Web Designer

Department:

University Marketing and Communications
Reports To:

Director of Web Services
Status:

Non-Exempt
The Web Designer is responsible for designing, refining, and maintaining user-centered digital experiences across Fresno Pacific University's websites. This position blends UX/UI design, accessibility, information architecture, Drupal site-building, front-end presentation, and web content quality assurance. The Web Designer works closely with the Director of Web Services, the Web Analytics & SEO Specialist, the University Communications and Marketing team, campus departments, and other stakeholders to ensure university websites are accessible, consistent, engaging, and aligned with institutional marketing goals.
Design and refine web layouts, page templates, components, webforms, landing pages, and user flows for Fresno Pacific University websites.
Use Figma and Figma MCP-enabled workflows to support web design, prototyping, documentation, design-system thinking, and design-to-build collaboration.
Apply information architecture principles to improve navigation, page hierarchy, content organization, content relationships, and website usability.
Use Microsoft Clarity, heatmaps, Google Lighthouse, Google DevTools, Acquia Web Governance, and accessibility tools to identify UX, accessibility, performance, and content-quality issues.
Translate user behavior insights, data recommendations, and content needs into improved page structure, calls to action, visual hierarchy, accessibility, and user flow.
Build and configure Drupal site structures related to design and information architecture, including content layouts, Drupal Views, Webform, landing pages, menus, and content presentation patterns.
Support Drupal front-end theming and presentation work using Twig, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Sass/SCSS, Parcel, and Drupal theming conventions.
Ensure web experiences meet accessibility/disability requirements, brand standards, cross-browser and device compatibility expectations, and web content quality standards.
Create, refine, and maintain Drupal webform designs and implementations in collaboration with campus stakeholders.
Support Canvas-related web, design, and accessibility work where it overlaps with the university web experience.
Support Opensense and Liquid templating work where design, communication, and web experience overlap.
Use Git, Drush CLI, Claude Code CLI, and approved development workflows as appropriate for front-end and Drupal site-building work.
Collaborate with the Web Analytics & SEO Specialist to apply SEO, content performance, and user behavior insights to web design and information architecture decisions.
Collaborate with the Director of Web Services on design implementation, front-end standards, Drupal quality assurance, performance, accessibility, and platform constraints.
Keep current on UX/UI design, accessibility, Drupal site-building, front-end standards, web governance, and AI-enabled design workflows.
Demonstrate a commitment to serving and inspiring students and colleagues in a context of a Christian University, integrating your Christian faith into your role and responsibilities.
Embrace the mission, vision, and values of Fresno Pacific University, affirm the FPU Faith Expectations, and support the ideals and practices articulated in "The Fresno Pacific Idea".
Uphold and advance Fresno Pacific University’s commitment to Christ-centered higher education, holistic student development, and serving diverse communities.
Complete tasks timely with work that is comprehensive, complete, and accurate.
Communicates clearly, listens attentively, and seeks to understand others.
Collaborates productively with colleagues of varying skillset.
Other job duties as assigned.
Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in web design, UX/UI, digital media, marketing, communications, computer science, or a related field.
Two years of experience in web design, UX/UI, web content, front-end production, CMS site-building, or a related digital role.
Experience using Figma or equivalent design/prototyping software.
Working knowledge of Drupal or a comparable content management system.
Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Understanding of responsive design, accessibility, user-centered design, information architecture, and web usability principles.
Ability to communicate effectively and courteously with the public, faculty, staff, students, and internal stakeholders.
Strong attention to detail and ability to complete work that is comprehensive, accurate, and aligned with university standards.
Ability to think creatively, exercise sound judgment, and manage multiple projects at once.
Preferred

Experience in a higher education or mission-driven environment.
Experience with Drupal Views, Drupal Webform, Twig, Sass/SCSS, Parcel, and front-end theming workflows.
Experience with Microsoft Clarity, Acquia Web Governance, Google Lighthouse, Google DevTools, and accessibility evaluation tools.
Experience with Git, Drush, front-end build tools, and approved AI-supported design or development workflows.
Familiarity with SEO content structure, metadata, internal linking, and how design decisions affect search performance.
Familiarity with Canvas, Opensense, and Liquid templating.
Environmental Conditions

Indoors in a normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, fumes, vibrations, and temperature changes at least eighty percent (90%) of the time.
Frequent computer use at a workstation, up to eight hours per day.
Frequently work at a fast pace with unscheduled interruptions.
Drive personal or University vehicles to appointments.
Public contact position requiring professional apparel, personal hygiene, and grooming.
Physical Demands

This position typically functions indoors in an office environment with light to moderate noise associated with business office equipment. The position may involve travel for meetings and events.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: remain in a stationary position 80 % of the time, be able to move about inside the office to access file cabinets/office machinery etc., operate a computer and keyboard and other office productivity machinery such as calculators/copy machines/printers. The employee is occasionally required to position self to reach items on the floor and in high cabinetry.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Employee must be able to communicate with others to exchange information including both over the telephone and in-person communication with callers and community members and be able to read a computer screen and paper documents.
Reasonable accommodations for those with disabilities will be provided in accordance with law.
$54,080 to $69,000 is the annual starting salary for this role and reflects what Fresno Pacific University reasonably expects to pay for this position. Actual compensation may vary based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity. In addition to compensation, FPU offers a competitive benefits package.
Reserving its rights as a religious institution, Fresno Pacific University is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, age or disability, or other classes protected by applicable law. Committed to excellence and actively supportive of cultural diversity, FPU invites individuals who contribute to such diversity to apply. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you should contact FPU’s Human Resources Department at hr@fresno.edu. As a religious institution, the University will administer the equal opportunity employment policy consistent with the Fresno Pacific University statement of faith, the FPU Idea and the University’s governance by the Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches.
*This information, including salary, is accurate as of July 16, 2026.

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