Front‑End Web Developer & UX / Accessibility Advocate

Michigan State University; East Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Michigan State University is seeking a Front End Web Developer to maintain and improve in-house websites, ensure consistent UX, and develop new front-end features. The role reports to the Web Team Manager and collaborates with operations and development staff.

During onboarding the position is on-site, with potential transition to a hybrid schedule. MSU offers extensive benefits and a rich campus community in East Lansing.

Qualifications

• Knowledge equivalent to completing a four-year college.
• One to three years of related and progressively more responsible work experience in architecture, standards-compliant website design and development; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve existing in-house websites and applications.
• Ensure consistency of user experience; adherence to MSU Branding standards and Accessibility policy.
• Front-end development of new websites, applications or features.
• Collaborate with operations and development staff to solve problems and implement solutions.
• Other duties as assigned including possible out of hours work for emergent web issue resolution.

Skills

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

WCAG accessibility

Web development knowledge

Education

Four-year college degree

Tools

Drupal

Git

PHP

jQuery

React

Vue

Angular

Figma

Adobe XD

Job description

Michigan State University is seeking a Front End Web Developer to maintain and improve in-house websites, ensure consistent UX, and develop new front-end features. The role reports to the Web Team Manager and collaborates with operations and development staff.

During onboarding the position is on-site, with potential transition to a hybrid schedule. MSU offers extensive benefits and a rich campus community in East Lansing.