RESPONSIBILITIES
• Creates and maintains accessible web templates and branding for the following library-specific software: LibGuides CMS and other LibApps products, Primo, TIND, ILLiad, and WordPress.
• Maintains custom functionality in LibGuides CMS and other LibApps products using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, following accessibility best practices.
• Creates, organizes, and manages simple, intuitive, and accessible content on the library’s website.
• Collaborates with web content authors in other library divisions to ensure their content is managed appropriately.
• Chairs the library’s Web Advisory Group which meets monthly to discuss relevant website issues.
• Serves on the library's website improvement team, which draws on its expertise in content strategy, user experience design, and technical proficiency to enhance the library’s web presence.
• Conducts web content updates and data clean-up activities.
• Enables new web functionality for Primo, the library’s discovery layer, and TIND, the library’s digital collections platform.
• Collaborates with library colleagues to develop and/or support digital exhibit websites.
• Manages Google Analytics for library platforms. Creates and manages Google Analytics dashboards.
• Pursues professional development by attending related conferences and webinars and staying current with emerging trends.
• Completes performance review process with supervisor to understand job performance expectations and how they fit into Library and University goals.
• Attends divisional and departmental meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
• Work is performed in an office environment.
• Work may require flexible hours, on short notice, in response to emergencies.
• This job has the potential for a hybrid work schedule with up to 2 remote workdays per week. Approval for hybrid work will be evaluated in accordance with the University’s remote work policy after at least 6 months of full-time onsite work.
REPORTS TO
Associate Director for Digital and Resource Management
PAY
Pay grade is 5H: $19.18 - $29.76 per hour
MINIMUM
• One year of recent experience authoring HTML and CSS.
• Excellent web-related problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Demonstrated organizational abilities and attention to detail.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Strong work ethic, demonstrated initiative, and self-motivation.
PREFERRED
• Experience maintaining a branded website using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience creating or managing content in LibGuides CMS.
• Willingness to engage in appropriate training to serve as the library’s digital accessibility subject matter expert.
• Bachelor’s Degree.
Submit a resume and cover letter to the Furman Jobs website: https://furman.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Furman_Careers/details/Web-Content-and-Technology-Specialist_R002916
