Web Specialist II Job at Texas A&M University in Bryan

Job Title Web Specialist II
Agency Texas A&M University Health Science Center
Department Com Marketing and Communications
Proposed Minimum Salary Commensurate
Job Location Bryan, Texas
Job Type Staff
Job Description Our Commitment Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.
Who We Are As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery.
What We Want The Web Communications Specialist II, under direction, manages architectures of websites, including content management system (CMS) and advising/supporting Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine staff to integrate business processes through web delivery (designing web forms, etc.). Writes web content with working knowledge of search engine optimization (SEO). Publishes a variety of graphical imagery, animations and other multimedia-rich applications.
What You Need To Know Travel: This position may require occasional travel.
Schedule: This position may require work beyond normal office hours and/or work on weekends.
Responsibilities Digital Platform Administration Coordinates the maintenance, efficiency, and functionality of the Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine’s digital architecture (website, digital signage, calendar, email marketing and intranet)
Administers and/or completes digital-technology-related work requests submitted by departments, centers, and programs
Coordinates and administers user access control
Creates electronic forms that serve the various needs of the college
Maintains those forms and helps to collect necessary information to be relayed to various digital integrations
Maintains the SiteImprove account to ensure repair and enforcement of broken links, misspellings, accessibility, issues, and content policies
Provides "real time" resolution of "bugs" and user problems based on user requests - reports and communicates the resolution to impacted parties
Monitors, assesses, and reports on website analytics.
Content Proofreading, Editing and Maintenance Reviews and edits existing and new web content for readability, accessibility and adherence to editorial style standards
Utilizing SEO data, makes recommendations on content updates
Assists with making web content updates and corrections
Works in SiteImprove to make improvements such as correcting broken links and spelling mistakes and improving readability, accessibility and search engine optimization
Assists with reviewing and editing digital signage, calendar, email marketing and intranet content for readability, cohesiveness, accessibility and adherence to editorial style standards
Content Creation Writes new digital content to fill content gaps and meet business needs for the college
Creates content for existing and new websites and intranets
Also assists with creating content for digital signage, email and other digital content delivery methods as needed
Aligns digital content closely with the school’s campaigns
Content Strategy Assists with content strategy, which ensures that each piece of content supports the university’s mission and strategic plan and is high quality, useful and effective
Audits web content to identify content gaps and changes needed to improve accuracy, readability, usefulness for readers, accessibility, adherence to style, search engine optimization and overall cohesiveness
Assists with maintaining a schedule that identifies key dates to update specific webpages
Ensures the best placement of digital content for readability
Utilizes SEO tools and services to provide reports and trends as requested by key stakeholders
Produce web pages according to guidelines based on example pages and templates
Create website development plans in consultation with the department with measurable goals, objectives, and priorities, execute plans, and report results
Provides supervision to student workers as needed
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications Required Education and Experience Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Two (2) years of professional web design and development experience
Required Licenses and Certifications None
Preferred Qualifications Writing for the web and web content creation
Web content strategy and planning
Marketing and campaign coordination
Paid web advertising and campaign tracking
Proficiency with Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, and UI/UX prototyping tools
Familiarity with A/B testing and implementation
User experience (UX) awareness.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Understanding of technical SEO (Search Engine Optimization), web analytics, reporting and implementation
Knowledge and experience as a web developer, including a strong understanding of HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Experience with content management systems such as WordPress and Cascade
Developing accessible websites following current Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
Experience with web security best practices, quality assurance, and browser testing
Why Texas A&M University? We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration. Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you. Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.
Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
12-15 days of annual paid holidays
Up to eight hours of paid sick leaveand at leasteight hours of paid vacationeach month
Automatic enrollment in theTeacher Retirement System of Texas
Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
Professional Development: All employees have access to freeLinkedIn Learningtraining, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
Educational release time and tuition assistancefor completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee
Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees
Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
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