The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley: WEB DEVELOPER I (TEMPORARY)

Web Developer is needed in Edinburg, United States.

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Client: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Location: Rio Grande Valley, TX

Contract: Temporary, Part-time, Full-time

Scope of Job

Responsible for assisting in the planning, development and maintenance of the Division of Research website, web graphics and other digital content strictly adhering to the standards and best practices established by Information Technology. Assists with information architecture, programming, user experience, responsive web design, accessibility and usability in creating and maintaining UTRGV’s web presence.

Description of Duties

• Assists in developing and maintaining the research division website and inner pages using basic authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools and digital media.
• Designs and edits web page content in the central web content management system, Cascade CMS, including creating custom layouts, forms, stylesheets and templates.
• Assists with evaluating web code to ensure that it is accessible, valid, is properly structured, meets standards and is compatible with browsers, desktop and mobile devices, or operating systems.
• Works closely with IT department to ensure web development standards are met throughout the established lifecycle of the web project.
• May meet with customers to conceptualize and create designs that match technical and functional requirements and creates navigable prototypes or mockups.
• Creates and integrate video, animation, still images, text and audio into the graphical design of the web site.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Experience

• One (1) year of work experience in web development or
• Three (3) years of work experience in web development, with an Associate’s degree in Information Technology, Web or Graphic Arts related field

Equipment

Use of standard office equipment. Proficiency and hands-on experience coding with with HTML, CSS, XHTML, XSLT, Javascript, jQuery, JSON, APIs, Responsive web design frameworks, and using Adobe Creative Suite applications such as Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash etc… Strong design foundation including typography, composition and color theory, as well as preferred experience with photography. Knowledge of content management systems, accessibility (WCAG, ARIA), templates, W3C standards, version control systems and agile development methodologies. Demonstrated knowledge of current and upcoming web-design trends and techniques and cross-browser, cross-platform issues.