Full Stack Developer

Austin Community College • Austin, TX

1d • $76,934 - $96,166 • Onsite

About The Position

Work under the direction of the web administrator to assist in the application of a comprehensive marketing program to meet the college's strategic goals. Work with creative teams in the development, production, maintenance, and evaluation of complex communication solutions; and design and maintain site information architecture, navigational structure, user interface, visual design, graphics, and multimedia components.

Requirements

• Excellent knowledge of visual design and a strong understanding of layout and typography, including web typography.
• Thorough knowledge of web user experiences, information architecture, and web graphics creation.
• Thorough knowledge of web standards, including an understanding for designing for accessibility and user experience.
• Working knowledge of professional web development and graphics tools.
• Working knowledge of CSS standard compliant website design and coding.
• Familiarity with open-source CMS development, preferably Drupal/WordPress.
• Familiarity with web marketing principles.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new web development methods and technologies.
• Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintaining an established work schedule.
• Effectively using interpersonal, communication, and instructional skills, including tact and diplomacy.
• Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow-through.
• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.
• Demonstrated experience in web markup, including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
• Familiar with the concept of responsive and adaptive front end interface development.
• Experience with client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery.
• Familiarity with solutions to cross-browser compatibility issues.
• One year related work experience which may include paid or unpaid internships.
• Associate degree.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree or higher in graphic design, graphic arts, web design or a related field.

Responsibilities

• From a user-centered perspective, develops and tests rich interactive web experiences that align with the college strategies.
• Develops information architecture, navigational structure, user interface, visual design, graphics, HTML emails, and interactive features and elements for multiple web devices and emails.
• Works collaboratively with the marketing and design teams to establish strategies, tactics, process, and schedules for web projects.
• Creates user interaction models, workflows, information architectures, prototypes, and guidelines for user interfaces.
• Produces finished final deliverables that are to be deployed to production websites and web applications.
• Optimizes web designs and features to minimize download time and meet browser and platform compatibility standards.
• Researches new products and services that can be implemented to improve the effectiveness, functionality, and appearance of the institution's web presence.
• Keeps abreast of current web standards, web marketing strategies, design trends, development processes, and production methods.
• Maintains current knowledge of web development hardware and software tools and methods.
• Serves as a member of the emergency communication team, as needed.

Benefits

• medical, dental, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, retirement plans, and AD&D.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree