Table 1Transition record

webmastertodigital media designer

A webmaster already meets 51% of what the digital media designer role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From webmaster

51%

Overlap1

To digital media designer

59 Skills carried over

15 Required, not held

62.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 62.7

This move: 62.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the digital media designer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the webmaster profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 59 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 webmaster background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held problem-solving with digital tools working with computers
already held authoring software information and communication technologies (icts)
already held web based collaborative platforms information and communication technologies (icts)
already held LESS information and communication technologies (icts)
already held Sass information and communication technologies (icts)
already held style sheet languages information and communication technologies (icts)

All 59 carried skills, including the 9 the digital media designer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 44 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 working with computers 6 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held create website wireframe required
required, not held digital content creation required
required, not held integrate content into output media required
required, not held provide multimedia content required
required, not held perform image editing required
required, not held use e-services required

optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
optional, not held perform video editing 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

02 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 required, 11 supplementary

required, not held adobe creative suite required
required, not held tools for software configuration management required
required, not held task algorithmisation required

optional, not held Ansible optional
optional, not held Apache Maven optional
optional, not held Capture One optional
optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
optional, not held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held STAF optional
optional, not held Salt (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held WebCMS optional
optional, not held WordPress optional
optional, not held audio editing software optional

03 arts and humanities 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held publishing strategy required
required, not held digital media required
required, not held 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

required, not held convert into animated object required
required, not held 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

required, not held 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 59 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held authoring software knowledge
already held develop digital content skill
already held digital systems knowledge
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 based collaborative platforms knowledge
already held web programming knowledge
already held ABAP knowledge
already held AJAX knowledge
already held APL knowledge
already held ASP.NET knowledge
already held Adobe Illustrator knowledge
already held Adobe Photoshop knowledge
already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
already held C# knowledge
already held C++ knowledge
already held COBOL knowledge
already held CSS knowledge
already held CoffeeScript knowledge
already held Common Lisp knowledge
already held Erlang knowledge
already held GIMP (graphics editor software) knowledge
already held Groovy knowledge
already held Haskell knowledge
already held JSSS knowledge
already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
already held JavaScript knowledge
already held LESS knowledge
already held Lisp knowledge
already held MATLAB knowledge
already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
already held Microsoft Visio knowledge
already held Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
already held Objective-C knowledge
already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
already held PHP knowledge
already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
already held Perl knowledge
already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
already held R knowledge
already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
already held SAP R3 knowledge
already held SAS language knowledge
already held Sass knowledge
already held Scala knowledge
already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
already held SketchBook Pro knowledge
already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
already held Synfig knowledge
already held TypeScript knowledge
already held VBScript knowledge
already held Visual Basic knowledge
already held augmented reality knowledge
already held computer programming knowledge
already held problem-solving with digital tools skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire 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

29 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held 3D printing process optional
optional, not held Ansible optional
optional, not held Apache Maven optional
optional, not held Capture One optional
optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
optional, not held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held STAF optional
optional, not held Salt (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held WebCMS optional
optional, not held WordPress optional
optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
optional, not held perform video editing optional
optional, not held study media sources optional
optional, not held take pictures optional
optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
optional, not held analyse business requirements optional
optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
optional, not held audio editing software optional
optional, not held build business relationships optional
optional, not held conduct content quality assurance optional
optional, not held define technical requirements optional
optional, not held digitization optional
optional, not held give live presentation optional
optional, not held multimedia systems optional
optional, not held perform online data analysis optional
optional, not held perform resource planning optional
optional, not held use content management system software optional
optional, not held use presentation software optional

35 held skills the digital media designer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT debugging tools knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT performance analysis methods knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT recovery techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role Joomla knowledge
not needed by the target role WildFly knowledge
not needed by the target role World Wide Web Consortium standards knowledge
not needed by the target role apply ICT system usage policies skill
not needed by the target role apply tools for content development skill
not needed by the target role conduct search engine optimisation skill
not needed by the target role cyber security knowledge
not needed by the target role data models knowledge
not needed by the target role digital communication and collaboration skill
not needed by the target role domain name service knowledge
not needed by the target role enhance website visibility skill
not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
not needed by the target role implement a virtual private network skill
not needed by the target role implement front-end website design skill
not needed by the target role information security strategy knowledge
not needed by the target role knowledge base knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain ICT server skill
not needed by the target role maintain responsive design skill
not needed by the target role manage changes in ICT system skill
not needed by the target role online analytical processing knowledge
not needed by the target role proxy servers knowledge
not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role study website behaviour patterns skill
not needed by the target role system backup best practice knowledge
not needed by the target role troubleshoot website skill
not needed by the target role use ICT ticketing system skill
not needed by the target role use an application-specific interface skill
not needed by the target role use databases skill
not needed by the target role use scripting programming skill
not needed by the target role use software libraries skill
not needed by the target role use spreadsheets software skill
not needed by the target role web analytics knowledge

22 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 acquire Tier

required, not held adobe creative suite required
required, not held publishing strategy required
required, not held tools for software configuration management required
required, not held copyright legislation required
required, not held digital media required
required, not held interactive media required
required, not held task algorithmisation required
optional, not held 3D printing process optional
optional, not held Ansible optional
optional, not held Apache Maven optional
optional, not held Capture One optional
optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
optional, not held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held STAF optional
optional, not held Salt (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held WebCMS optional
optional, not held WordPress optional
optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
optional, not held audio editing software optional
optional, not held digitization optional
optional, not held multimedia systems optional

Index

Other moves recorded from webmaster

Full index of moves from webmaster

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.