Responsibilities

• Designs, implements and maintains college websites including updating content, publishing, internal permissions and workflow settings, backup sites and troubleshooting; meets with faculty, students and department staff regarding their web needs; analyzes business objectives and translates into functional solutions for the college.
• Writes front and backend code and uses related languages, framework and scripts for website applications; tests web applications to ensure displays meet ease-of-use and flexibility standards and execute properly for multiple browsers; ensures designs make efficient use of network and database resources by using server-side programming languages.
• Designs websites, pages and templates based on user, technical and legal requirements, existing systems and platforms, options for integration, established policies and budget; integrates graphics, animation, video, sound and content; ensures design's visual images are consistent with branding guidelines; ensures websites and web pages meet accessibility standards as required under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA).
• Performs project management duties for assigned campus and district-wide web system projects; works closely with customers and other project team members to set priorities, task lists, time estimates and acceptance criteria; uses project management tools and techniques to monitor project status and completion of project tasks; reviews and approves project deliverables and performs other quality assurance activities; regularly meets with customers to review project status and resolve development/implementation problems and bottlenecks; develops a variety of ad hoc reports to meet project needs. Creates online help functions, including application documentation; administers District content management system and services in coordination with the Web Systems Administrator and other Web Content Engineers to include the maintenance of HTML templates, image archives, permissions and user roles, workflow and guidelines for web publication.
• Defines and maintains security profiles for assigned systems.
• Coordinates work with IT professional staff responsible for applications development and administration, network administration and database administration to ensure that website architecture, functionality and design are consistent with all information technology strategies.
• Collaborates with Web Systems Administrator and other Web Content Engineers to present a consistent visual image on the web following District branding standards; promotes uniform fonts, formatting, icons, image layout techniques and modularization; ensures that public-facing websites and web applications are modernized to work with mobile devices.
• Maintains records and prepares periodic reports regarding website updates, implementation activities and user traffic.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to and understanding of historically minoritized groups and participates in professional development activities to increase cultural competency to enhance equity-minded practices within the District.

Requirements

• An associate degree in information technology, computer science, web design or a closely related field, and at least three years of progressively responsible experience in the development and design of websites and web pages of database-driven web applications; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.