University Marketing is seeking a full-time, front-end web developer to build innovative, well-engineered websites and to help inform the online strategy for the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
University Marketing creates websites that serve the entire UW-Madison campus. The university's gateway site (www.wisc.edu), the official UW Wordpress theme, and the campus news site and alumni magazine are a few of the web properties in our portfolio. More recently we've launched several showcase sites including exploreuw.wisc.edu, origins.wisc.edu, and chazen.wisc.edu. Our ideal candidate will embrace working with digital and user experience designers to create more sites and storytelling experiences like these.
We follow modern best practices in front-end web development, starting with semantically meaningful markup, progressive enhancement, and responsive design. We work primarily with open source platforms and tools -- WordPress, Laravel, Rails, and static site generators such as Eleventy -- in an environment where we have the flexibility and opportunity to innovate and create. We are constantly learning while we work as part of a team to design, build, and deploy custom solutions. In fact the nature of our work requires this passion for learning.
The web developer position requires organization, flexibility and a sense of humor. You will collaborate with designers, user experience experts, and developers. This position reports to the Web Director and requires a team player with an ability to function effectively in the highly complex and decentralized environment of UW-Madison.
Responsibilities:
Leads and participates in the design, development, layout, coding, maintenance, and support of websites and applications to meet the needs of functional users. Designs, develops, and deploys custom interactive web applications and integrates logically designed databases.
10% Evaluates and implements open source and commercial products to meet project needs
60% Designs, develops, and deploys web applications and integrate databases based on relevant website coding scripts
10% Serves as a subject matter expert, consultant, and main point of contact for internal and external stakeholders regarding website and application options, design, maintenance, and support
10% Investigates, resolves, and recommends solutions to website problems and performance issues such as speed of access
5% Contributes to website strategy and recommends changes to leadership
5% Monitors website use and trends, status of projects, and reviews work for completion/quality
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion
Education:
Preferred Associate's Degree
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications: - Two years of experience developing websites within a development team in a professional context. - Experience translating highly creative marketing, editorial and user-interface designs into standards-compliant and accessible HTML and CSS. - Experience developing themes, templates and design components for CMS platforms (e.g. WordPress) and/or static-site generators. - Experience writing "vanilla" Javascript and/or using Javascript libraries or frameworks to implement web behaviors such as animation and basic DOM manipulation. - Experience developing and testing websites with accessibility in mind, including a basic familiarity with WCAG and other accessibility standards. - Experience with git or other modern version control systems. - Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze communications problems from the perspective of how the web and other digital technologies (e.g. email) may be used to help solve them. - Ability to work independently and produce high-quality websites for customers in a timely manner. - Adaptability and flexibility in evolving situations. - Demonstrated desire to learn new things.
Preferred Qualifications - Intermediate or better knowledge of PHP coding best practices, particularly in the context of developing custom WordPress themes and plugins. - Experience developing web application user interfaces and database/API integrations using Javascript frameworks such as Vue, React or native Web components. - Experience with server-side application development using a framework like Laravel or Rails. - Experience using automated testing tools (e.g. Axe) and/or assistive technology (e.g. screen readers) to evaluate and improve a website's accessibility. - Experience using CI/CD tools for automation, quality assurance and code deployment. - Basic understanding of Linux and the command line, especially as it relates to managing local development environments. - Knowledge of and passion for higher education or nonprofit organizations.
COVID-19 Considerations:
UW-Madison continues to follow necessary health and safety protocols to protect our campus from COVID-19. All employees remain subject to the COVID-19 Workplace Safety Policy: https://policy.wisc.edu/library/UW-5086. Please visit https://covidresponse.wisc.edu for the most up-to-date information.
Work Type:
Full Time: 100%
This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Minimum $63,800 ANNUAL (12 months) Depending on Qualifications This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. For a summary of benefits, please see https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/fasl.pdf
Additional Information:
Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.
How to Apply:
Click the "Apply Now" button to start the application process and create a UW Jobs profile. You will be prompted to upload a cover letter and resume. Your cover letter should highlight your experience, knowledge, and skills as they relate to the qualifications listed for this position.
Contact:
Kory Breuer [email protected] 608-264-3551 Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )
Official Title:
Web Developer(IT007)
Department(s):
A022460-GENERAL SERVICES/VC FOR UNIV RELATIONS/MARKETING
Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable
Job Number:
258244-AS
The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
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The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been a catalyst for the extraordinary since its founding in 1848. Our students, staff, and faculty partake in world-class education and conduct prolific research that solves real-world problems. Our guiding principle is the Wisconsin Idea, a commitment to outreach that creates a better future for our state, our nation, and the world. We value the contributions of each person and recognize that diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation.
