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Senior Front End Developer - Communications %26 Marketing
Tufts University
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Tufts University

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Posted:
January 14, 2020
Location:
Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts
Salary:
Open
Category:
Staff/Administrative
Senior Front End Developer - Communications & Marketing - (20001020)
Description
The Office of Communications and Marketing (UCM) has overall responsibility for marketing and brand management, media relations and content creation, producing various print and digital publications and communications for the University. The office optimizes the coordination of strategies and programs for these areas.

The Senior Front End Developer builds and updates Drupal websites, supporting university clients such as the Office of Alumni Relations, Advancement, UCM, and Tufts-affiliated schools.

The Senior Front End Developer works directly with university clients to understand their requirements and then builds and/or modifies websites, as needed. S/he uses front-end programming skills (HTML, CSS, JS) to support UCM clients who need modifications of existing websites. S/he will contribute to maintaining Drupal codebases and performing functional site testing, to ensure code performs as expected. S/he tracks and troubleshoots bugs as they arise and uses version control software to track changes. S/he optimizes sites for performance and sees sites through to successful launches, with an eye to minimizing future maintenance.

The Senior Front End Developer also takes a leadership role in ensuring that UCM websites comply with WCAG 2.1 guidelines. This includes participating in--and providing subject matter expertise for--a university-wide Accessibility Steering Group.

The Senior Front End Developer will work on a team with a Principal Web Developer to ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs. S/he will collaborate on wireframing and prototyping with a Senior UI Designer, and work with an Associate Director, Digital Engagement on project requirements. S/he will also collaborate with the team's Web Developer, as needed, on WordPress theming.

The Senior Front End Developer reports to the Director of Digital Services.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in related field, specialized training or equivalent experience.
  • 6+ years of experience with Drupal content management systems.
  • Modern experience with JavaScript, HTML5, CSS 3+, SASS, ES6+.
  • Cross-browser compatibility and testing.
  • Experience with JavaScript libraries like jQuery for DOM manipulation.
  • Experience building websites that are responsive across desktop, tablets and mobile devices.
  • Demonstrated ability writing clean and maintainable code.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to translate technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
  • Demonstrated project leadership.
  • Ability to brainstorm creative solutions to problems.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience working in higher education is a plus.
  • Distributed version control experience with Git.

Special Work Schedule Requirements:
Attend meetings at various campus locations.


An employee in this position must complete all appropriate background checks at the time of hire, promotion, or transfer.


Equal Opportunity Employer - minority/females/veterans/disability/sexual orientation/gender identity.
Primary Location: United States-Massachusetts-Medford/Somerville
Job: IT (Information Technology)
Organization: Univ Rel - Comms & Marketing
Employee Status: Regular Schedule: Full-time
Job Posting: Jan 13, 2020, 11:59:11 AM

Internal Number: 20001020
About Tufts University
Tufts is a leader in American higher education, distinctive for its success as a moderately sized university that excels at research and providing students with a personal experience. Our unique combination of research and liberal arts attracts students, faculty and staff who thrive in our environment of curiosity, creativity and engagement.
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