UTS - Temporary Web Designer at UNC Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; United States; Remote; USD 59,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work option

Temporary position

Job summary

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking a UTS - Temporary Web Designer to develop, implement, and launch a WordPress-based office site. You will update content and design, troubleshoot, and collaborate with staff to ensure usability and accessibility.

Strong skills in WordPress, HTML, and CSS are mandatory, with familiarity in Gutenberg, themes/plugins, and WCAG 2.1. Remote work is available; the role is full-time temporary for 1–6 months.

Qualifications

• Requires a 4-year degree in a related field and proven web design experience.
• Strong skills in WordPress website design, HTML, and CSS are mandatory.
• Familiarity with Gutenberg editor, WordPress themes/plugins, and WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.

Responsibilities

• Complete development and launch a new WordPress office website.
• Implement remaining content and design updates and troubleshoot website issues.
• Collaborate with OIRPA staff to ensure usability and accessibility.

Skills

WordPress

HTML

CSS

Gutenberg

WCAG 2.1

Markdown

Git

Command line

APIs

JavaScript

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Git

Markdown

Job description

UNC Chapel Hill is hiring a UTS - Temporary Web Designer. The role involves completing development, implementing content and design updates, troubleshooting, and preparing a new WordPress office website for launch while collaborating with staff to ensure usability and accessibility.

Highlights

• Complete development and launch a new office website built in WordPress.
• Implement remaining content and design updates and troubleshoot website issues.
• Work primarily with WordPress, HTML, CSS, and possibly Markdown and other markup languages.
• Collaborate with OIRPA staff to meet website needs and ensure a consistent, accessible user experience.
• Requires a 4-year degree in a related field and proven experience in web design.
• Strong skills in WordPress website design and development, HTML, and CSS are mandatory.
• Familiarity with Gutenberg editor, WordPress themes, plugins, and digital accessibility standards like WCAG 2.1 is important.
• Beneficial to have knowledge of Markdown, Git-based version control systems, command-line environments, APIs, and programming languages such as Python or JavaScript.
• Full-time temporary position with an hourly rate of $50, lasting 1 to 6 months.
• Work schedule starts full-time and transitions to part-time, with remote work available.