Web Developer II - FE/UI Inst Advancement

Join Utah Valley University in a role where your work directly supports student success, philanthropy, and institutional growth. As the Web Developer for Institutional Advancement, you will lead the development and optimization of the digital experiences that connect donors, alumni, community partners, and prospective supporters to the university’s mission. From fundraising campaigns and giving initiatives to alumni engagement and donor stewardship, your work will help create meaningful online experiences that inspire action and strengthen relationships.

This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with marketing strategists, designers, content creators, and university web professionals to build modern, user-centered web solutions. You will play a key role in shaping the digital presence of Institutional Advancement by improving site architecture, enhancing user experience, implementing analytics and reporting tools, and ensuring our web properties remain accessible, engaging, and effective. Ideal candidates are creative problem solvers who enjoy blending technical expertise with strategic thinking to deliver measurable results in a mission-driven environment., * Creates and maintains Institutional Advancement and all supporting/related web pages, components, and sites using content management systems (CMS), raw code, scripts, and frameworks.

• Works with web tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, code editors, CMS backend, scripting languages, and others.
• Works on developing a dashboard to quantify website pages and overall engagement.
• Works closely with Advancement Services and other related areas to ensure cross-browser compatibility and system integrations, maintains and improves customer service relationships with all members of institutional advancement for their web needs.
• Works with the central university web team to collaborate on web systems architecture and organization. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Graduation from an accredited institution with a Bachelor’s degree in a related field plus one year of related experience; OR Associate’s degree in a related field plus three years of experience related to the essential functions/duties of the position OR any combination of higher education and experience directly related to the essential functions/duties totaling five years.

Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree + 1 Year experience or Associate Degree + 3 Years.

Licenses or Certifications Successful completion of in-house assessment of job-related skills (within 60 days of hire)

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Knowledge

• Experience with web design concepts and how front and backend technologies impact the web site design process.

Skills

• Experience with front-end solutions including HTML/CSS templates, responsive/adaptive design, JavaScript/jQuery and AJAX code, and rich media production and
• integration
• Knowledge of HTML/CSS template builds from design documentation for integration into interactive desktop and mobile websites, web applications and software-based
• GUIs
• Knowledge of code and design quality through the execution of test plans including cross-browser and cross-platform quality testing
• Experience with documentation of user-centric design methodologies, style guides, web standards, and web technologies/languages best practices
• Experience with facilitating usability testing and review of usability testing results
• Experience creating and maintaining web solutions using AJAX, PHP, XML, JSON, etc.
• Experience with SEO principles and implementation standards
• Experience streamlining site architecture and structures
• Experience creating and maintaining strategies for web analytics and web usage reporting
• HTML advanced skills
• CSS3 advanced skills
• CMS advanced skills
• Responsive/Adaptive skills
• JavaScript and jQuery skills
• AJAX advanced skills
• Web architecture skills
• PHP scripting advanced skills
• SEO skills
• Web analytics skills

Abilities

• Skills in customer service
• Communicate clearly and exercise effective interpersonal, problem-solving, team-oriented, and decision-making skills where a certain degree of creativity and latitude is required
• A self-starter who is motivated to be proactive and engaged on all projects as a valued and key team member
• Resolve problems by thinking logically, identifying tasks, and developing modular programming steps
• Follow directions and work under supervision
• Keep current with industry standards and trends by attending training and conferences, reading technical material, and corresponding with other professionals through the use of listservs, networks, and bulletin boards