WEB DESIGNER

• Design and build responsive webpage layouts and components using modern front-end technologies and CMS platforms.
• Meets with business owners to review website templates or refine their designs and runs tests to preview layouts and website features
• Creates graphics (e.g., illustrations, photographs) and uses graphic design principles to create visual assets that support accessible, user-centered web experiences.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to ensure cohesive design, content, and user experience.
• Presents creative concepts, perspectives, and recommendations for internal teams and business partners
• Update and maintain website content through a CMS, ensuring accuracy, consistency, accessibility, and adherence to design standards
• Conduct cross-browser and cross-device testing to ensure compatibility, performance, and accessibility
• Follow established security and accessibility standards when designing and publishing web content.
• Drafts and updates design guidelines, style standards, and web governance procedures.
• Use analytics tools to evaluate user behavior, page performance, and engagement to inform design improvements.
• Supports city departments in the planning, content development, and maintenance of respective websites
• Conducts training for end-users on CMS environment, provides guidance and best practices.
• Receives, tracks, and resolves content issues and escalates technical matters to the city's web support team
• Coordinates with vendors and internal teams on design-related enhancements and user experience improvements.

Additional duties may be required for this position

• Three (3) years of work experience performing digital graphic design

Should the above criteria not be fulfilled, the following options are acceptable:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's degree or

Higher, plus two (2) years of work experience performing digital graphic design, * Modern digital product design, including responsive/mobile first UI design, WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards, and performance aware layout practices

• HTML/CSS, semantic structure, and component based design systems used in contemporary CMS and front end environments
• Design platforms capable of producing pixel perfect mockups, design tokens, component libraries, auto layout, and developer ready specifications
• Current writing and formatting conventions used in web design, including UX writing, microcopy, and content hierarchy
• Contemporary web design principles, usability heuristics, user centered design methods, and iterative prototyping
• Design and prototyping tools, including Figma plugins, Adobe Creative Cloud, and browser based inspection tools for handoff and QA
• Basic front end workflow awareness, including how designers collaborate with developers using Git based workflows, design tokens, and component libraries
• Browser behavior and web performance fundamentals, including responsive images, caching basics, and layout rendering considerations
• Web security basics relevant to design and content (HTTPS, safe asset handling, privacy by design considerations)
• Digital asset management, version control for design files, structured file organization, and backup/recovery best practices