Many people think that the jobs in IT all require programming, with many typically thinking about careers such as web development, software development, software engineering, cyber security specialist, network engineer, etcetera. However, some people may wish to go into IT/tech, but in a non programming role. This is a list of such roles:
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Systems analyst / tech consultant - given how prolific and widespread technology is, many companies require people to advise and inform them on how they can best leverage tech to their advantage, to streamline, globalise and digitise their operations.
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UI UX designer - user interface / user experience design has seen a major transformation since the early days of the internet, where website were largely plain with text and few images. Now websites are dynamic and interactive, designed to grab and retain the attention of users, here UI UX designers are crucial, they apply principles of both design and psychology to ensure that users experience a seamless and sleek process when using websites or applications.
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Technical writer - given how complicated and advanced the technologies and concepts are in computer science, technical writers are hugely important. By translating highly technical workings to a range of different audiences, such that they can easily understand what is happening behind the scenes, technical writers are important to the industry.
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SEO specialist - search engine optimisation, or SEO, is the practice of helping a website rank as highly as possible on search engines - SEO specialists employ a range of techniques to help websites be as visible to internet users as possible.
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Project management - IT projects are typically highly complex and large scale, which requires careful management to ensure that the workflow is smooth, issues are dealt with swiftly and resiliently and that resources are managed and distributed suitably.
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Marketing automation specialist - marketing is a process which requires many steps and tasks, it is a lot more than just regularly posting on the company’s Instagram and Facebook accounts. Marketing automation specialists implement solutions to automate certain processes, such as emailing lists, adverts and social media marketing, automating workflows to have certain actions perform when certain events are triggered, for example.