We are seeking a Web Developer & Content Administrator who will be responsible for maintaining and building a cohesive web presence for the Sheridan Libraries and Museums. In collaboration with the IT team, this position will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining multiple websites on various software stacks. This position will be responsible and organizing, writing, and editing content across the websites and web services managed and supported by the Sheridan Libraries and Museums, which are hosted on WordPress and other platforms. In this newly created position, the Web Developer & Content Administrator will work closely with Library Communications, User Experience, and IT staff to define and implement our strategy for online communications, support discovery of and access to the Libraries’ collections, and collaborate on faculty-lead projects supported by the Libraries. This position requires a creative thinker with technical skills and excellent visual and written communication skills, who can balance design aesthetics and information architecture against strategic marketing and communications objectives.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages website content changes, including design and creation of WordPress custom post types for new page layouts.
• Curates the Libraries’ web presence by developing and applying consistent communications and style guidelines, and aligning the purpose, content, and design of multiple, related web properties.
• Keeps the websites fresh and up to date by working proactively with stakeholders to elicit content changes and ideas for improvements.
• Translates designs and prototypes into production quality web applications.
• Drives ongoing improvements to user experience and clarity communication of information based on user studies, usage analytics, and information architecture principles.
• Supports the Communications team to develop and implement web marketing strategy to promote the Sheridan Libraries and Museums and the services they offer, and support advertising for specific events and programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong knowledge of creating and managing content in WordPress, including use of custom post types to control layout, and to a lesser extent use of Drupal for content management.
• Outstanding skill at writing for the web, ranging from crafting effective labels to creating short announcements to developing long-form descriptions of services, collections, and events based on stakeholder requirements.
• Strong understanding of information architecture, including organization, classification, presentation, and navigation.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment with a wide variety of stakeholders and to guide them in defining requirements and developing copy.
• Demonstrated ability to write effectively for the web.

• Bachelor's degree in fine arts, graphic design or other related field.
• Four years of related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Experience managing web content for an academic library or other cultural institution.
• Experience curating an online web presence encompassing multiple web properties.
• Understanding of marketing and communications strategies.
• Technical knowledge of WordPress including managing themes and plug-ins.
• Technical writing skills for instruction and documentation.

Technical Qualifications and/or Specialized Certifications

• Content management in WordPress
• Content management in Drupal
• HTML and CSS

Classified Title: Website Designer 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Web Developer & Content Administrator   
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PC  
Starting Salary Range: $53,800 - $94,400 Annually (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: M-F, 8:30am-5pm 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Remote 
Department name: Library Systems  
Personnel area: Libraries