Web Developer (Web Platforms and Integrations Specialist)

Skagit Valley College•Mount Vernon, WA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Web Developer (Web Platforms and Integrations Specialist) is a key position within the Marketing and Communications team, responsible for the development, optimization, and strategic management of Skagit Valley College’s digital platforms and overall web presence. This role co-leads technical implementation while advancing content strategy to ensure the website supports enrollment, communications, and institutional priorities. Primary responsibilities include building and implementing new templates, landing pages, and web pages; integrating back-end applications; and maintaining a cohesive, user-centered site architecture. The Web Developer collaborates closely with the Web and UI/UX Developer, IT Systems team, and campus stakeholders to guide content structure, governance, accessibility compliance, and digital standards. The position plays a central role in shaping content strategy by aligning messaging, navigation, and user journeys with data insights and college goals. The Web Developer monitors site performance and analytics, maintains security through best-practice development and oversight, troubleshoots web-related issues, and provides day-to-day administration of the college’s platforms. The role also supports internal initiatives, including CMS implementation and system enhancements, ensuring sustainable workflows and scalable solutions. Working independently under tight deadlines, the Web Developer must demonstrate strong communication skills, attention to detail, and sound judgment to keep the college website functioning at peak performance in service of students, employees, and the broader community. This position is works onsite at the Mount Vernon campus and reports to the Executive Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, web development, web design, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Five (5) or more years of experience in web development.
Knowledge and/or understanding of: Designing, developing, and maintaining websites using content management systems such as Modern Campus CMS (OU Campus), and comparable platforms (e.g., WordPress, Drupal).
Modern web development standards and technologies, including HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, PHP (or comparable server-side languages), and relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server).
Debugging, refactoring, and optimizing server-side code to ensure efficient, scalable, and maintainable solutions.
Web security best practices from a development perspective, building secure coding principles into applications to support a strong defense against vulnerabilities.
Working with XML, XSL/XSLT, and structured content for database publishing and systems integration.
Using version control systems (e.g., Git/GitHub or similar) to manage and maintain code repositories.
Responsive and mobile-first design principles and frameworks (e.g., Bootstrap or similar).
Using digital design and asset creation tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Cloud) to support web and basic print production needs.
Desire and ability to work cooperatively as part of a creative team.
Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment, learn rapidly, and master diverse web technologies and techniques.
Demonstrated ability to develop clean, standards-compliant code.
Highly organized with demonstrated ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects simultaneously and see them through to production, often with tight deadlines.
Problem-solve in a high-paced work environment while being vigilant of the needs around them.
Demonstrate ownership of the work while taking responsibility for resolving errors.
Able to articulate a vision and ideas effectively.
Perform detailed work with accuracy.
Demonstrate a good sense of humor.
Have excellent communication skills to understand each department’s needs, communicate designs to the team, and present ideas to stakeholders.
Contribute to equity and inclusion by fostering a climate of multicultural appreciation and awareness, and work effectively with populations representing diverse backgrounds, cultures, life experiences and various learning and working styles.
Be responsible for multiple projects and deadlines. They will have excellent time management skills and be able to prioritize tasks effectively.
Maintain a professional, positive service attitude under sometimes stressful situations.
Ability to welcome creativity and have an interest in looking for new ideas and trends.
Think outside the box to find solutions to problems that arise.

Nice To Haves

Higher education experience.
Content Management System (CMS) administration experience, including design and facilitation of training for system users.
Modern Campus CMS system preferred.
Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, etc.).
Cultural competency training.
Ability to work and effectively communicate in a multicultural and diverse environment and with people whose first language is not English.

Responsibilities

Work with the ED and UI/UX Developer to lead and implement the college’s web content strategy to ensure alignment with enrollment, marketing, and institutional priorities.
Develop and maintain a cohesive information architecture that supports intuitive navigation, clear user journeys, and strong calls to action.
Establish and oversee content governance standards, including page structure, voice and tone guidance, metadata standards, and content lifecycle management.
Work with the ED and campus stakeholders to align messaging, storytelling, and digital content with institutional goals.
Use analytics and user behavior data to inform content decisions, optimize high-traffic pages, and improve engagement and conversion outcomes.
Audit and evaluate website content for relevance, redundancy, accessibility (WCAG 2.2), and SEO performance; recommend and implement improvements.
Guide content creators and web editors in best practices for digital writing, usability, and accessibility.
Administer and manage the Modern Campus content management system.
Serve in a system administrator role, including toolbar creation, user and group permissions, and workflow management.
Build new websites, landing pages, and micro-sites aligned with institutional priorities.
Provide primary support for CMS editing, troubleshooting, and user questions.
Train and manage web editors to ensure adherence to content, brand, and accessibility standards.
Configure and manage user accounts across web system.
Design, organize, and maintain high traffic and enrollment focused on pages and other institutional content areas.
Provide guidance to the college community on online design and brand standards.
Translate business and marketing requirements into scalable, component-based technical designs.
Develop and maintain secure, well-documented code using best practices (XML/XSLT, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, server-side scripting (e.g., PHP or similar), and SQL.
Build and support data-driven web applications, including custom APIs, RSS feeds, templates, and integrations with enterprise and third-party systems.
Maintain and troubleshoot Modern Campus templates, microsites, hosted forms, and embedded third-party tools (e.g., translation and search components).
Optimize application performance; identify and remediate security and accessibility (WCAG) issues.
Maintain version control and technical documentation; provide knowledge transfer as needed.
Create comprehensive technical documentation and provide handoff training to business and development staff.
Collaborate with Information Technology to support and maintain web services within IT-managed hosting environments.
Monitor application performance and system functionality; identify and escalate infrastructure issues to minimize downtime.
Evaluate and recommend software solutions that support Marketing and Communications digital initiatives.
Ensure secure, stable integrations between web platforms, enterprise systems, and third-party applications.
Manage and monitor SEO, accessibility, and website quality assurance platforms to identify broken links, content errors, performance issues, and compliance gaps; implement corrective actions.
Monitor and analyze website analytics (Google Analytics and related tools) to support data-informed decision-making.
Provide strategic recommendations to the ED regarding web development priorities, enrollment goals, and communications strategy based on analytics and institutional plans.
Ensure the website meets WCAG 2.2 accessibility compliance standards.
Provide project management for web initiatives, including scope, timeline, deliverables, QA, and user acceptance.
Collaborate with UI/UX Developer, IT, and campus stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of web initiatives.
Balance marketing, informational, and transactional demands of the public web presence.
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.