"Senior Web and User Experience Developer"

Job Details

Founded in 1917, Providence College (PC) is a premier Catholic liberal arts institution steadfastly committed to academic excellence through a dynamic core curriculum, a distinctive Development of Western Civilization Program, and abundant experiential learning opportunities. The only U.S. higher education institution administered by the Dominican Friars, PC is committed to providing a variety of opportunities for intellectual, social, moral, and spiritual growth in a supportive environment. Providence College believes that cultural and intellectual pluralism is essential to the excellence of its academic programs, and strives to foster an academic culture and campus community reflecting the global environment in which we live and work.

The approximately 105-acre campus is situated in Rhode Island’s capital city and is close to the many cultural and educational offerings of Rhode Island’s “renaissance city.” Additionally, Providence is located an hour from Boston and just a few hours from New York City.

For years, Providence College has been recognized in the U.S. News & World Report “Regional Universities – North Category” and has been commended by several other ranking publications.

Conducted under the auspices of the Dominican Friars, Providence College is a Catholic, Dominican, liberal arts institution of higher education and a community committed to academic excellence in pursuit of the truth, growth in virtue, and service of God and neighbor. We seek candidates who can affirm and contribute to our mission.

Providence College is also an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a Beloved Community — an environment that reflects the rich diversity of the human family and is marked by justice, charity and the promotion of the common good and flourishing of all. We invite applications from qualified individuals who possess the experience, knowledge and commitment to develop the diverse learning environment envisioned as part of the Beloved Community. Women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. The College’s Non-Discrimination policy can be found here (Download PDF reader).

Overview

Develop custom web templates, themes, blocks, applications, secure forms, and responsive design for integration into the College’s external websites, campus portal, and mobile presence, as well as ensuring that the College’s web presence is functional, usable, aesthetically pleasing, and functionally consistent throughout the various sites.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, install, maintain, and qualify web pages, themes, blocks, and applications for college external websites, primarily in WordPress. In conjunction with the Admissions and Marketing & Communications teams, develop accessible, functional, mobile-responsive, and aesthetically pleasing web designs and tools. Craft and support campus-wide integration of the latest in technology components for all web presences, working with every department on campus. Assist Web Services in creating and implementing training workshops and materials for web editors. (50%)
• Serve as the User Experience Developer and advisor for the College, taking the lead role in developing aesthetically pleasing and functional web applications with a consistent level of functionality across the official College web sites. Meet with departments to educate and craft new code elements as needed. (20%)
• Develop, install, maintain, and qualify Office 365/ Sharepoint web sites, features, web parts, and applications for the campus portal. Work directly with other members of the Web Services team, as well as members of campus departments, to take the lead on projects to customize code and develop applications to solve needs/problems at hand. Conduct ongoing research and training to remain current with the various web and programming technologies in the ever-changing environment of the web. (15%)
• Maintain shared 24/7 availability with the other members of the Web Services team. Monitor cell phone and work email addresses. Be available to provide after-hours support for code/page troubleshooting in case of an emergency outage of the web sites. 10%)
• Develop, modify, test, and deploy miscellaneous applications to include mobile, digital signage, custom academic applications, 25Live web calendars, and Eventbrite events. (5%)

MARGINAL DUTIES:

1. Perform all other duties as may be required.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer programming, web development, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Five to seven years of web development and design experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational and trouble-shooting skills.
• Ability to work in a collaborative, team environment within all levels of the College.
• Ability to prioritize projects.
• Ability to learn and apply knowledge quickly.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Share Point and Office 365.
• Experience administering and developing for WordPress.
• Ability to explain complicated technical ideas to a lay audience.
• Knowledge of Mobile development.
• Familiarity with Windows and Apple operating systems.
• Familiarity with web server software and technologies such as Apache and Nginx, UNIX/Linux, and SSH/SFTP.
• Demonstrated knowledge of principles of design, including color, form and typography and the ability to apply them to the web.
• Demonstrated knowledge of best practices of responsive design and responsive user interfaces on a variety of devices.
• Demonstrated knowledge of web accessibility standards.
• Knowledge and experience with cloud-based hosting and development operations, including Git or other version control technologies.
• Knowledge, comfort, and experience integrating web apps with consumable web APIs.
• Demonstrated experience building modern, accessible responsive websites using PHP, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

Supplemental Information

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sitting in a normal seated position for extended periods of time
• Reaching by extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction
• Finger dexterity required to manipulate objects with fingers rather than with whole hand(s) or arm(s), for example, using a keyboard
• Communication skills using the spoken word
• Ability to see within normal parameters
• Ability to hear within normal range
• Ability to move about

DISCLAIMER:

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required.