Off Campus Work Study Positions

University of Wisconsin; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is seeking a local, work-study web developer to join Driven Marketing Solutions. Build and maintain client and internal sites on WordPress or hand-built platforms, turning designs into responsive pages with strong UI.

Maintain multiple sites, ensure security, speed, and SEO readiness, and collaborate across teams. Role is contractor/freelance (not W-2), with partial remote eligibility and flexible, project-based hours.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building websites from scratch and on CMS platforms.
• Strong front-end/UI build skills; able to turn a design into a clean, responsive site.
• Comfortable working across a CMS (WordPress especially) and hand-built sites.
• Knowledge of website security best practices (2FA, staging, backups).
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple sites across multiple clients; references from long-term clients or agencies.
• Strong communication and responsiveness.

Responsibilities

• Build new websites and rebuilds - from scratch or on a CMS (WordPress, etc.), including custom page and UI work.
• Design and build new pages, forms, and features for internal and client projects.
• Implement security best practices (backups, updates, staging, monitoring).
• Maintain and update our agency website and provide ongoing support for client sites we host.
• Manage plugins, themes, and integrations; troubleshoot site issues.
• Keep sites performing well – speed, mobile, and SEO readiness.
• Follow documented workflows for change requests, approvals, and client communications.

Skills

Web development

Front-end UI

WordPress

Security best practices

Multi-site management

References / client feedback

Communication

Tools

Yoast SEO

Rank Math

Google Analytics

Facebook Pixel

Figma

Elementor

Gutenberg

Job description

Job No: 512151
Division/Organization: Community Partners
Department: Driven Marketing Solutions
Job Type: Local Work Study Student Jobs
Remote Eligibility: Partially Remote
Location: Madison, WI
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $15.00-25.00
Job Categories: Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Digital Technology, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Education and Training, Business Management, Finance, and Marketing, Information Technology and Computers, Data Analysis, Local Work-Study Required Student Jobs, Career Management, Honoring Context and Culture, Federal Work-Study Preferred

Department Overview:

We're a digital-marketing agency serving businesses in different industries.

Anticipated Start Date:

10/15/26

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Partially Remote

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

Minimum: 10

Schedule:

Open

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

Minimum: $15.00 Maximum:$25.00

Number of Positions:

2

Qualifications:

• Requirements
• Proven experience building websites - from scratch and/or on a CMS - and maintaining them over time.
• Strong front-end/UI build skills; able to turn a design or brief into a clean, responsive site.
• Comfortable working across a CMS (WordPress especially) as well as hand-built sites.
• Knowledge of website security best practices (2FA, staging, backups).
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple sites across multiple clients.
• Able to provide references from long-term clients or agencies.
• Strong communication and responsiveness.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Experience with SEO tools/plugins (Yoast, Rank Math, etc.).
• Familiarity with analytics/tracking integrations (Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel).
• Design/layout ability (Figma, Elementor, Gutenberg, or similar).

Position Summary/Job Duties:

What you'll do

• Build new websites and rebuilds - from scratch or on a CMS (WordPress, and comfort with others a plus), including custom page and UI work.
• Design and build new pages, forms, and features for internal and client projects.
• Implement security best practices (backups, updates, staging, monitoring).
• Maintain and update our agency website.
• Provide ongoing support for client websites we host and manage.
• Manage plugins, themes, and integrations, and troubleshoot site issues.
• Keep sites performing well - speed, mobile, and SEO readiness.
• Follow documented workflows for change requests, approvals, and client

Contractor / freelance role (not W-2).

Remote, flexible hours.

Project-based payment at first with ability to earn retainer amount.

Physical Demands:

Sitting and computer use for prolonged periods of time

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Advertised: October 01, 2026 09:00 AM Central Daylight Time
Applications close: September 30, 2027 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time