Web Designer/Developer job – Dixie State College of Utah – Saint George, UT

• Help provide overall direction for the University’s website. Assist in total quality management of the site, including evaluation of links and usability.
• Process day-to-day updates on the DSU website
• Work with campus committees and the Webmaster/Web team to ensure the University’s website reflects the University’s vision, mission, and goals
• Promote proper use of web standards and stay abreast of developing standards so University webpages are visually appealing and employ the latest formatting techniques
• Design, build, implement, and maintain websites using a variety of graphic software applications and programming languages
• Implement and create plugins, hooks, and custom code for WordPress, the University’s Content Management System (CMS)
• Present a consistent visual image on the University’s website by promoting uniform fonts, formatting, icons, images, layout techniques, and modularization, including maintenance of HTML template and image archives
• Determine appropriate compression techniques, resolutions, sizes, color maps, and depths to ensure that images – photographs and synthesized graphics – are delivered at sufficiently high speed and quality for intended output media
• Help create an easy, smooth, and functional user experience by using creating and implementing User Experience (UX) Design
• Train campus web liaisons on CMS use
• Respond to campus users’ help requests
• Hire, train, and assist student web designers with assigned tasks as needed; work with the web team and web interns to be innovative and work within a team environment
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in a computer-related field of study required; college coursework in communications or marketing preferred. A combination of education and experience totaling six years may be considered.
• Knowledge of HTML, JavaScript (including AJAX and jQuery), PHP, XML, CSS, RSS feeds, Podcasts, MySQL, and PostgreSQL
• Experience with and knowledge of WordPress custom development; ability to create WordPress plugins, hooks, and other custom code and implement different API’s into WordPress
• Knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite; excellent design skills and abilities
• Ability to produce quality content and adapt language and style to reflect audience-specific voice and tone with good editorial/writing skills
• Knowledge of User Experience Design techniques including wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows, and site maps to effectively communicate interaction design ideas
• Knowledge and ability to work with Mac, PC, and UNIX environments, integrate Google applications and social media outlets, and manage the University’s website from a client as well as a server perspective
• Capable of the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of customer websites
• Familiar with development and debugging tools for cross-browser issues
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with students, faculty and staff

Contract: Full-time (12 month) professional staff position. Salary of $44,000+, depending on qualifications & experience. Desired start date of September/October 2018. Excellent benefits package – see https://humanresources.dixie.edu/employee-benefits/ under “Example of DSU Benefits” for more details.

Application Procedures: Application review begins August 20, 2018; open until filled. Submit cover letter, resume, and contact information (including email) for three professional references electronically. If, because of a disability, you need special services or facilities in order to apply for this opening, please call the Human Resources Office at (435) 652-7520.

About the University: Dixie State University is an open-enrollment institution committed to student access, affordability and success. DSU has adopted an instructional approach of “active learning. active life” and we seek faculty committed to providing students with an active learning environment. Established in 1911 as a community college and in 2013 as a state university, DSU is located in picturesque southwestern Utah with its red rocks, desert climate, over 300 days of sunshine annually, and featuring easy access to world class outdoor recreational opportunities. Click here to learn more about the University.

Dixie State currently has approximately 9,600 students and has been the fastest growing Utah public institution of higher education over the last two years. We offer over 180 programs, including masters, bachelors, associates, certificates, endorsements, minors, and/or emphases. DSU seeks to recruit faculty and staff who enthusiastically support the University’s strong commitment to the academic success of all our students, including students of color, students with disabilities, students who are first generation to college, veterans, students with diverse socio-economic backgrounds, and students of diverse sexual orientation and gender expressions.

DSU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. The President and employees of Dixie State University are fully committed to Affirmative Action and to its policies of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity in all programs, activities, services, and employment with regard to race / ethnicity, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a person with a disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, and protected veteran’s status.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.