Web Developer and Communications Coordinator

at  Harvard University

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Arts & Humanities Administrative Services Group supports departments and centers in the Arts & Humanities Division. This position is responsible for providing applications/web development support, and training staff in various database applications and website maintenance and updating for departments and centers across the division.
Assists and advises departments and centers, and designs, develops, tests, debugs, and documents high-quality websites and applications, adhering to University policies, conventions, and best practices.
Trains staff in various database applications and website maintenance and updating for departments and centers across the division.
Advises units about best practices for use experience, site-flow, micro-interactions, accessibility, etc., conduct usability and user-experience testing and needs analysis.
Creates styling for WordPress and/or Drupal templates, maintaining visual style and Harvard branding guidelines.
Stays current on standards for web usability, coding, CSS, scripting languages, browser compatibility, and accessibility issues, with flexibility for learning new skills as needed.
In conjunction with the Director of Finance and Administration, handles requests for site changes using a wide variety of web technologies.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of two years’ post-secondary education or relevant work experience

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Knowledge of information technology applications, processes, software and equipment
• Demonstrated team performance skills, service mindset approach, and the ability to act as a trusted advisor
• Sample submissions of past design work with application preferred. Excellent critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, and an ability to adapt to the rapidly changing technologies inherent in web development. Ability to conceptualize and articulate ideas for new or enhanced designs and interactive capabilities, and to communicate and collaborate effectively with a team to carry them out.

Please refer the Job description for details