Web Developer

Job Description

The Web Developer will collaborate with designers, stakeholders, writers and others to create accessible, clean, well functioning front-end code, and manage content for websites related to principal giving, and corporate and foundation giving.

This includes vt.edu / link, give.vt.edu, and future sites dedicated to engaging with potential donors and industry partners.

Working with a dynamic team, the Web Developer will build and maintain mobile-first landing pages and websites in the Adobe Experience Manager content management system (CMS) to be used by vt.

edu, and other constituents around the university. Our audiences are increasingly engaged online, and the Web Developer can help bring our mission to life through a beautiful web presence.

The ideal candidate will show initiative in solving problems, and will work well as a member of a team or as a lead. The ideal candidate is a creative thinker, who approaches projects with the end user in mind.

The team thrives in a process-driven environment, using elements of Scrum and Agile methodologies to prioritize and innovate digital products.

However, our culture also includes the possibility for quick turnaround projects, reacting to strategic opportunities, and at times improvising to get the job done.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, communications or creative field, or equivalent work experience.

Experience managing and producing web content

Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with developing code that meets accessibility standards.

Experience with responsive web design and responsive email design.

Experience with Subversion, GIT or similar version control system.

Experience with Adobe Experience Manager.

Experience with Agile workflow for development.

Experience with template design for a content management system.

Pay Band

N / A

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

Commensurate with experience

Review Date

4 / 22 / 24

Additional Information

• Unable to Sponsor Work Visas
• The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
• Work Modality for Hybrid role : A regular work schedule that typically allows employee to work 3 to 4 days on-site (on VT property), to balance the opportunity to perform most functions on-site with the need to work collaboratively with others while remote.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers.

A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity.

The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight , a , a college, , and .

The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including the in Northern Virginia; the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke;

sites in Newport News and Richmond; and numerous and . A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.

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