Web Developer and User Interface Specialist

[Jim Hahn]

*Web Developer and User Interface SpecialistAcademic ProfessionalUniversity
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library*

*Position Available: *The expected start date is as soon as possible after
the closing date. This is a 100%, twelve-month, academic professional
position.

*Responsibilities: *The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks a
collaborative and experienced professional to join the University Library’s
Web Team.  Working in the Library Information Technology unit under the
direction of the Technical Architect for Web Content, the Web Developer and
User Interface Specialist will develop and maintain data-driven and
user-centered web pages and related internet applications.   The Web
Developer and User Interface Specialist will initially focus on the
re-design of the general Library website but may also collaborate with
other Library units and groups that maintain web pages; and will contribute
to the Library’s evolving user experience (UX) program.

*Duties and responsibilities:*
• Collaborate with faculty and staff to design new interfaces, develop
wireframes, mockups and prototypes for testing in an Agile development
environment.
• Collaborate to transition final prototypes to production.
• Create and maintain documentation.
• Maintain web pages and related applications.
• Participate in UX studies, including comparative and iterative testing of
interfaces, and incorporate findings into designs.
• May modify third party interfaces and create new ones to meet
accessibility standards.

*Qualifications: Required:* Bachelor’s degree with a focus on interactive
design, graphic design, web development, informatics, human-computer
interaction, or related field; Familiarity with web coding best practices;
Demonstrated fluency in best practices for web-based and mobile information
architecture, responsive design, and other web design standards; Excellent
communication skills, including the ability to accurately communicate ideas
across varying perspectives; Solid understanding of visual design best
practices, particularly for website design; Experience with HTML, CSS, and
JavaScript; Successful experience working in a collaborative
environment.  *Seehttps://jobs.illinois.edu
<https://jobs.illinois.edu/> for Preferred.*

*To Apply:* To ensure full consideration, please complete your candidate
profile at https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload a letter of interest,
resume, and contact information including email addresses for three
professional references.  Please provide a list of three to five samples of
projects/development work along with a brief description (no more than 5
sentences) summarizing your individual contributions to the project.
Please provide URLs for these projects or submit images with
documentation.  Applications not submitted through this website will not be
considered. For questions, please call: 217-333-8169.

*Deadline:* In order to ensure full consideration we urge candidates to
submit application materials on or before October 3, 2014.

*Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer which
includes statuses of protected veterans and qualified individuals with
disabilities (www.diversity.illinois.edu/chancellorscstmt.html
<http://www.diversity.illinois.edu/chancellorscstmt.html>). *


*Illinois welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and
ideas who embrace and value diversity and
inclusivitywww.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu
<http://www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu>)*

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