front-end developer.

Some of the roles of a front-end developer include:

• turning designs into functional web pages: you use design ideas from graphics designers and replicate them using HTML and CSS to create functional web pages. HTML establishes the layout and structure, while CSS effectively styles web pages.
• maintaining proper website themes and colours: you work alongside web designers and marketing teams to determine the best themes and website colour schemes. You also ensure the colour schemes are balanced and coordinated throughout the websites. 
• improving website navigation: front-end developers often create links to help users navigate websites or external sites. Apart from building the code that enables you to add links throughout the web pages, you ensure the links take users to the desired locations on the website.
• optimising websites for mobile: you ensure users can access a website from any device. The web page design must maintain its appearance on small screens with the expected site speed. Users should also access all the features from mobile devices.
• content optimisation: you ensure content is displayed properly on a website by optimising the web page structure. You also boost the website's visibility by ensuring the content follows search engine optimisation guidelines and best practices.
• testing and updating front-end components: your job is to implement new front-end components on websites. You also regularly test the websites for bugs to ensure they work perfectly.

As a front-end developer, you mainly work in an office environment and spend most of the day on a computer or in meetings with other developers. Most companies provide creative workspaces for web developers to keep them motivated. For instance, some employers offer interactive brainstorming and coding spaces to enhance creativity. Front-end developers can also work remotely and accomplish their responsibilities without going to the office. The job doesn't involve travelling unless you are attending a conference.

Depending on your employer and the industry you work in, your colleagues might include web developers, software engineers, software developers, and back-end developers. You might also be working close to full stack developers and user experience and interface designers, as well as other specialists that could include, but not be limited to, software engineers, game developers, project managers and development engineers.

As a front-end developer, your work schedule depends on your employer and the projects you work on. When working full-time, your job duties take 39 hours a week. You often work outside office hours to complete urgent projects and meet deadlines. Part-time and remote working opportunities are available in small start-ups that don't require complex web development work. Some front-end developers are freelancers who work on short-term contracts before moving to the next employer.

Becoming a front-end developer establishes your career in web development. Front-end developers can improve their skills and take on senior roles or move to other technology roles. If you enjoy the planning stages of front-end development, you have the potential to move into management roles. While you won't be coding, you will lead teams of front-end developers on various projects. When you have deep knowledge of front-end development, you can become a consultant or lecture web development students in colleges and universities.

Finding your front-end developer job through Randstad provides important advantages such as:

• a wide variety of training and development opportunities
• an experienced contact person to provide help if needed
• a range of opportunities in your area
• get paid weekly or monthly, depending on the job
• temporary and permanent contracts

Want a permanent contract? A temporary job as a front-end developer is often a stepping stone to an attractive permanent job. Every year, thousands of people earn a permanent contract with great employers thanks to a temporary job found through Randstad. What's more, many companies recruit their permanent employees through Randstad too.

As a front-end developer, you ensure website users can interact with webpages. You create a visually pleasing platform for users to access various functions. You create and program a website to ensure it performs the desired functions. However, instead of focusing on the back-end design features, you focus on the visual graphics and images to improve the website's accessibility.

Front-end developers have fluctuating earnings depending on their level of skill and qualifications. You can earn from $100,000 to $200,000 yearly. You can improve your remuneration by increasing your experience and building your qualifications. The company you work for affects your earnings. Some big organisations pay more due to the complexity of their projects.

While you don't need formal qualifications to become a front-end developer, a bachelor's degree in computer science or software development improves your competitive advantage.

Front-end development is a technical career that requires extensive coding proficiency and programming skills. The technical aspects make it challenging, but it is exciting if you enjoy coding.

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