Web Developer (Enrollment Marketing & Communications)

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Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Computer Science, Information Technology
Department:03010300 - EM-ADMIN PUBLICATIONS-COMMUNIC

Classification Title:

Web Developer I
Classification Minimum Requirements: A bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization or an associate degree and two years of experience.
Job Description:

The University of Florida is looking for a Web Developer to support and enhance the division’s digital presence. In this role, you will maintain, develop, and improve a portfolio of websites while ensuring accuracy, accessibility, and visual quality across platforms.

Key responsibilities include:

Web Maintenance

  • Continually evaluate the division’s websites to ensure accuracy, consistency, usability, and visual quality

  • Monitor sites with daily content updates to confirm information remains current, accessible, and compliant with standards

  • Proactively research emerging web technologies, design trends, and platform capabilities

  • Recommend and implement enhancements that support continuous improvement of the division’s digital presence

Web Development

  • Serve as the division’s webmaster, supporting the full lifecycle of website development

  • Contribute to system architecture, coding, implementation, testing, troubleshooting, and deployment

  • Develop and maintain sites within WordPress CMS and Slate CRM environments

  • Apply UF branding standards and modern development best practices

  • Ensure compliance with WCAG accessibility requirements and industry standards

  • Collaborate with staff to translate functional and business needs into effective, user-centered technical solutions

Digital Asset Management

  • Support the organization, cataloging, and long-term stewardship of digital assets

  • Work with staff to establish and maintain metadata standards and asset organization workflows

  • Improve consistency, efficiency of retrieval, and sustainability of digital file management practices

Bug Tracking and Additional Responsibilities

  • Partner with customers and IT support resources to identify and document website issues

  • Analyze root causes related to performance, functionality, and design

  • Recommend and implement effective solutions to maintain stable, user-friendly web environments

  • Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor
Expected Salary:

$61,000 annually

In addition, we offer the following exceptional benefits: 

  • Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance  
  • State Retirement Plans
  • Paid Time Off (approximately 22 days of vacation leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid holidays annually)
  • Tuition Assistance (UF Employee Education Program) 
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
Required Qualifications:

A bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization or an associate degree and two years of experience.
Preferred:

• Proficiency in CSS, HTML5, Javascript and modern web standards

• Experience in working with Wordpress/PHP

• Experience using preprocessor such as Sass

• Knowledgeable with PHP, modular libraries, and accessibility tools

• Experience working with Git or other version control software

• Proficiency in using Figma, Adobe XD or other wireframing software

• Knowledge of ADA compliance

• Strong understanding of how to gather and evaluate user behavior and requirements by understanding metrics such as Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager

• Strong knowledge of basic design principles and best practices for creating graphics for electronic communications

• Knowledge of UX to create an intuitive web experience for user

• Strong organizational and communication skills

• Ability to take direction, implement feedback and ability to present proposed site changes or updates to administrators and others in meetings

• Ability to fully manage website needs of the division with minimal supervision
Special Instructions to Applicants:

Applicants must upload the following documents to be considered for the position:

  1. Cover Letter
  2. Resume
  3. List of References

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.
Health Assessment Required: No

 

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