Digital Outreach Associate or Digital Outreach Coordinator

State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio•Columbus, OH

2d•$67,962 - $81,555•Onsite

About The Position

STRS Ohio is seeking a Digital Outreach Associate or Digital Outreach Coordinator to join the Executive/ Communications and Public Affairs team. STRS Ohio is one of the nation’s largest retirement systems, serving nearly 550,000 active, inactive, and retired public-school teachers, and university faculty members, managing approximately $96.3 billion in assets and paying more than $7 billion in benefits annually. The role supports the development, maintenance, and updating of STRS Ohio websites, online forms, email communications, and other digital content. It involves assisting with front-end web development, graphic design, website analytics, accessibility reviews, and troubleshooting, while collaborating with the Communications and Public Affairs team to deliver accurate, accessible, and effective digital communications.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in web design, digital design, communications or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience required.
Bachelor’s degree in web design, digital design, communications or related field required.
One to three years of related experience in web development, digital communications, graphic design or a related area preferred.
Three to five years of experience working in web design/development required.
Foundational knowledge of HTML and CSS required.
Proven experience developing HTML emails required.
Proficient in front-end web languages including but not limited to HTML/HTML5, CSS/CSS3 and JavaScript/jQuery. Knowledgeable in AJAX and web data access, storage and display via CSV and XML desired.
Familiarity with JavaScript or jQuery, HTML email development and testing, web accessibility principles and practices, and website analytics and reporting tools preferred.
Certifications in HTML, CSS and jQuery front-end web languages preferred.
Must be either a U.S. citizen or possess proper legal authorization to work in the U.S. for the type of job.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Knowledgeable in AJAX and web data access, storage and display via CSV and XML desired.
Familiarity with JavaScript or jQuery, HTML email development and testing, web accessibility principles and practices, and website analytics and reporting tools preferred.
Certifications in HTML, CSS and jQuery front-end web languages preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist with developing, testing, updating and maintaining organizational websites, forms and web-based applications.
Design, develop, test, implement and maintain organization websites, forms and applications to meet organizational needs. Code sites using semantically correct code including comments (documentation) for other developers.
Create and update web content using established HTML, CSS and content-management standards.
Contribute to developing custom forms using “secure coding” on the front end (HTML and jQuery).
Support the development, testing and maintenance of HTML email templates for use across major email clients.
Help design, develop, test, implement and maintain organizational HTML email templates based on industry’s best practices that work in all major email clients. Design and update graphics needed for websites and emails. Develop motion graphics and videos as needed.
Apply established Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and digital accessibility standards to assigned work.