Located in the vibrant community that is Gwinnett County, Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) is a technology-rich, financially affordable, four-year institution with an access mission, housed on a modern 260-acre campus, 30 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta.

GGC's transformative model of education prepares students to be life-long learners through the four pillars of scholarship, leadership, service and creativity. With a diverse student body of over 11,000 and a similarly diverse faculty and staff of 1,300+, the college embraces innovative approaches to education and administrative services through an inclusive culture.

Georgia Gwinnett College recognizes the talents of its faculty and staff as the institution's most critical asset. Essential to the college's mission is the critical need to attract, retain, and engage a diverse and highly qualified workforce. In addition to the University System of Georgia's expansive benefit and retirement offerings, employees who have completed six months of regular full-time service with GGC are eligible for the system's Tuition Assistance Program (TAP). This program fosters the development and professional growth of employees through tuition assistance for eligible courses at any of the system's 26 institutions.

The University System of Georgia's total compensation package features an outstanding set of employee benefits for eligible positions, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, and vision plans, paid holidays, sick and vacation leave and retirement savings plans. More information can be found by visiting the USG Benefits webpage: https://benefits.usg.edu/

Georgia Gwinnett College’s Digital Communications team seeks an experienced front end web developer to expand the college’s reach locally and nationally.

This position will report to the director of Digital Communications and utilize web development skills to create, develop and improve the GGC public website, campus portal and electronic communications to advance the college’s brand and mission.

This individual will be involved in all aspects of web development (planning, executing, testing, training and deploying) and provide support to Content Management System users. On an as-needed basis, this individual will address time sensitive and/or emergency situations that occur outside of regular business hours.

This individual will stay up-to-date on current website trends, higher ed trends and website best practices.

• Develop and maintain the GGC public and internal websites using up-to-date and effective web technologies with a focus on the end user experience and offering a consistent look and feel that aligns with brand standards, key messages, and college mission and goals.
• Ensure usability and accessibility of public and internal websites including 508 compliance.
• Analyze issues with appearance, performance or functionality and recommend/implement effective solutions.
• Serve as a liaison to web hosting company and CMS vendor for services, needs and product enhancements.
• Complete projects in a timely and efficient manner, collaborating with technical and non-technical campus partners/clients.
• Evaluate and prioritize reported website issues and functionality requests based on business needs, data and community standards.
• Create technical and end-user documentation including standards documentation.
• Provide support for campus events and serve as a backup for other Digital Communications team members as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• Three to four years’ experience with website development, including website redesign, coding, site maintenance and providing technical support.

• Understanding of 508 compliance as associated with website content and pdfs.
• WordPress experience.
• Knowledge of JSON, XML, Google Analytics and regular expressions.
• Experience using project management tools and processes.
• Experience working in higher education.
• Willingness to learn and evaluate third-party software tools as needed.
• Familiarity with Microsoft products such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint as well as Adobe Acrobat.
• SEO optimization experience.
• Experience with information architecture and ability to develop mockups and prototypes.
• Able to write documentation for nontechnical users on various topics regarding software.
• Experience developing user interfaces and site navigation menus; some experience with design tools such as Photoshop.
• Experience using Acquia CMS or Drupal CMS.
• Effective work habits including initiative, a positive attitude, organizational skills, and a strong work ethic.
• Proficiency using HTML/XHTML, CSS, and Git; experience with at least one programming language such as PHP or Javascript.
• Commitment to testing and debugging work before deploying.

• Be a self-starter with a positive attitude and strong work ethic.
• Strong organizational skills and the willingness to thoroughly test work before deploying.
• Able to write documentation for nontechnical users on various topics regarding software

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with Georgia Gwinnett College, as determined by Georgia Gwinnett College in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test.

Offers are made expressly subject to the applicable federal and state laws, to the statutes, rules and regulations of this institution and to the Bylaws and Policies of the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG), which are available for your inspection upon request.

Georgia Gwinnett College is an equal employment, equal access, equal educational opportunity, and affirmative action institution. It is the policy and practice of our institution to recruit, hire, train, promote, retain, and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnical origin, age, disability, sex/gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, ADA, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, AREA, and Executive Order 11246 ). For questions or more detailed information regarding this policy, please contact the Georgia Gwinnett College Human Resources Team at (678) 407.5070 or email hr@ggc.edu. Individuals requiring disability related accommodations for participation in any event or to obtain print materials in an alternative format, please contact the Payroll and Benefits at (678) 407.5054 or email benefits@ggc.edu. Any individual who feels that they may have been discriminated against, should contact the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX Compliance at odec@ggc.edu.

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Due to the volume of applications, applicants may not receive a reply from the College unless an applicant is selected for an interview. Review of applications will continue until positions are filled. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States and proof of eligibility will be contemporaneously required upon acceptance of an employment offer. Any resulting employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation, as determined by Georgia Gwinnett College in its sole discretion. Georgia Gwinnett College, a unit of the University System of Georgia, is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. Georgia is an open records state.

Physical Requirements
Position requires local travel. Ability to lift and carry files and materials. Ability to move from one office to another office on campus. Adequate vision, hearing and manual dexterity to interact with people in person, on the phone and in writing. Job takes place in normal environmental conditions.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.