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West Valley-Mission Community College District

Web Content Developer
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Position Number: 5926840
Location: Saratoga, CA
Position Type: Computer and Information Technology

Web Content Developer

Closing Date: 02/03/2025

Definition:

The Marketing and Communications Department is seeking a talented individual to fill the position of Web Content Developer.

West Valley College is part of the West Valley-Mission Community College District. Designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution, West Valley College enrolls about 15,000 students annually and minutes away from the heart of the Silicon Valley in a beautiful park-like setting on 143 wooded acres. The student population represents diverse communities from the cities of Saratoga, Campbell, and Los Gatos. Detailed information about the student population, including data related to student success, can be found on the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research webpage.

Under the direction of the Director of Marketing and Communications and in coordination with the College President, the Web Content Developer will perform a variety of duties in the development and maintenance of the college website, collaborate with faculty, staff, and administration to oversee the accuracy and quality of the college website and provide support for West Valley Colleges marketing function. The college website presence is secure, functional, visually appealing, user-friendly, engaging, and consistently updated. This position handles a range of responsibilities that includes web design and development, routine site and content maintenance, and creation of social media content, planning, development, and engagement analysis. In addition, duties include the creation of digital archives and online newsletters. The Web Content Developer ensures compliance with appropriate policies, guidelines and standards and evaluates, implements and promotes services, software, and channels that meet the colleges promotional, communication and messaging needs for the web.

We are seeking a proactive and accessible, collaborative, data-informed, knowledgeable web content developer who thrives in a fast-paced and innovative environment. This is an in-person position. In transferring students to four-year universities, West Valley College ranks number one among Silicon Valley community colleges and number three statewide. The college is known for the quality of our academic programs and faculty, dedicated classified professionals, and equity-minded approach to student success. West Valley College inspires students to create a future for themselves so they can contribute to a world that needs their talents, drive, and enthusiasm.

West Valley College is committed to addressing inequities and injustices, both societal and institutional, and so recognizes that institutions of higher education have colluded, harmed, and remained complacent in upholding aspects of white supremacy, ableism, patriarchy, and other systems of oppression. The West Valley College community is committed to long-term equity, social justice, and racial justice work which will transform individuals, the institution, and the greater community. As a collective community, we embrace accountability and will act with courage, grace, and humility in fulfilling our commitment to learning and unlearning.

Applicants who possess the knowledge, skills and life experiences to address the cultural and educational needs of a diverse student population are encouraged to apply

Assignment:

100% of full time, 37.5 hours per week, 12 months per year, with anticipated start date of April 2025. Schedule may change to include some evening or weekend hours, as needed. This position is represented by the West Valley-Mission Classified Employees Association (WVMCEA), Office, Technical & Business Services Employee Unit.

Work Location: West Valley College, Saratoga, CA

Salary and Benefits:

Anticipated Hiring Range:

$9,316.00-$10,193.67 monthly (WVMCEA Salary Schedule, Range 74, Steps A-C).

Benefits include:

Employer-contributed medical, dental and vision for employee, spouse, and/or dependents.
Employer-paid long term disability for employee.
Employer-provided life insurance.
14 paid holidays, plus 1 floating holiday annually; paid non-workdays between Christmas and New Year.
12 days vacation leave accrued annually; rate increases step-wise up to maximum 22 days vacation leave accrued annually.
12 days sick leave accrued annually.
Personal necessity leave and personal business leave.
Educational growth incentive program from $45 to $225 monthly.
$1000 longevity award annually after 10 years of service and $1,500 longevity award annually after 15 years of service.
CalPERS retirement.
Position is union affiliated.

Minimum Qualifications:

Any combination of experience and education that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:

Education: Equivalent to an Associates degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in computer science, marketing, business, or a related field.
Experience: Two years of responsible professional website design/administrator experience.

AND

Understanding of, and sensitivity to the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds, disability, and sexual orientation of community college students, faculty and staff.

Desired Qualification:

The ideal candidate will also demonstrate the following desired qualification(s):

Knowledge of all college social media accounts and experience in implementing strategies to increase brand visibility and traffic across all social media platforms, which includes local community engagement.
Experience with institutional planning as it relates to college priorities, education master plan, accreditation, community services, and student demographics.
Experience in web design and digital media at the community college or four-year university.
Demonstrated expertise in written communication.
Exercise a high-degree of initiative, judgment and self-management, discretion and decision- making to integrate organizational priorities, meet deadlines and achieve objectives.
Ability to work with a diverse group of stakeholders, model interpersonal skills, and demonstrate emotional intelligence.
A well-informed educational philosophy as well as demonstrated listening skills and experience as a successful employee who can deliver on desired outcomes.
Ability to speak and write in one or more language other than English.

Knowledge and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

Principles and practices of web page and website construction and maintenance.
Industry standard web-based programming languages.
Features and capabilities of websites.
Principles of graphics presentation and design in a web-based environment.
Applicable federal, state, local and district laws, regulations, and reporting requirements.

Ability to:

Design, develop, create and maintain websites and web-based applications.
On a continuous basis, know and understand all aspects of the job; intermittently analyze work papers, reports and special projects; identify and interpret technical and numerical information; observe and problem solve operational and technical policy and procedures.
On a continuous basis, sit at desk for long periods of time; intermittently twist to reach equipment surrounding desk; perform simple grasping and fine manipulation; use telephone; write or use a keyboard to communicate through written means; and lift or carry weight of 10 pounds or less.
Use sound judgment in recognizing scope of authority.
Operate and use modern office equipment including computers and applicable software.
Maintain regular attendance and adhere to prescribed work schedule to conduct job responsibilities.
Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Relate effectively with people of varied academic, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds using tact, diplomacy, and courtesy.
Establish and maintain effective, cooperative, and collaborative working relationships with others.

Examples of Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Maintain and develop the college website; develop and administer a uniform web structure; and collaborate with district information technology staff.
Research, write, edit, post and implement content information for use on college internet and intranet sites.
Coordinate with graphic designers and others to prepare web pages and templates for use by departments, programs and administration.
Confer with users for content and maintain currency on web technologies for possible inclusion into the website.
Ensure that college website is accessible to students with disabilities according to ADA law and sections 504/508 of the Rehabilitation Act, Section 255 Guidelines, and conforms to applicable district policies.
Ensure that college website is stable, well-designed, effective to use and kept up to date, has a consistent look and feel, and is properly maintained.
Serve as a resource to faculty, staff and administration on the planning and development of websites; write and maintain documentation and instruction.
Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, other district employees, and the public using principles of good customer service.
Foster an environment that embraces diversity, integrity, trust, and respect.
Be an integral team player, which involves flexibility, cooperation, and communication.
Perform related duties as assigned.

Working Conditions:

Other Duties:

Application Information:

Physical Demands:

Applicant Information:

APPLICATION INFORMATION:

Interested applicants must submit online all materials requested, including: (1) A completed online West Valley-Mission Community College District application; (2) Supplemental application questions; (3) Resume; (4) Unofficial copies of transcripts, if requested; (5) Cover letter and/or reference list, if requested; and (6) Any requested licenses or certificates, if applicable.
All sections of the online application, including Education and Educational Work History, must be completed thoroughly.
Supervisor(s) name(s) and telephone numbers must be included in the application.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Do NOT send unrequested materials. Unrequested materials will be removed from your application and will not be used for consideration of employment.
The employment application and supporting documents represent you; it is to your advantage to fill out the application form carefully and completely.

ABOUT TRANSCRIPTS:

If a minimum requirement is possession of a degree, then a copy of transcripts is required to be included with your application to verify the degree being awarded. If no transcripts are included, the application may be screened as not meeting minimum requirements.
Should the minimum qualifications state "any combination equivalent to," then additional relevant work experience may substitute for education. In this case, please upload a document stating such in the Required Transcripts document field.
Degrees must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation and/or the U.S. Department of Education.
Candidates with degrees earned outside of the United States must provide official certification of equivalency to U. S. degrees by a certified U. S. credential review service, must have a U.S. evaluation (course by course of the transcripts) and must be submitted with this online application.
If you do not have an electronic version of the transcript, you can get it scanned at an office supply or copy store; then attach the electronic version of your transcript to this online application.
Copies of diplomas, grade reports, graduation petitions, transcript evaluations requests, or similar documents WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of transcripts.
Encrypted, secured, or password-protected attachments cannot be uploaded.

For reasonable accommodations and assistance, contact:
Office of Human Resources, Attn: Recruitment
14000 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070
Phone: (408) 741-2174 Fax: (408) 741-2564
Email: jobs@wvm.edu

Selection Process:

SELECTION PROCESS INFORMATION:

After the deadline date, a committee will review and evaluate applications and supporting materials to select the applicants to be interviewed. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not assure the candidate an interview.
All candidates will receive an e-notification to acknowledge receipt of their application materials. If not contacted within 3-6 weeks following the close of the recruitment, no suitable match was determined at this time.
Travel expenses to attend first-level interview are the responsibility of the candidate.
Application materials become the property of the District and will not be returned or duplicated.
The District may choose to re-advertise or indefinitely delay filling a position. Some positions may include first and second level interviews.
The District reserves the right to contact former, current, the most recent employers, and others to investigate past employment records of applicants.
Any tentative verbal offer of employment is contingent upon formal approval of the college Governing Board.
Upon hire the successful candidate must provide the required documents of identity and authorization to work and attest he/she is authorized to work in the United States.
The District DOES NOT provide visa sponsorship.

EEO STATEMENT:

West Valley-Mission Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to employ a diverse workforce who will contribute to an inclusive and welcoming educational and employment environment. The District is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, physical disability, mental disability, genetic information, ancestry, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, language, accent, citizenship status, transgender status, parental status, marital status, economic status, military or veteran status, and medical condition consistent with applicable federal and state laws.

Special Instructions to the Applicant:

Posting Number:
Open Date: 01/13/2025
Close Date: 02/03/2025
Open Until Filled: No

For more information on this position and to apply, please visit our website at the following link: wvm.peopleadmin.com

West Valley-Mission Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.