Web Designer

Texas A&M • College Station, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service. As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery. Texas A&M Health is seeking a Web Designer to join our growing Web Services team. This role is focused on the visual and user-experience aspects of our websites, helping modernize and migrate over 100 sites into the new Aggie UX (HAUX) design framework. Works closely with Lead Developer to ensure sites are visually compelling, accessible, and responsive across devices—while adhering to university branding and design standards. This is a front-end focused position with significant impact on how users experience the university’s digital presence. Salary: W ill be commensurate based on the selected hire’s education and experience . Location: College Station, TX Apply! Submitting a cover letter, resume/CV to assist us with the review process. You may upload these documents to the application under CV/Resume .

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or closely related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 4 years of experience in web development/programming with relational databases to produce dynamic web-based applications.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or a closely-related field.
• 5 or more years of experience in web development/programming with relational databases to produce dynamic web-based applications.
• Experience in consulting and/or strategy of web development/programming and in responsive web development.

Responsibilities

• Plans and develops new web functionality and applications
• Gathers and analyzes requirements from university departments and staff.
• Develops locally-created tools that facilitate the use of the university website.
• Writes code to implement functionality and design components while automating processes.
• Ensures all web functions are accessibility compliant
• Maintains current web functionality and applications
• Corrects arising issues within web functionality as needed.
• Enhances web functionality through regular communication with university personnel.
• Provides support and maintenance on all current functionality and applications.
• Performs debugging and periodic audits to ensure accessibility compliance.
• Implement responsive and accessible web pages using the Aggie UX (HAUX) design system within Cascade CMS.
• Convert mockups and designs (e.g., Figma) into polished HTML/CSS structures, using semantically correct markup.
• Ensure layouts and components meet WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards.
• Assist in preparing, placing, and styling content as part of our multi-year migration project.
• Collaborate with developers and content owners to identify layout issues, accessibility problems, or inconsistent design elements.
• Participate in design reviews, usability evaluations, and QA testing.
• Maintain consistency with TAMU branding guidelines and HAUX component use.
• Document best practices for content styling and layout within the CMS environment
• Researches and recommends emerging application development technologies and tools for implementation in Web Services projects.
• Evaluates new technologies and assesses their applicability to university needs.
• Provides instruction and troubleshooting to faculty, staff, and students.
• Performs usability and user-experience development and testing.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts , and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee
• Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees