Web Experience Developer
University of Illinois4 days ago
Urbana, IL, USAMid Level
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, maintain, and continuously improve CITL websites and other digital assets.
- Build front-end code, CMS themes and templates, page layouts, navigation structures, content components, and reusable page templates.
- Troubleshoot layout, styling, and browser compatibility issues while maintaining clean, documented code and modern web standards.
- Optimize website performance, usability, search engine optimization, responsiveness, and accessibility.
- Manage and publish web content in collaboration with content owners and support content migration and website redesign initiatives.
- Apply UX, inclusive design, and accessibility principles; conduct usability reviews and recommend improvements based on feedback and analytics.
- Coordinate with CITL leadership, campus IT, communications staff, instructional designers, educational technologists, accessibility specialists, and other stakeholders.
- Provide CITL web user support and participate in website planning and strategic digital initiatives.
- Stay current with web technologies, Drupal developments, accessibility requirements, and design trends.
Requirements
- Technical proficiency with Drupal and WordPress content management systems, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern web standards.
- Ability to create user-centered, accessible, inclusive, responsive, and visually engaging web experiences.
- Knowledge of UX principles, WCAG accessibility standards, usability best practices, inclusive design, and responsive design.
- Ability to plan site architecture, navigation, information organization, content components, and web content workflows.
- Ability to troubleshoot web layout, styling, browser compatibility, performance, and usability issues.
- Ability to collaborate with leadership, content owners, communications staff, instructional designers, educational technologists, IT, and subject matter experts.
- Ability to maintain well-documented code and coordinate on web infrastructure and security.
Benefits
- Required to work on-site; this is not a remote position.