Web Development Position

37.50

Exempt

The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine is seeking applicants for the WVSOM Web Development team. Successful candidate would be either a Web Content Specialist or Web Developer based on their qualifications for the position.

This position shall assist in planning, designing, development and content management of the WVSOM websites. Depending upon the qualifications of the candidate, this position may serve as an entry- or mid-level web content specialist for the public WVSOM website and subsidiary websites (Foundation, Center for Rural and Community Health, etc.). This position shall provide web consulting and web technical assistance while interacting with other developers/programmers in the IT Department. The position will maintain constant collaboration with WVSOM departments for ongoing website development needs and content. This position must exhibit strong user understanding, expertise in website usability, architecture, responsive design, development, search engine optimization (SEO), site analytics, user training and maintenance. This position will report directly to the lead Webmaster/Web Developer.

This is a full-time, non-classified position; it is exempt from FLSA regulations concerning overtime. Minimum base salary for this position is based on the educational and experience qualifications of the candidate .

Not all activities of this position occur within the confines of an 8:00-4:30 schedule and may require evening and weekend scheduling as needed. The weekly schedule for this position will be established between the supervisor and the employee and approved given the needs of the department and the institution.

This position has been designated as Essential. This means that when WVSOM is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover and continue operations at WVSOM.

Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled. Final candidates are subject to employment and credential verification, reference and background checks. All applications are confidential.

West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to enhancing diversity among its faculty and staff.

Bachelor's

An equivalent combination of relevant and recent experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered. The level of Web Content Specialist requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or Information Technology, though experience may be considered in lieu of education. This level requires 1-2 years of recent and related experience. The level of Web Developer position requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or Information Technology, though experience may be considered in lieu of education. This level requires 3-4 years of recent and related experience.

• Basic knowledge of web development and design using HTML5, CSS and Drupal content management, and familiarity with object-oriented programming.
• Knowledge of various web browsers and debugging techniques.
• Basic familiarity with web design tools, web development platforms & scripting languages (HTML5 required, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, PHP, C#, Perl, Bootstrap, Visual Studio), Linux/Apache & Windows/IIS webservers, databases, and graphic design tools (Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Adobe Creative Cloud Suite).
• Familiarity with creation and management of embedded webpage media (graphics, forms, audio/video and scripting).
• Knowledge of website security, website interaction with databases and payment processors.
• Knowledge for insuring ADA compliant websites, W3C standards and WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines).
• Familiarity of various Learning Management System platforms.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to collaborate with all levels of the institution regarding projects and web development.
• Self-motivated toward self-assigning assignments, managing tasks, and delivering target projects.
• Flexibility during all stages of a project as priorities change.
• Self-motivated with an ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Must be able to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Familiarity with digital marketing techniques for web and social media.

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists the Webmaster/Web Developer in designing, coding and maintenance of the WVSOM public website, Center for Rural and Community Health website, WVSOM Foundation website, MSOPTI website, and Robert C. Byrd Clinic website using HTML5, CSS and the Drupal open source content- management framework;
• Insure that websites incorporate responsive design and mobility across a variety of web browsers while maintaining brand strategy;
• Create, develop and test websites in development and production environments, including all aspects of debugging, confirming active URL links, with appropriate modern page layout techniques;
• Leverage Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) where needed between Drupal, SQL Server databases, Payment Processors and the Moodle Learning Management System;
• Work with Webmaster/Web Developers and other developers to create and maintain functionality of website data collection into appropriate databases and access to the Learning Management System through a registration portal;
• Develop reporting mechanism for website analytics and monitor/utilize search engine optimization techniques
• Assist in maintaining security on non-public areas of the websites by invoking authentication mechanisms (i.e. Jasig CAS) and assigning appropriate roll-based security;
• Assist in implementing on-line programs with required web development and integrations to Learning Management Platforms (i.e. Moodle);
• Work collaboratively with administration, faculty, staff for content and website needs along with training as needed.
• Assists Webmaster/Web Developer on content revision/creation specifically to incorporate documents and information necessary into appropriate intuitively flowing web pages.
• Work with content managers to develop the best way to manage data and keep information up to date and accurate across all areas of WVSOM digital media.
• Maintain and adapt content to meet ADA compliance standards.
• Assisting Webmaster/Web Developer on training and coaching WVSOM employees on proper upkeep and content revisions on their respective sites and check for errors of content posted, as well as assist with maintaining proper ADA compliance of pdf and other documents for print and digital.
• Advise staff and faculty on proper web content methods including referencing web content in print and email correspondence
• Assist Webmaster/Web Developer to plan and coordinate content creation with internal departments and outside sources for video, photography and text content.
• Assists with security and separation of content types across websites and pages within sites between departments to segregate content.
• Other duties as assigned or directed.

Yes

WVSOM requires official transcripts of your highest degree earned and/or the degree in which qualifies you for the position. WVSOM requires these transcripts prior to an offer of employment, and we do recommend you send those to WVSOM once you have been selected for an interview. A transcript is official if it bears the authorizing signature and the official seal of the issuing institution and is sent directly by the school or college to the Office of Human Resources. Should your college or university provide this information electronically, we would ask that you submit that to Tiffany Burns at tburns@osteo.wvsom.edu

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