Web Developer and User Interface Specialist
University of Illinois
Urbana

**Web Developer and User Interface Specialist  
Academic Professional

University 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. **See 
[https://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](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). Illinois welcomes 
individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and 
value diversity and inclusivity  
www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu)**



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