Web & Graphic Designer

Stanford Reglab; United States; On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford Reglab seeks a junior web designer to help design, maintain and optimize the university's web presence across devices. You will work with senior designers and content experts to implement content, graphics, and UX improvements while adhering to brand guidelines.

You will apply HTML/CSS, usability testing, and accessibility practices to ensure usable, accessible experiences for diverse audiences. Collaboration with IT Services and Communications is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and relevant experience.
• Experience with HTML/CSS and web standards.
• Ability to collaborate with designers and content experts.
• Familiarity with usability testing and QA practices.
• Awareness of accessibility guidelines and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior designers and content experts to organize and display content effectively.
• Produce images and graphics for web viewing on all devices.
• Recommend improvements to usability and effectiveness of web properties.
• Apply approved color palettes and design themes to websites.
• Present and revise design ideas through reviews and iterations.
• Assist with UI design that is on-brand, visually cohesive, and accessible.
• Coordinate with IT Services and Communications to ensure accessibility compliance.

Skills

Communication

Browser differences

HTML & CSS

Usability testing

Accessibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Web content tools

Development tools

Web editing apps

Job description

Under direct supervision, design and maintain web site using established tools and design guidelines, practices, and standards. Maintain the web presence on all devices deemed as a supported device.

Core Duties:

• Collaborate with senior designers and content experts to continually organize, display, and build new website content in a manner most effective for web consumption.
• Produce images and other graphics, using best practices, for optimal web viewing on all supported devices.
• Recommend and implement improvements related to the overall organization, usability, and effectiveness of web properties as they evolve over time.
• Apply approved color palettes and graphics for websites using standard themes or template package.
• Present and revise design ideas through design reviews and subsequent iterations.
• Assist with the design of web application user interfaces that are on-brand, visually attractive, and cohesive.
• Collaborate with IT Services, University Communications, and Online Accessibility Program staff to ensure group's compliance with policies and standards around identity graphics, web content, and online accessibility.

Minimum Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree or a combination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with browser and platform differences and idiosyncrasies.
• Ability to use desktop web content authoring, development tools, and web authoring/editing applications.
• Good working knowledge of HTML and CSS.
• Good working knowledge of usability testing and quality assurance practices.