Comments on: Web Teams, Quarterbacks and Linebackers, etc.. http://collegewebguy.com/2008/10/13/web-teams-quarterbacks-and-linebackers-etc/ He’s employed at a university. He calls himself a web designer. These are his brain droppings. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:39:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ron Bronson http://collegewebguy.com/2008/10/13/web-teams-quarterbacks-and-linebackers-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-876 Ron Bronson Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:51:48 +0000 http://collegewebguy.com/?p=245#comment-876 The title sold me and the sentiment is dead on. The title sold me and the sentiment is dead on.

]]> By: Dave http://collegewebguy.com/2008/10/13/web-teams-quarterbacks-and-linebackers-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-870 Dave Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:26:19 +0000 http://collegewebguy.com/?p=245#comment-870 That is a good analogy. And we battle this "webmaster" concept daily, our customers all assume we've mastered it all. And it's never productive to try to explain to them that our info architect organizes everything on paper, the visual designer (different department) makes things look pretty, our front-end developer makes the pretty things work, our back-end developer makes the pretty working things powerful and extensible, and the server admins (yet another department) keep it all secure and speedy. So when I'm in a meeting, I always just nod and say, "yep, we can do that." And then I walk out of there and make five phone calls and wonder how the hell I"m going to be able to pull it all together. And it also makes hiring especially difficult. We're planning to expand our Web Communications team and it's a challenge on how to approach the posting. Should we go specific, say "Social Media Specialist," or should we be purposely vague, "Web Designer," and just see what we end up getting, grabbing the most talented person within a whole range of specialties. Makes my head spin on a Monday morning. That is a good analogy. And we battle this “webmaster” concept daily, our customers all assume we’ve mastered it all. And it’s never productive to try to explain to them that our info architect organizes everything on paper, the visual designer (different department) makes things look pretty, our front-end developer makes the pretty things work, our back-end developer makes the pretty working things powerful and extensible, and the server admins (yet another department) keep it all secure and speedy. So when I’m in a meeting, I always just nod and say, “yep, we can do that.” And then I walk out of there and make five phone calls and wonder how the hell I”m going to be able to pull it all together.

And it also makes hiring especially difficult. We’re planning to expand our Web Communications team and it’s a challenge on how to approach the posting. Should we go specific, say “Social Media Specialist,” or should we be purposely vague, “Web Designer,” and just see what we end up getting, grabbing the most talented person within a whole range of specialties.

Makes my head spin on a Monday morning.

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