Web Designer
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame (ND.jobs) is accepting applications for a
Web Designer.
Applications will be accepted until 11/7/2022.
We're looking for an experienced Web Designer to join the award-winning ND Web team in developing the University's most important websites. Every day you'll be collaborating with our team of web professionals to design beautiful, usable websites for the Notre Dame community. This is a full time position in South Bend, IN.
Our designers work with other team members (accounts, projects managers, content strategists, developers) to conceptualize and execute the creative elements of a website build. This includes layouts, art direction, graphic design, or other elements that are needed to help our clients achieve their goals. You'll need to be comfortable discussing and presenting your design work with clients. Although the focus is primarily websites, the role occasionally includes emails, social, and other digital products.
About Marketing Communications at ND:
Marketing Communications at Notre Dame functions like an agency within the University. Our award-winning web, print, photography, and video professionals work collaboratively to create marketing materials for Notre Dame colleges & schools, departments, and administrative units. In addition, we oversee the University's top-level sites (such as www.nd.edu) and are the keepers of the Notre Dame brand standards.
The web team is a small, lean group of web professionals working both in-person and remotely. We work traditional hours and value collaboration and flexibility. Our projects prioritize performance, accessibility, best practices, and outstanding responsive web design.
- Conceptualize and execute new web designs. Using previously-defined information architecture and content modeling as a guide, use tools such as Illustrator, Omnigraffle, Photoshop, Sketch, and others to create wireframes, style tiles, mockups and other representations of web design templates.
- Technical development and modifications (html, css, etc). This can include styling new websites after the preliminary build from web team developers, or modifications to existing websites.
- Team and client meetings. This role includes significant collaboration with web team colleagues and customers, working together to create excellent websites. This includes both in-person and remote (typically Zoom) environments.
- Collaboration, team brainstorming, and other administrative. The web team commonly discusses and collaborates on best practices, trends, technical hurdles, content types, brand standards, and other parts of building a great network of websites for the University.
Minimum Qualifications:
3 years of front-end web design experience
Online portfolio of web design work
Advanced hands-on experience with HTML, CSS, and RWD.
Strong typography, color, and layout skills
Strong understanding of branding
Experience with mobile design and wireframing
Commitment to web best practices
Team Player
Preferred Qualifications:
ABOUT NOTRE DAME:
The University of Notre Dame, founded in 1842 by Rev. Edward F. Sorin, C.S.C., of the Congregation of Holy Cross, is an independent, national Catholic university located in Notre Dame, Ind. For the fifth consecutive year, the University of Notre Dame has received Honor Roll distinctions as one of the top 10 higher education workplaces in the country in the Chronicle of Higher Education's annual "Great Colleges to Work For" survey...and we are proud of it!
This appointment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Applicants will be asked to identify all felony convictions and/or pending felony charges. Felony convictions do not automatically bar an individual from employment. Each case will be examined separately to determine the appropriateness of employment in the particular position. Failure to be forthcoming or dishonesty with respect to felony disclosures can result in the disqualification of a candidate. The full procedure can be viewed at https://facultyhandbook.nd.edu/?id=link-73597.
Equal Opportunity Employment StatementThe University of Notre Dame seeks to attract, develop, and retain the highest quality faculty, staff and administration. The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to building a culturally diverse workplace. We strongly encourage applications from female and minority candidates and those candidates attracted to a university with a Catholic identity. Moreover, Notre Dame prohibits discrimination against veterans or disabled qualified individuals, and requires affirmative action by covered contractors to employ and advance veterans and qualified individuals with disabilities in compliance with 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a).
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Please apply online at http://ND.jobs to Job # S23403. For additional information about working at the University of Notre Dame and various benefits available to employees, please visit http://hr.nd.edu/why-nd. The University of Notre Dame supports the needs of dual career couples and has a Dual Career Assistance Program in place to assist relocating spouses and significant others with their job search.
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