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Req #: 234715

Department: UW ADVANCEMENT: COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Job Location Detail: Hybrid Eligible - Minimum 2 days in office a week

Posting Date: 05/29/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $7,406 - $7,500 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230701_a11y.pdf) Priority consideration will be given to applications completed by 6/10.

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

For over 160 years, the University of Washington has been a hub for learning, innovation, problem solving and community building. Supporting this legacy and important public mission—with the goal of making the UW the world’s greatest public university, as measured by positive impact—guides everything we do in University Advancement (https://www.washington.edu/advancement/) . Bringing together development; alumni and stakeholder engagement; marketing and communications; and advancement operations, we advance the UW’s impact by developing meaningful connections that foster pride, advocacy and philanthropic support.

This starts with creating a culture of belonging ( https://www.washington.edu/advancement/ua-dei-visions-values-and-actions/) within our organization that values the diverse experiences and expertise of our team members, allowing everyone to thrive and to contribute their unique talents as we strive to achieve our shared goals.

The College of Engineering has an exciting opening for an Associate Director for Web Strategy. This is a full-time, permanent position.

The Associate Director of Web Strategy leads and directs the planning, strategic development and management of the College of Engineering’s web presence while ensuring accurate, timely and compelling web pages and data-driven enhancements that benefit websites in the College’s Drupal multisite structure. Leading a team of 1-2 team members, the Associate Director ensures that the College of Engineering websites reflect brand standards and follow best practices in usability and accessibility while meeting the needs of its users, including internal and external audiences. The Associate Director trains, collaborates and consults with faculty and staff from engineering departments and programs.

What You Will Do: Website strategy and implementation (30%)

• Ensure College and partner websites meet strategic goals; develop annual and strategic plans for websites in the short and long term. Create shared understanding of priorities and projects and promote the contributions and success of the web team. • Create College-wide standards for websites that ensure accessibility, usability, reflect University and College branding and messaging, and meet strategic digital engagement goals. • Lead usability testing for the College website and partner with web specialists to develop usability testing opportunities for other sites and audiences. • Plan and prioritize web development needs. • Lead and oversee the workflow of and assign projects to the web team professional staff.

Content management, user experience design and collaborator support (30%)

• Lead periodic website audits for accuracy, completeness and relevance. • Develop, improve and update systems and processes that enable the team to collaborate efficiently and track the annual plan and other large and small-scale projects. • Create wireframes and mock-ups for web projects, including adding new features, changing existing web products, and developing high-profile web pages and microsites. • Create, manage and maintain web pages in response to support requests and independently, as needed, to ensure accurate, timely and compelling websites. • Work with stakeholders and communications staff to develop best practices, processes and guidelines that ensure content is consistent, accurate, readable and accessible.

Web analytics, insights and digital engagement (25%)

• Evaluate web analytics, set benchmarks, maintain dashboards and make data-driven recommendations using tools such as SiteImprove, Google Analytics, CrazyEgg and Hotjar. • Share data insights with collaborators to drive improvements and strategy.

Technical support and training (10%)

• Maintain Drupal manuals, train users, and create materials and documentation to support content managers and collaborators. • Assist College staff on web issues, including the use of themes and web components.

Other duties (5%) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, technical communication or related field AND five years of professional client-facing experience.

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. What You Bring:

• Experience working and communicating with diverse collaborators. • Customer service-minded with interpersonal skills and experience working in and maintaining confidentiality ; strong written and verbal communication skills; able to flex communication styles. • Demonstrated knowledge of website development lifecycle. • Experience developing website plans that incorporate strategic planning and stakeholder goals and benchmarks, best practices, web analytics and user-driven feedback. • Strong understanding and proven practice of user experience standards. Previous experience managing and developing design systems. • Demonstrated ability to deliver creatively designed web pages and effectively communicate through design elements. • Demonstrated technical skills, including proficiency in HTML, CSS and Drupal or other content management systems. • Knowledge of web standards, including W3C compliance and accessibility; familiarity with Photoshop or other image-editing software. • Demonstrated experience managing staff. Ability to communicate decision-making, promote consensus and foster positive relationships.

What You Can Expect:

A highly collaborative and inclusive team that values working with others to complete projects and assignments. • Hybrid-work schedule with two days in the office and three days eligible for telework.

Application Process: The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you log into your “My Jobs” page. If you choose to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

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