not held give live presentation optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required
  • still to learn copyright legislation required
06 information skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held study media sources optional
  • optional, not held analyse business requirements optional
  • optional, not held perform resource planning optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a digital media designer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held create website wireframe skill
  • already held graphics editor software knowledge
  • already held manage online content skill
  • already held style sheet languages knowledge
  • already held use markup languages skill
  • already held web programming knowledge
  • already held Adobe Photoshop knowledge
  • already held CSS knowledge
  • already held GIMP (graphics editor software) knowledge
  • already held JSSS knowledge
  • already held JavaScript knowledge
  • already held WebCMS knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held define technical requirements optional
08 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held digitization optional
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held take pictures optional
73 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held 3D printing process optional
  • optional, not held ABAP optional
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
  • optional, not held Ansible optional
  • optional, not held Apache Maven optional
  • optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held C# optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held COBOL optional
  • optional, not held Capture One optional
  • optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Erlang optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) optional
  • optional, not held LESS optional
  • optional, not held Lisp optional
  • optional, not held MATLAB optional
  • optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
  • optional, not held Objective-C optional
  • optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Perl optional
  • optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) optional
  • optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held R optional
  • optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held SAP R3 optional
  • optional, not held SAS language optional
  • optional, not held STAF optional

33 further entries not listed here

10 held skills the digital media designer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role IBM WebSphere knowledge
  • not needed by the target role JavaScript Framework knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Joomla knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with designers skill
  • not needed by the target role compose description for web elements skill
  • not needed by the target role design web-based courses skill
  • not needed by the target role enhance website visibility skill
  • not needed by the target role establish customer rapport skill
  • not needed by the target role implement front-end website design skill
  • not needed by the target role manage website skill
68 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to pick up Tier
  • still to learn adobe creative suite required
  • still to learn publishing strategy required
  • still to learn tools for software configuration management required
  • still to learn web based collaborative platforms required
  • still to learn authoring software required
  • still to learn copyright legislation required
  • still to learn digital media required
  • still to learn digital systems required
  • still to learn interactive media required
  • still to learn task algorithmisation required
  • optional, not held 3D printing process optional
  • optional, not held ABAP optional
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
  • optional, not held Ansible optional
  • optional, not held Apache Maven optional
  • optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held C# optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held COBOL optional
  • optional, not held Capture One optional
  • optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Erlang optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) optional
  • optional, not held LESS optional
  • optional, not held Lisp optional
  • optional, not held MATLAB optional
  • optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
  • optional, not held Objective-C optional
  • optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional

28 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from web designer

Full index of moves from web designer

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a web designer become a digital media designer?

Yes, and it is a career change move. A web designer already covers 16% of what a digital media designer is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 6 of which the digital media designer role treats as required.

What skills does a web designer need to become a digital media designer?

18 required skills are missing, plus 73 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information and communication technologies (icts). The single most important is adobe creative suite.

How hard is the move from web designer to digital media designer?

Its learning distance is 89 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.