Working at IRSC has its perks! In addition to helping drive change and having a positive impact by supporting our students, staff, and faculty, IRSC offers a benefits package:

Wellness Wonders: Dive into a world of well-being with perks that nourish your body and soul. Health benefits that prioritize your fitness, mental health, and overall happiness await you with our employee only coverage paid by the college.

Retirement Radiance: Picture your future shining as bright as your career! Our retirement benefits are designed to turn your golden years into a sunlit oasis. With robust plans and strategic investments, we're planting the seeds for your retirement bliss.

Generous Time-Off Universe: Recharge and rejuvenate with ample vacation time, ensuring you return to work with newfound enthusiasm.

Career Launchpad: Propel your career forward with projects that are not just tasks but missions, shaping industries and driving change.

Join the Digital Dream Team at Indian River State College!

Are you a web wizard, a pixel perfectionist, and a coding connoisseur all rolled into one? Do you dream in HTML, brainstorm in CSS, and speak fluent JavaScript? If you're ready to embark on a thrilling journey through the digital cosmos, then grab your keyboard and join us as our Web Manager Extraordinaire!

What You'll Do:

• Command the Digital Ship: Hoist the anchor and steer our websites and microsites through the vast ocean of the internet. Your strategic vision will guide our online presence to new horizons.
• Code Conqueror: Wield your programming prowess to maintain, optimize, and troubleshoot our websites with finesse. From HTML heroes to CSS champions, we need your skills to keep our digital fortress strong.
• Design Dynamo: Transform our digital landscapes into stunning works of art that captivate and inspire. Your eye for design will ensure our websites shine brighter than a supernova.
• Content Crusader: Lead the charge in creating and curating content that engages, educates, and entertains. With your wordsmith wizardry, our message will echo across the digital universe.
• Analytics Ace: Dive deep into the data abyss to uncover insights that drive decision-making and propel us toward digital greatness. Your mastery of analytics tools will be our compass in the ever-changing currents of the online world.

What You'll Bring:

• Tech Titan: Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and other web development languages. Bonus points for experience with CMS platforms like WordPress, Drupal, or Joomla.
• Design Diva: A keen eye for design, with experience in graphic design tools like Adobe Creative Suite. You know your way around Photoshop, Illustrator, and beyond.
• Content Creator: A way with words that can enchant, inform, and inspire. Whether it's crafting compelling copy or scripting captivating content, you're a wordsmith extraordinaire.
• Analytical Alchemist: A love for data and the ability to turn numbers into insights that drive action. Experience with analytics tools like Google Analytics or Adobe Analytics is a plus.

Join Us on this Epic Digital Adventure! Apply Now and Let's Make Magic Happen!

At Indian River State College, we believe in the power of creativity, collaboration, and caffeine-fueled coding sessions. If you're ready to unleash your digital superpowers and be part of a team that's shaping the future of the web, then we want to hear from you and let's embark on this epic journey together.

JOB SUMMARY:

Under general direction, ensures that the in Indian River State College's (IRSC) website and microsites function as effective tools in IRSC's overall communications strategy through oversight, resource management, internal advocacy, and consultation with data. As the chief site administrator, the Web Manager is responsible for the everyday management of the sites, certifying quality content creation, revision, approval, publication, and quality assurance.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Sets the strategic direction forirsc.edu and its microsites, including communications priorities, brand and style, and voice and tone, and conducts regular editorial meetings. (10%)
• Uses analytics, usability, best practices, user (end-user and author) feedback, and institutional priorities to make informed decisions about standards, policies, and overall digital strategy. (15%)
• Manages and consults with internal and external technology partners on current and future website development and management of the Content Management System (CMS), including revision of roles or permission structures if necessary. (15%)
• Recommends and implements changes to website templates, taxonomy, content structure, style, branding, information architecture, and design, and establishes a framework for deciding what merits a new page or microsite. (10%)
• Grants access to CMS per established criteria and assignment to relevant groups (access to edit certain pages/sections) and maintains website accountability to ensure that all site pages and sections are managed by an active and trained editor and/or publisher. (10%)
• Fields and reviews high-level requests from administrative and academic stakeholders, reviewing new page requests and approving or denying clearcut requests, and escalates complicated requests to the AVP of Communications and other stakeholders. (5%)
• Measures website effectiveness against established measurement frameworks and provides dashboards, reports, data outcomes, and other information, including periodic reviews of site analytics/performance and annual review summaries to Administration and other designated site stakeholders. (10%)
• Serves as IRSC's accessibility champion by staying up to date with best practices in web accessibility, from writing to audio-visual management to design, and provides educational support and coordination on accessibility QA efforts. (10%)
• Provides guidance on budget or resource needs with the goal of sustaining user-driven websites and microsites, including the development of third-party integrations. (5%)
• Consults with the Administration about proposed major site changes (structure, substance, process, or policy), ongoing or challenging compliance issues, and overall site web management. (5%)
• Completes all other duties and responsibilities as assigned. (5%)

QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree and at least 6 years of related experience
• A deep understanding of common CMS platforms, including familiarity with their core functionalities, modules, theming, configuration, and best practices for website development and management. (Drupal, Wordpress, Joomla, etc.)
• Experience with web design principles, user experience (UX), and user interface (UI) design for creating visually appealing, intuitive, and user-friendly websites.
• Strong proficiency in the following programming languages and API experience for custom module development and troubleshooting issues within the CMS platform. (Ajax, Javascript, SQL, HTML5, CSS, git, Markdown, PHP, Twig, YAML, React, Vue, Angular, Liquid)
• Knowledge of and experience with principles and techniques that optimize content for search engines (SEO) and AI aggregation (OpenAI, etc.) to improve rankings and drive organic traffic to the College website and microsites.
• Knowledge and experience with DNS configurations.
• Competence in analyzing data, generating reports, and using insights (website performance, user behavior, and key metrics) from analytics tools such as Google Analytics to optimize website content, design, and user experience.
• Effective project management skills to coordinate website development projects; manage timelines, resources, and stakeholders; and ensure the successful delivery of web projects within budget and schedule constraints.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

This position requires an ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, lift, reach up, stoop, and carry items occasionally in excess of twenty-five (25) pounds. It also requires manual dexterity to operate standard office machines, such as, copier, fax, calculator, telephone, and other equipment as necessary. IRSC expects its employees to follow proper safety standards while employed by the College

This description is intended to indicate typical kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as declaring every specific duty and responsibility of the particular position. This job description is not intended to be a contract for employment, and the employer reserves the right to make any necessary revisions to the job description at any time without notice.