Salary by experience
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| Experience | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 0-2 yrs | CHF 88'000 |
| 3-5 yrs | CHF 89'375 |
| 6-8 yrs | CHF 93'500 |
| 9-11 yrs | CHF 114'600 |
| 12-21 yrs | CHF 112'000 |
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Swiss professionsDesign & Crafts
Interactive Media Designer EFZ
You design interactive media for digital platforms and advertising campaigns.
01 · Overview
What this profession is about
You develop and program websites, apps, and digital campaigns. You consider both design and technology.
As Interactive Media Designer EFZ, you combine creativity with technical know-how. You design digital content, program websites, and produce videos. You work closely with clients and teams. Your focus is on appealing, interactive solutions for various media channels. You check feasibility, conduct research, and put concepts into practice. This is how you shape the digital communication of tomorrow.
FieldDesign & Crafts
Education pathVocational Training (Apprenticeship)
IndustryDesign
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02 · Salary
What you can earn
✓ Strong salary match
Salaries reflect Swiss market data. Range covers entry to senior. Salary reference based on Integration Manager. Based on 87 observations, updated 7 months ago.
Salary trend
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| Period | Salary (CHF) |
|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | CHF 112'400 |
| 2017-2019 | CHF 101'500 |
| 2020-2022 | CHF 107'300 |
| 2023-2025 | CHF 94'750 |
Top earning cantons
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| Canton | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Zurich | CHF 97'000 | 16 |
Top paying industries
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| Industry | Salary | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| Banking / Financial institutions | CHF 132'000 | 10 |
| Information technology / Telecom | CHF 97'000 | 30 |
| Health care / Social services | CHF 86'651 | 8 |
03 · Pathway
How to enter and grow
- 🎓 Interactive Media Designer EFZ
- ⏱ 4 Jahre
Official education path
The training lasts four years. It combines school theory with practical experience in agencies or editorial offices.
Typical training path
Interactive Media Designer EFZ
Curriculum
- Vorbereiten von Projekten für interaktive digitale Kommunikationsmittel
- Entwickeln von Konzepten für interaktive digitale Kommunikationsmittel
Prerequisites
- Compulsory school completed
- Aptitude test (required by some companies)
Requirements
- Sense of form and color
- Spatial imagination
- Creativity
- Technical understanding
- Communication skills and good language skills
- Mental flexibility
- Strong teamwork skills
- Good general knowledge
- 1Vorbereiten von Projekten für interaktive digitale Kommunikationsmittel
- 2Entwickeln von Konzepten für interaktive digitale Kommunikationsmittel
04 · Skills & fit
What it takes
Required skills
- Sense of form
- Technical understanding
- Communication skills
- Creativity
Personality fit
- Swiss career path
- Career transition
- Professional growth
05 · Daily reality
What the work feels like
Typical day
You stand at your computer and adjust a website layout. A new video clip is being edited in the background. In between, you discuss the next steps for an ongoing campaign with the team.
- You understand client needs and document them precisely.
- You develop creative concepts and sketch designs for digital media.
- You program websites and add interactive content like videos.
- You film and edit videos. You also edit photos and audio.
- You conduct user tests and optimize digital products.
- You publish finished media on various digital channels.
- You advertise on social media and maintain client contact.
Working conditions
You work in photo and video studios, agencies, or editorial offices. You often shape your projects in teams, but sometimes also independently.
Where to learn
- Paritätische Berufsbildungsstelle für visuelle Kommunikation (PBS)Weihermattstrasse 94, 5000 Aarau
Strengths
- Sense of form
- Technical understanding
- Communication skills
- Creativity
Trade-offs
- Pressure from deadlines
- Continuous training
- High personal responsibility
- Changing work locations
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