Hybrid Web & Digital Studio Lead: Full-Stack & GIS

Mannik Smith Group; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Schedule

Hybrid work model

Professional development opportunities

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Alta Planning + Design in Seattle, WA is seeking a Web and Digital Studio Lead (Associate I) to guide the digital studio within the TDM Marketing & Creative Services group. You will lead a multidisciplinary team delivering complex websites, web apps, data tools, and marketing tech solutions, while hands-on coding and architecture work.

The role blends technical leadership with project delivery, strategic development, and collaboration across planners, GIS analysts, and developers.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional full-stack web development experience, including leadership of complex web or digital projects.
• Prior people management experience and overseeing technical contractors or vendors.
• Expert-level with VS Code, Git/GitHub, Docker, WSL or macOS, and CI/CD workflows.
• Advanced front-end stack: JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, CSS/SASS, Vue/Nuxt/Astro/Vite.
• Python with FastAPI or Django; PHP is a plus.
• Experience with GIS/web mapping platforms (ArcGIS, Mapbox).
• Experience with Tableau for dashboards.
• Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Strong client-facing and consultative skills; translating business goals into technical solutions.
• Proactive communicator capable of explaining tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Interest in sustainable transportation or city planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-stack development of websites, web applications, dashboards, calculators, and data-driven tools.
• Establish technical architecture and development approaches — front-end and back-end frameworks, databases, APIs, data integration, hosting, security, and analytics.
• Build interactive data visualizations that let users explore information by geography, time, scenario, or demographics.
• Integrate GIS data and web mapping platforms into web products.
• Develop Python-based data processing, automation workflows, and APIs.
• Oversee integrations with external databases, CRMs, CDPs, and marketing platforms such as Salesforce, HubSpot, or Ortto.
• Ensure products meet accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA).
• Lead QA/QC for code, integrations, responsive behavior, and final deliverables.
• Lead and mentor the Digital Studio team; workload management and performance feedback.
• Assign and rebalance work; provide technical direction and escalation support.
• Oversee contractors and vendors; manage budgets and timelines.
• Identify and apply emerging technologies to advance Alta's digital offerings.
• Build reusable components and development standards across projects.

Skills

Full-stack development

People management

Client-facing

Technical leadership

Communication

Project delivery

Strategic thinking

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/IT

Experience in lieu of education accepted

Tools

VS Code

Git/GitHub

Docker

CI/CD workflows

JavaScript/TypeScript/Node.js

Front-end frameworks (Vue/Nuxt/Astro/Vite)

Python (FastAPI/Django)

GIS/web mapping (ArcGIS/Mapbox)

Tableau

Figma & Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

Alta Planning + Design in Seattle, WA is seeking a Web and Digital Studio Lead (Associate I) to guide the digital studio within the TDM Marketing & Creative Services group. You will lead a multidisciplinary team delivering complex websites, web apps, data tools, and marketing tech solutions, while hands-on coding and architecture work.

The role blends technical leadership with project delivery, strategic development, and collaboration across planners, GIS analysts, and developers.