Web Designer & Developer – HigherEdJobs

Job Summary

The Advancement Web Designer and Developer reports to the
senior director of communications on the donor relations marketing and communications team. This position will be the point person for
updating and evolving advancement’s giving site, a newly launched website designed to drive donor support for programs, scholarships, and
additional funds across the University of Utah and University of Utah Health.

The Advancement Web Designer and Developer will work
with advancement colleagues representing the university’s various schools, colleges, departments, and programs to ensure that each area’s
giving page is operating efficiently. Additionally, this role harnesses web design and development experience to build new pages to support
philanthropic outreach and awareness for new giving campaigns as they arise-applying user experience and giving best practices for web to
create an engaging journey across webpages to secure gifts made in support of the university.

This position will closely collaborate
with the Annual Giving web specialist to maintain and develop web functionality, design processes, and data collection with University
Advancement’s content management system (CMS), WordPress. The web developer ensures all web design and development
meet brand and industry standards.

To inquire about this posting, email: employment@utah.edu or call 801-581-2300.
Reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to qualified individuals with disabilities. To request an
accommodation or for further information about University AA/EO policies, please contact the Office of Equal
Opportunity

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Annual Giving web specialist to assess and manage project requests
• Determine project timelines and requirements while balancing stakeholder needs, best practices, and marketing strategies
• Ideate
  and deliver new webpage designs and functionality based on project requirements, wireframes, and prototypes (does this position create the
  wireframe and prototype?)
• Investigate and resolve issues in website functionality, design, and data collection
• Follow
  user-centered design principles
• Maintain a consistent, branded look and feel across the website
• Edit photos and graphics
  for web use, and create responsive image size sets
• Maintain documentation of code and processes to create sustainability and
  consistency across web projects
• Collaborate with DR MarComm team to curate content as needed for designing new webpages and
  updating existing pages
• Update news pages with content culled from University of Utah and U of U Health

Additional
responsibilities may include:

• Ensuring all web content, design, and development meet accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA), PCI, and
  HIPAA requirements.
• Building new CMS components and page templates using HTML and CSS
• Orchestrating site-wide CSS changes
  that are responsive and accessible

Minimum Qualifications
Requires a bachelors degree in a related area or equivalency
(one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience). 2-4 years of experience in web design or a related
area. Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a the web design field.

Applicants must demonstrate the
potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Highly Preferred
Qualifications:

• Proficiency in HTML, JavaScript, and CSS Bootstrap framework.
• Demonstrated understanding of
  user-centered design principles
• Ability to design within the constraints of comprehensive brand guidelines
• Ability to
  develop and design webpages within the constraints of a CMS
• Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 AA or AAA web accessibility requirements
• Experience editing images for responsiveness
• Willingness to proactively expand skillset to deliver appropriate web
  solutions
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills
• Ability to manage workload
  independently and in alignment with strategic priorities
• Experience using Adobe Creative Suite

Other
Preferences:

• Proficiency in HTML, JavaScript, and CSS Bootstrap framework
• Demonstrated understanding of
  user-centered design principles
• Ability to design within the constraints of comprehensive brand guidelines
• Ability to
  develop and design webpages within the constraints of a CMS
• Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 AA or AAA web accessibility requirements
• Experience editing images for responsiveness
• Willingness to proactively expand skillset to deliver appropriate web
  solutions
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills
• Ability to manage workload
  independently and in alignment with strategic priorities
• Experience using Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience working within
  an agile team
• Experience working in a higher education environment
• Experience managing analytic tools and implementing
  user-behavior tracking
• Experience with project and team management using Asana, SharePoint, or Teams

Preferences

Special Instructions

Requisition Number: PRN37966B
Full Time or Part Time?
Full Time
Work Schedule Summary:
Department: 00289 – Development
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range:
$60,000 – $70,000
Close Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes

To apply, visit https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/161809

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