• Web Designer

    Texas A&M University System (College Station, TX)


    Job Title

     

    Web Designer

     

    Agency

     

    Texas A&M University Health Science Center

     

    Department

     

    Marketing and Communications

     

    Proposed Minimum Salary

     

    Commensurate

     

    Job Location

     

    College Station, Texas

     

    Job Type

     

    Staff

    Job Description

    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 experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our corevalues which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

     

    Who we are

     

    As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health (https://health.tamu.edu/index.html) encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery.

     

    What we want

     

    Texas A&M Health is seeking a Web Designer to join our growing Web Services team. This role is focused on the visual and user-experience aspects of our websites, helping modernize and migrate over 100 sites into the new Aggie UX (HAUX) design framework. Works closely with Lead Developer to ensure sites are visually compelling, accessible, and responsive across devices—while adhering to university branding and design standards. This is a front-end focused position with significant impact on how users experience the university’s digital presence.

     

    What you need to know

     

    Salary: W ill be commensurate based on the selected hire’s education and experience .

     

    Apply! Submitting a cover letter, resume/CV to assist us with the review process. You may upload these documents to the application under CV/Resume .

    Required education and experience

    + Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or closely related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

    + 4 years of experience in web development/programming with relational databases to produce dynamic web-based applications.

    Preferred qualifications

    + Master's Degree in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or a closely-related field.

    + 5 or more years of experience in web development/programming with relational databases to produce dynamic web-based applications.

    + Experience in consulting and/or strategy of web development/programming and in responsive web development.

    Responsibilities

    Web Functionality Development

    + Plans and develops new web functionality and applications

    + Gathers and analyzes requirements from university departments and staff.

    + Develops locally-created tools that facilitate the use of the university website.

    + Writes code to implement functionality and design components while automating processes.

    + Ensures all web functions are accessibility compliant

    Maintenance and Support of Web Applications

    + Maintains current web functionality and applications

    + Corrects arising issues within web functionality as needed.

    + Enhances web functionality through regular communication with university personnel.

    + Provides support and maintenance on all current functionality and applications.

    + Performs debugging and periodic audits to ensure accessibility compliance.

    Team Collaboration

    + Implement responsive and accessible web pages using the Aggie UX (HAUX) design system within Cascade CMS.

    + Convert mockups and designs (e.g., Figma) into polished HTML/CSS structures, using semantically correct markup.

    + Ensure layouts and components meet WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards.\

    + Assist in preparing, placing, and styling content as part of our multi-year migration project.

    + Collaborate with developers and content owners to identify layout issues, accessibility problems, or inconsistent design elements.

    + Participate in design reviews, usability evaluations, and QA testing.

    + Maintain consistency with TAMU branding guidelines and HAUX component use.

    + Document best practices for content styling and layout within the CMS environment

    Research and Recommendations for Technology

    + Researches and recommends emerging application development technologies and tools for implementation in Web Services projects.

    + Evaluates new technologies and assesses their applicability to university needs.

    User Support and Training

    + Provides instruction and troubleshooting to faculty, staff, and students.

    + Performs usability and user-experience development and testing.

     

    Why Texas A&M University?

     

    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.

     

    + Medical, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/medical/) prescription drug, dental, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/dental/) vision, life and AD&D, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/life-add/) flexible spending accounts , and long-term disability insurance (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/long-term-disability/) with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

    + 12-15 days (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/index.html) of annual paid holidays

    + Up to eight hours of paid sick leave (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/sick.html)   and at least   eight hours of paid vacation (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/vacation.html)   each month

    + Automatic enrollment in the   Teacher Retirement System of Texas  (https://www.trs.texas.gov/Pages/Homepage.aspx)

    + Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time (https://flourish.tamu.edu/wellness-release-time/)

    + Professional Development: All employees have access to free   LinkedIn Learning (https://linkedinlearning.tamu.edu/)   training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more

    + Educational release time and tuition assistance (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/employee-tuition-assistance)   for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

    + Living Well, (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/) a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

     

    Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered, or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.

     

    All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

     

    Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.