Web Designer and Digital Humanities Editor: Department of History - UTK
About The Position
The Web Designer and Digital Humanities Editor position is fully grant funded for four years, running from January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2030. The Designer and Editor will collaborate with other PAJ staff to build, sustain, and expand the project’s digital humanities initiatives. Key responsibilities include designing, updating, and maintaining the project’s website; enhancing the website according to best practices for user experience, optimized search, current web accessibility standards, and responsive design principles; developing information architecture to ensure logical content layout, organization, and presentation; monitoring the security and usability of the website; and generating original online content. Other responsibilities include digitizing microfilm and images of original documents, as well as making, checking, and formatting document transcriptions; assisting other PAJ staff with original historical research; and mentoring undergraduate and graduate assistants.
Requirements
- Web design skills
- Digital humanities initiative experience
- Website maintenance experience
- User experience best practices
- Optimized search best practices
- Web accessibility standards knowledge
- Responsive design principles knowledge
- Information architecture development skills
- Website security monitoring skills
- Website usability monitoring skills
- Content generation skills
- Digitization of microfilm and images
- Document transcription skills
- Historical research assistance skills
Responsibilities
- Designing, updating, and maintaining the project’s website
- Enhancing the website according to best practices for user experience, optimized search, current web accessibility standards, and responsive design principles
- Developing information architecture to ensure logical content layout, organization, and presentation
- Monitoring the security and usability of the website
- Generating original online content
- Digitizing microfilm and images of original documents
- Making, checking, and formatting document transcriptions
- Assisting other PAJ staff with original historical research
- Mentoring undergraduate and graduate assistants
Benefits
- Career development and coaching
- Continued education
- Extensive list of development and training possibilities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
