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Job Description
Job Title
Web Design Specialist II
Agency
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
Department
Marketing & Communications
Proposed Minimum Salary
$4,215.00 monthly
Job Location
College Station, Texas
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
The Web Design Specialist II is the creative force behind the TEEX online presence, with responsibilities spanning website design, page layout, curating content, and performance monitoring. This position utilizes end-user data to ensure ease of usability of use and collaborates across internal teams to ensure content aligns with our business goals. Oversees website design and work with web developers to implement functionality. Leveraging reporting tools, monitors performance metrics and user feedback to drive improvements, while also championing web design standards agency-wide.
This position reports to the Director of Marketing and Communications.
Required Qualifications:- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Two years of related Communications experience.
Required Licenses/Certifications:- Must have a valid motor vehicle operator’s license or ability to obtain within 30 days of employment.
Preferred Qualifications:- Knowledge in 508 compliance.
- Experience in SEO.
Physical Requirements:- Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
- Ability to travel independently to other and/or remote locations by driving and/or flying on commercial airlines.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:- Ability to present information clearly and concisely.
- Skilled in writing and editing content for various internal and external communication channels.
- Ability to build strong working relationships and contribute to a positive work environment by being helpful, approachable and team oriented.
- Ability to manage projects, create a project timeline and ensure completion following timeline. Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to think creatively and innovatively.
- Ability to produce content on a quick turnaround.
- Knowledge of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Section 508 standards
Equipment:- Standard office equipment: computer, keyboard, multifunctional printer, telephone.
Notifications:- This position is security sensitive.
- This position may require work beyond normal office hours and/or work on weekends.
- This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TEEX regulations and procedures.
- All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and Agency safety requirements.
- As part of TEEX’s mission of providing training, developing practical solutions, and saving lives; this position could be required, if called upon, to deploy within the State of Texas as directed by this position’s Division Director/HQ Department Head.
- Ability to travel independently to other and/or remote locations by driving a personal or TEEX vehicle and/or flying on commercial airlines.
Essential Duties, Tasks, and Percentages:
Website Content - 55%- Develop and actively contribute ideas for content, visuals and stories with a focus on increasing audience engagement.
- Ensure web content is clear, concise, and adheres to journalistic standards and brand guidelines.
- Optimize content for SEO to enhance online visibility.
- Conduct regular content audits for accuracy, relevance and consistency.
- Verify content is appropriate, factually accurate and grammatically correct.
- Communicate regularly with stakeholders, providing updates and addressing feedback.
- Provide website training for stakeholders needing editing permissions.
Website Design - 40%- Oversees internal and external website design.
- Coordinates with web developers to implement new features, designs, and functionalities.
- Creates and optimizes graphic elements for web use, enhancing overall aesthetic and functionality.
- Collaborates with marketing teams on visual assets for promotional campaigns.
- Develops wireframes, prototypes, and visual designs aligning with brand guidelines and user experience principles.
- Ensures web content is accessible to all users, adhering to web accessibility standards.
- Ensures responsive and optimized designs for various devices.
- Stays updated on the latest web trends and technologies.
Reporting and Monitoring - 5%- Uses site monitoring tools to track accessibility issues and resolve them.
- Generates regular reports on KPIs to optimize content and user engagement.
- Conducts user research and usability testing for iterative improvements.
- Monitor all public-facing agency websites.
- Establish and promote web design guidelines and standards agency-wide.
Other Duties:- Actively demonstrates the TEEX Values - Safety, Teamwork, Adaptability, Respect, and Stewardship.
- Attends professional Development opportunities and seeks personal growth.
- Displays ownership through actively contributing to the direction and success of the Agency.
- Involvement with Agency initiatives (working groups, etc.)
- Marketing efforts.
- Performs additional work duties as assigned.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer. - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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TEEX Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
Show moreIt comes down to saving lives. From providing emergency responders to disasters across the state and nation to developing training and practical workforce solutions, TEEX makes a difference worldwide. More than 174,000 people representing every U.S. state and 109 countries are served annually through on-site and online resources for specialties from homeland security to economic development and workforce training.
Home to some of the world’s top training facilities, the emergency preparedness campus in Bryan/College Station includes the Brayton Fire Training Field, Disaster City® and the Emergency Operations Training Center. Customized TEEX training programs develop practical solutions for each client’s need through hands-on instructional facilities for public utilities, law enforcement and unexploded ordinance training at the home campus or at customer-specified locations worldwide.
Texas A&M Task Force 1 and Texas Task Force 2, the state’s elite urban search and rescue teams, are sponsored by TEEX. Throughout its existence, TX-TF1 has served the state of Texas and the nation by participating in over 100 deployments, completing search and rescue missions with highly trained and qualified personnel.
As part of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium and home to the National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center, TEEX has been leading homeland security training since 1998.
The major TEEX programs include fire and rescue, infrastructure and safety, law enforcement, economic and workforce development, and homeland security. As a member of The Texas A&M University System, TEEX is unique in its ability to access a broad range of emerging research and technical expertise. Beginning with course design and development all the way through hands-on instruction and national certification testing, TEEX delivers comprehensive training through both classroom and hands-on instruction and as online courses. Hosting services for online courses, technical assistance and technology validation, and bilingual training and translation services also are available.
By placing safety and well-being above all and by focusing on prevention and response, TEEX has become a comprehensive training provider through more than 80 years of extension training. Working with other agencies and encouraging involvement has led to better fire safety and emergency response, cleaner drinking water, better roads and infrastructure, improved homeland security, safer workplaces, heightened public safety and security, new therapeutics manufacturing and the evolution of cybersecurity.
Through innovative programs and adaptive outreach, TEEX services are created to train the people who expand the security, occupational and economic development of Texas and beyond.
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