Web Developer, Intermediate

Employer: Georgia State University
Location: Atlanta, GA

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Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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Web Developer, Intermediate

Public Relations and Marketing Communication

Georgia State University

Apply for a great opportunity to join a growing internal enterprise digital team in the heart of Downtown Atlanta.

Georgia State website managers use WordPress to serve content to a range of external audiences to achieve a dynamic set of goals. Working across a multitude of mediums including audio, text and video, website content is largely controlled by a web manager who creates and manages digital materials to dynamically present new and fresh information to possibly hundreds of thousands of interested visitors.

WHAT MAKES GSU A GREAT PLACE?

Generous benefits, including health, dental, vision, tuition assistance, retirement, etc.
A knowledge-sharing organization that works collaboratively with diverse partners.
Professional development opportunities and mentorship
A rapidly growing center within an academic setting

We’re looking for an individual who possess many technical and interpersonal skills as their job activities continually bounce between the configuration aspects of WordPress and important collaborative institutional relationships with others at the university. We value people who are additive to the culture of a small and nimble team who defines themselves as innovators through continual improvement.

The right candidate is expected to be proficient in their field and is committed to strengthening applicable standards and compliance requirements from the federal government, the state, the Board of Regents of the University System and Georgia State University.

HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL DO

Daily, the website managers will work with others who manage marketing, communication, and outcomes assessment in support of the vision, mission and strategic plan of their academic units. This requires meaningful contribution to the planning of market communications and promotional strategies, content distribution, feedback, event activities, and materials that support the array of services provided. Often the execution of this work will include mutually supportive cross communications of the various service units available throughout the university that support academic units as well.
Work includes the preparation and updates material for assigned academic websites and electronic message center(s) and prepares e-mail announcements for the dissemination of information to University Relations to share with the University community and beyond. The role builds content, coordinates reviews and executes distribution within specified internal and external deadlines. Prepares, reviews, edits, and analyses a variety of reports.
Website managers work closely with the central digital operations team to meet institutional objectives. Coordinates with PR and Marketing Communications personnel, as applicable, regarding appropriate and valid use of assets in matters pertaining to official University marks, photography, video or writing standards.
Assist others in some writing, editing, and publishing of informational articles on digital platforms. This can include the preparation of news releases and articles for the University's news hub, and other media, as applicable. Represents and promotes the digital team in various meetings and among a broad-based constituency including presentations at learning sessions, new department orientations, staff programs, and events, etc.

Disclaimer: This job requisition provides a high-level job definition. It is not intended to provide a comprehensive or exclusive list of job duties. As such, job duties and/or responsibilities within the context of this job requisition may change at the discretion of the employee’s direct supervisor.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a business field and three years of enterprise level content manage system experience or a combination of education and related experience.

College/Business Unit
08/07/26, 11:59:00 PM

College/Business Unit: Public Relations and Marketing Communication
Location: Atlanta Campus
Job Posting: 10/27/26, 8:49:19 AM

Founded in 1913 in Atlanta, Georgia State University is the second-largest and one of four research institutions in the University System of Georgia. The University serves one-fourth of the graduate students in the university system; it is within a one-hour commute of more than one-third of the state’s population. Approximately 80 percent of all Georgia State alumni live and work in Georgia.

Georgia State’s main campus is located on 34 acres in downtown Atlanta. University centers in Alpharetta, Brookhaven, Buckhead and Henry County offer students convenient suburban locations for graduate courses in business and education.

More than 50,000 students annually attend Georgia State University. While 90 percent of the students are from Georgia, students also come from all 50 states and 160 countries. More than 1,400 international students attend Georgia State and graduate students comprise 31 percent of the student population.

The University offers more than 52 degree programs in more than 250 fields of study – from public policy and African-American studies to biology and health sciences. Degrees are offered at the bachelor’s, master’s, specialist and doctoral levels through six units: the College of Arts and Sciences, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, College of Education, College of Health and Human Sciences, College of Law and Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. In addition to the numerous degree programs, Georgia State offers full- and part-time programs and day, evening and weekend classes.

Students have many choices in extracurricular activities including more than 22 fraternities and sororities; and some 250 chartered student groups, including 60 degree-related student groups, seven religious, 24 law-oriented and 22 multicultural/international groups; and 10 honor societies. There is also an active student government association which includes the student senate and the judicial board.

The Georgia State Panthers are members of the Colonial Athletic Association and compete in 16 NCAA Division I intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports, including basketball, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, track and volleyball. The university announced in April 2008 that is will begin Division I-AA football in 2010.

The university’s innovative Touch the Earth program brings outdoor recreation ranging from backpacking, rock climbing, sailing, kayaking, rafting and water-skiing to out-of-state snow-skiing and snorkeling trips. And WRAS, Georgia State’s popular 100,000-watt radio voice, is the most powerful student-run radio station in the United States.