Master CIW Designer Certification

Master CIW Designers develop and maintain Web sites using authoring and scripting languages, create content and digital media, and employ standards and technologies for both business-to-business and business-to-consumer e-commerce Web sites. Master CIW Designer certification can lead to a successful career as a Web designer, creative director, Web marketing/ business specialist or art director. Candidates must pass three required CIW exams to become a Master CIW Designer.

Required Master CIW Designer Exams
• CIW v5 Foundations
• CIW Site Designer or CIW v5 Site Designer
• CIW E-Commerce Designer or CIW v5 E-Commerce Designer

CIW Site Designer
The CIW Site Designer exam validates human-factor principles in designing, implementing and maintaining hypertext-based Web sites using authoring and scripting languages, content creation and management tools, and digital media tools.

Target Audience
The CIW Site Designer certification is ideal for Web authors, marketing and communications professionals, PR professionals, Webmasters, graphic designers, desktop publishers, technical writers and library scientists.

Job Responsibilities
CIW Site Designers implement and maintain hypertext-based Web sites using authoring and scripting languages, create Web content, use Web management tools and digital media tools, and apply human-factor principles to design.

CIW E-Commerce Designer
The CIW E-Commerce Designer exam focuses on standards, technologies and practices for both business-to-business and business-to-consumer e-commerce models. This certification addresses relationships among marketing, promotion, customer service, user interaction, purchasing methods and secure transactions by using SSL and SET, payment gateways, inventory control, shipping and order information, and site performance testing and evaluation.

Target Audience
The CIW E-Commerce Designer certification is ideal for network server administrators, firewall administrators, systems administrators, application developers, IT security officers, marketing and communications professionals and Webmasters.

Job Responsibilities
CIW E-Commerce Designers design and implement commerce-driven Web sites, identify customer needs, monitor customer usage patterns, determine order processes and service after sales, and consider how e-business solutions can increase sales.