| Job Title |
Roles & Responsibilities |
Key Skills to Know |
| UX Designer |
- a “full stack designer” in that you should have experience in the design process from research through wireframing and even a bit of visual design or front-end development
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research methodologies, wireframing, ideation, prototyping |
| User Researcher |
Maria Anders |
user interviews, survey design, data analysis, usability testing |
| Information Architect |
- responsible for the a product’s organization
- determine how information should be arranged and displayed to make it easy to understand and use
- ultimately helps the user interpret her surroundings, navigate around a product, and easily discover what it is that she’s looking to find or do
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card sorting, understanding of cognitive psychology, library sciences, user research analysis |
| Interaction Designer |
- how the a product feels and responds to a user
- very focused on precise user interface details include anything from designing movement, animation, and visual aesthetics
- how products react and respond to users
|
visual design, knowledge of HTML CCS and Javascript, animation |
| User Interface Designer |
- are most concerned with the look and feel of the actual page visuals and layout
- ultimately choose where buttons should be placed, what colors are used, and what style the drop down menu will display
|
visual design, user interface patterns, typography, layout best practices |
| Product Designer |
|
content strategy, sketching, scope defining |
| Front-End Developer |
- a mix of programming and layout that powers the visuals and interactions of the web
|
HTML, CSS, Javascript, Javascript frameworks |
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