Just as the web design profession is perceived to be lucrative being a professional service, so is its job opportunity surplus for those who are experienced and skilled to deliver their prospect’s job requirements and specifications.
A well-trained web designer doesn’t even need to get a traditional workplace to thrive in; he or she can instead build their own solutions and products and sell them to investors, while this can fetch an incredibly high source of income it’s a daunting process that might take considerable time to achieve.
While that’s the case, it’s important that every aspiring web designer knows where their technical and design-related skills can be useful, at least till they have enough experience to work independently, building projects for small business owners that need more visibility for their businesses, entrepreneurs looking to launch their business ideas and investors seeking reliable solutions to put their investiture in.
The goal of this clarity post is to highlight some of the notable places and job descriptions where a web designer can work in Nigeria. As a bonus, we’ll also be chipping in some platforms for job hunting where companies make offers for people with web designing skills.
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Types of Companies/Organizations Where a Web Designer Can Work?
Web Design Agencies/Digital Agencies
It’s a no-brainer that this is the dream home for most web designers. There’s no better way to utilize the skills of a web designer than working in a company that specializes in creating websites for clients. This type of opportunity exposes web designers to a diverse range of projects, allowing them to gain experience across different industries – thus diversing their portfolio/resume.
Freelance
There are some web designers who prefer to swim in the waters alone, working on one-off projects with clients. It’s a lot closer to working in an agency as most freelancers brand themselves like an agency.
The only difference is that agencies often have a self-managed platform where they share their portfolio, pricing, and contact details, while freelancers use talent sourcing or freelancing platforms to seek high-paying gigs.
Media and Advertising Agencies
Agencies that specialize in media and advertising often need an in-house web designer to create visually engaging websites, online campaigns, and promotional materials. The reason is that the number of web design-related activities they do is too much, and often needed within short notice to always outsource the tasks to a freelancer.
Retail & E-commerce
Businesses that sell products online rely heavily on web designers to create visually appealing and e-commerce websites that function greatly. With heavy demand for frequent updates and site auditing, it’s more expensive to outsource every project to a freelance web designer, as such, they tend to hire a standard web design team for their platform.
Large Organizations
This may be government agencies, nonprofit organizations, entertainment companies, or even real estate companies. These organizations often offer long-term contracts to web design agencies/freelancers to oversee the web division of the company.
Where can Web Designers go for Jobhunting in Nigeria?
Aside from the traditional methods of searching for employment, there are some platforms dedicated to people with tech-related skills where they either upload their profiles or pitch companies that present job vacancies, the most popular being freelancing websites and job sites like the ones listed below:
LinkedIn is the biggest social networking service for professionals – if ever you’re going to find a job to utilize your web design skills, it’s here. In their jobs section, simply sort it to show “Web Designer” as a profession, and “Nigeria” as the location.
GrabJobs
This is a local platform that allows Nigerian companies to post about vacancies in their firm. All you need do as a wannabe employee is to sort their find jobs option specifically to “Web designer” or “Web design.”
Indeed
Indeed is a platform dedicated to listing vacancies within tech companies. Just like LinkedIn and GrabJobs, just use their sorting tool to tailor directly to web designer jobs.
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In all, it is important you try to get as much as possible experience outside of your academic degrees, that way you can be sure to build a strong portfolio of projects perfectly showcasing your development and design skills.
