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FIRE/MSI Web Developer & Graphic Designer
Job Description
Position Number:
24071948Title:
FIRE/MSI Web Developer & Graphic DesignerFunctional Title:
FIRE/MSI Web Developer & Graphic DesignerCategory Status:
14-Student Hourly, UGApplicant Search Category:
StudentUnit:
SVPAAP-Office of Undergraduate ResearchCampus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
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Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
The Music & Social Identity (MSI) research stream within the First Year Innovation & Research Experience (FIRE) program is seeking to hire an advanced student worker for the position of Web Developer and Graphic Designer during Summer and Fall 2024. This position will work closely with the MSI faculty leader to develop a website that will be used to host student research visualized through different digital humanities tools. The Web Developer and Graphic Designer will be responsible for implementing a site template within WordPress, installing necessary plugins, creating the site structure, managing the implementation of research visualization resources, developing a brand kit, leading the creation of graphic designs needed for research visualization, tracking site statistics, and developing systems to allow a sustainable infrastructure of digital tools.
Responsibilities
- Administrative Tasks
- Log work hours in PHR system (approximately 5-10 hours per week)
- Attend regular, weekly meetings with MSI faculty leader
- Create training materials for students
- Create systems to manage site health and continued design
- Document work to establish a sustainable infrastructure
- Timely completion of all tasks
- Web Development
- Manage student/editor access to site
- Implement adaptive design
- Consideration of UI (user interface) and UX (user experience) in design
- Research, install, and integrate appropriate plug-ins
- Track and synthesize data of user analytics
- Graphic Design
- Develop brand kit (logos, web banners, icons, etc.) for research stream
- Creatively design public-facing material for site and print purposes based on research stream research scope, topic, and values
- Assist students in using Canva and Adobe Creative Suite when necessary
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
- Current advanced undergraduate or graduate student at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Experience:
- Demonstrated skills in graphic design as well as web development, and design.
- Advanced experience in HTML and CSS in WordPress.
- Advanced experience in Adobe Creative Suite and Canva.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Creativity in crafting relevant, innovative, and visually appealing content
- Detail-oriented, timely, and motivated to contribute to a team product
- Effective communication skills and ability to work collaboratively
Additional Information:
To Apply
Applicants are asked to upload a resume, brief cover letter, and name of one UMD recommender with their application. Applicants may also provide supplemental materials (examples of graphic design and/or sites developed).
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- References
Optional Documents
- Examples of graphic design and/or sites developed.
Best Consideration Date
Position open until filled. For best consideration, please apply by July 31, 2024
Position Terms
Summer 2024, Fall 2024, with possible extension in Spring 2025
Posting Date:
07/19/2024Open Until Filled
YesBest Consideration Date
07/31/2024Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Women, minorities, LGBTQ+, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
^Student Posting Contact Information:
Dr. Elizabeth Massey, emassey2@umd.edu
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