What We Want

The Graduate and Professional School is embarking on the process of redesigning its website and migrating into a new Content Management System (CMS). We are seeking a Web and Information Designer that will lead this project and be responsible for optimizing the design, maintaining, updating, and seeking continuous improvement for our website and other digital platforms. This includes enhancing layouts, interfaces, functionality, navigability, and ensuring compliance with technical and accessibility standards for better marketability, search engine ranking, and content delivery. This role is pivotal in ensuring a seamless transition to a new Content Management System (CMS) while enhancing the Graduate and Professional School’s online presence. We welcome applicants who are innovative, detail-oriented, and passionate about creating exceptional digital experiences.

What You Need to Know

Salary Range: $55,000.00 - $62,000.00 (Based on selected hire’s qualifications)

Cover Letter & Resume: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended

Schedule: Ability to work some nights and weekends for Graduate and Professional School facilitated events

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or any equivalent combination of training and experience

• Three years of professional web design, development, and optimization experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree from an accredited University or College

• Experience working in Higher Education

• Five years of professional web design, development, and optimization experience

• Demonstrated experience in website creation and administration in Cascade, WordPress, or other web content management systems

• Experience designing web content to meet strategic marketing and communications campaigns and goals, social media (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, etc.), and customer relations management systems

• Three years of experience in web administration, the creation of web pages and websites

• Experience working with Adobe Creative Suite and other design software

• Experience creating websites in Cascade, WordPress and/or similar content management systems

• Advanced knowledge of HTML including usability and optimization techniques

• Web design production process and project management skills

• Ability to translate client needs into executable designs

• Ability to create original concepts

Responsibilities

Web Content, Design & Communications:

• Designs, publishes, and maintains accuracy, timeliness, navigability, and functionality of website content developed through integrative communication strategies

• Produces and manages a variety of graphic imagery, video, and other multimedia-rich content. Assists with development and implementation of online communications strategy

• Implements a web content strategy to meet institutional and unit business goals

• Establishes procedures for authoring web content

• Coordinates and administers user access to the CMS environment

• Ensures a consistent visual image by promoting uniform formatting, images, fonts, icons, and layout techniques

• Develops required reports and metrics, including search engine analytics and uses the results to develop communication strategies.

• Maintains and improves existing web systems and hardware.

• Ensures compliance with state, federal and university rules, and regulations

• Maintains and ensures accessibility standards

• Creates automated tasks and systems for data transfer in web-based applications, website expansion or other uses

Digital and Graphic Design:

• Assists in the creation of other digital and graphic design content to support the Graduate and Professional School, such as social media, CRM systems, and other platforms

• Advises digital content creators and publishers on best strategies for engagement, accessibility, and marketability

• Collaborates with Slate CRM to enhance event promotion, recruitment, and internal communications

Service Support:

• Collaborates with on-campus clients and web developers to develop user interface requirements, and defines, prototypes, and documents highly usable interfaces to meet those requirements

• Completes digital-technology-related requests

• Provides web services support for initiatives which may include special event pages, CRM-web integrations, online surveys, and online event registration

• Advises faculty, staff and students on matters related to web content

Who We Are

Texas A&M University's Graduate and Professional School strives to enhance graduate experiences and development of all students, personally and professionally, foster and facilitate interdisciplinary intercollegiate graduate programs and research activities, as well as provide the highest quality support for services to advance creative scholarship and scientific inquiry. Our vision to achieve recognition as a leader in support of graduate education through innovation, exceptional service and commitment to excellence. For more information, please visit our website: grad.tamu.edu .

Why Texas A&M University?

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration. Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you. Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.

• Health , dental , vision , life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays

• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month

• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas

• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time

• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more

• Employee Tuition Assistance and Educational Release time for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experience. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.