Web Developer (Web Platforms and Integrations Specialist)

The Opportunity: The Web Developer (Web Platforms and Integrations Specialist) is a key position within the Marketing and Communications team, responsible for the development, optimization, and strategic management of Skagit Valley College’s digital platforms and overall web presence. This role co-leads technical implementation while advancing content strategy to ensure the website supports enrollment, communications, and institutional priorities.

Primary responsibilities include building and implementing new templates, landing pages, and web pages; integrating back-end applications; and maintaining a cohesive, user-centered site architecture. The Web Developer collaborates closely with the Web and UI/UX Developer, IT Systems team, and campus stakeholders to guide content structure, governance, accessibility compliance, and digital standards. The position plays a central role in shaping content strategy by aligning messaging, navigation, and user journeys with data insights and college goals.

The Web Developer monitors site performance and analytics, maintains security through best-practice development and oversight, troubleshoots web-related issues, and provides day-to-day administration of the college’s platforms. The role also supports internal initiatives, including CMS implementation and system enhancements, ensuring sustainable workflows and scalable solutions.

Working independently under tight deadlines, the Web Developer must demonstrate strong communication skills, attention to detail, and sound judgment to keep the college website functioning at peak performance in service of students, employees, and the broader community. This position is works onsite at the Mount Vernon campus and reports to the Executive Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications.

About SVC: Established in 1926, Skagit Valley College is a comprehensive community college within the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) providing associates and bachelor’s degrees, as well as certificates, in high-quality academic transfer pathways, workforce training, basic education for adults, and lifelong learning opportunities. Our equity goals align with SBCTC’s Vision statement; “Leading with racial equity, our colleges maximize student potential and transform lives within a culture of belonging that advances racial, social, and economic justice in service to our diverse communities.”
 
SVC's commitment to equity and social justice drives our collective work to increase access to higher education, inspire student learning and achievement, and strengthen our diverse community. We embrace equity through our core themes of access, achievement, and community by pursuing the continuous examination and revision of norms, policies, and practices to foster the success of all.
 
SVC aspires to reflect the diverse racial, ethnic, and linguistic demographics in the district, particularly a growing Latinx population. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) SVC seeks equity minded leadership, faculty, and staff that are committed to inclusive practices and to diverse environments where students from all backgrounds can thrive via multidisciplinary collaboration and the implementation of an array of services.  Candidates representing all aspects of diversity are encouraged to apply. 
 
Mission: Skagit Valley College cultivates student learning and achievement; contributes to the educational, personal, and economic success of students; and promotes equitable and thriving communities.

Vision: The primary focus of Skagit Valley College is student-centered teaching and learning. We are committed to:

• Equitable student outcomes in access, achievement, and community;
• Our Guiding Principles;
• Decisions based on strategy and evidence;
• The development of our employees;
• A diverse and inclusive college community where everyone belongs.

 
The Location: Skagit Valley College is on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish People’s, especially on Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Samish Indian Nation, Nooksack Indian Tribe and Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe. Located in a geographically diverse region between the dynamic metropolitan hubs of Seattle and Vancouver, BC, SVC is never far from world-class outdoor recreation, urban arts scenes, and local cultural events. SVC serves our local communities with a campus in Mount Vernon, Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island, and centers in Friday Harbor, a Marine Technology Center in Anacortes, and a Brewing Academy in Burlington.
 
Guiding Principles: Respect, Integrity, Open and Honest Communication, Collaboration, and Compassion.
 
Did You Know: Skagit Valley College is an innovative community college committed to offering inclusive access to educational opportunities, supporting student achievement, and engaging our community. SVC is nationally known for learning communities and support for high impact teaching practices that improve the lives of our students. We are committed to creating student learning experiences that foster equity and diversity to strengthen our local and global communities. We practice a high degree of collaboration among faculty, staff, and administrators to lead initiatives that advance student success and strengthen our increasingly diverse district. We value student and colleague engagement in creating an equitable, diverse, innovative, learning-centered environment.
 
Skagit Valley College offers:

• An unrelenting focus on our mission to improve the lives of our students and to strengthen our diverse community.
• Support for innovative teaching, learning, and scholarship.
• Exciting opportunities for personal and career growth.
• Diverse cultural and environmental benefits of rural, suburban and urban lifestyles.
• Friendly, supportive, and diverse work environments.
• Excellent benefits including competitive leave packages and an array of health, dental, vision, and retirement plans to meet your current and future needs.

Site Strategy, Design, and Content Governance

• Work with the ED and UI/UX Developer to lead and implement the college’s web content strategy to ensure alignment with enrollment, marketing, and institutional priorities;
• Develop and maintain a cohesive information architecture that supports intuitive navigation, clear user journeys, and strong calls to action;
• Establish and oversee content governance standards, including page structure, voice and tone guidance, metadata standards, and content lifecycle management;
• Work with the ED and campus stakeholders to align messaging, storytelling, and digital content with institutional goals;
• Use analytics and user behavior data to inform content decisions, optimize high-traffic pages, and improve engagement and conversion outcomes;
• Audit and evaluate website content for relevance, redundancy, accessibility (WCAG 2.2), and SEO performance; recommend and implement improvements;
• Guide content creators and web editors in best practices for digital writing, usability, and accessibility.

Content Management System (CMS) Administration and Editor Support

• Work with the Web and UI/UX Developer to administer and manage the Modern Campus content management system;
• Serve in a system administrator role, including toolbar creation, user and group permissions, and workflow management;
• Build new websites, landing pages, and micro-sites aligned with institutional priorities.
• Provide primary support for CMS editing, troubleshooting, and user questions;
• Train and manage web editors to ensure adherence to content, brand, and accessibility standards;
• Configure and manage user accounts across web system;
• Design, organize, and maintain high traffic and enrollment focused on pages and other institutional content areas;
• Provide guidance to the college community on online design and brand standards.

Web Applications Development and Technical Architecture

• Translate business and marketing requirements into scalable, component-based technical designs;
• Develop and maintain secure, well-documented code using best practices (XML/XSLT, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, server-side scripting (e.g., PHP or similar), and SQL;
• Build and support data-driven web applications, including custom APIs, RSS feeds, templates, and integrations with enterprise and third-party systems;
• Maintain and troubleshoot Modern Campus templates, microsites, hosted forms, and embedded third-party tools (e.g., translation and search components);
• Optimize application performance; identify and remediate security and accessibility (WCAG) issues;
• Maintain version control and technical documentation; provide knowledge transfer as needed;
• Create comprehensive technical documentation and provide handoff training to business and development staff.

Infrastructure, Systems, and Security Management

• Collaborate with Information Technology to support and maintain web services within IT-managed hosting environments;
• Monitor application performance and system functionality; identify and escalate infrastructure issues to minimize downtime;
• Evaluate and recommend software solutions that support Marketing and Communications digital initiatives;
• Ensure secure, stable integrations between web platforms, enterprise systems, and third-party applications.

Analytics, Accessibility, and Continuous Improvement

• Manage and monitor SEO, accessibility, and website quality assurance platforms to identify broken links, content errors, performance issues, and compliance gaps; implement corrective actions;
• Monitor and analyze website analytics (Google Analytics and related tools) to support data-informed decision-making;
• Provide strategic recommendations to the ED regarding web development priorities, enrollment goals, and communications strategy based on analytics and institutional plans;
• Ensure the website meets WCAG 2.2 accessibility compliance standards.

Project Management and Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work with the ED to provide project management for web initiatives, including scope, timeline, deliverables, QA, and user acceptance;
• Collaborate with UI/UX Developer, IT, and campus stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of web initiatives;
• Balance marketing, informational, and transactional demands of the public web presence;
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, web development, web design, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of training and experience;
• Five (5) or more years of experience in web development.

OR

• An equivalent combination of higher education and web development experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Higher education experience;
• Content Management System (CMS) administration experience, including design and facilitation of training for system users; Modern Campus CMS system preferred;
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, etc.);
• Cultural competency training;
• Ability to work and effectively communicate in a multicultural and diverse environment and with people whose first language is not English.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge and/or understanding of:

• Designing, developing, and maintaining websites using content management systems such as Modern Campus CMS (OU Campus), and comparable platforms (e.g., WordPress, Drupal);
• Modern web development standards and technologies, including HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, PHP (or comparable server-side languages), and relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server);
• Debugging, refactoring, and optimizing server-side code to ensure efficient, scalable, and maintainable solutions;
• Web security best practices from a development perspective, building secure coding principles into applications to support a strong defense against vulnerabilities;
• Working with XML, XSL/XSLT, and structured content for database publishing and systems integration;
• Using version control systems (e.g., Git/GitHub or similar) to manage and maintain code repositories;
• Responsive and mobile-first design principles and frameworks (e.g., Bootstrap or similar);
• Using digital design and asset creation tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Cloud) to support web and basic print production needs.

Ability to:

• Desire and ability to work cooperatively as part of a creative team;
• Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment, learn rapidly, and master diverse web technologies and techniques;
• Demonstrated ability to develop clean, standards-compliant code;
• Highly organized with demonstrated ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects simultaneously and see them through to production, often with tight deadlines;
• Problem-solve in a high-paced work environment while being vigilant of the needs around them;
• Demonstrate ownership of the work while taking responsibility for resolving errors;   able to articulate a vision and ideas effectively;
• Perform detailed work with accuracy; 
• Demonstrate a good sense of humor; 
• Have excellent communication skills to understand each department’s needs, communicate designs to the team, and present ideas to stakeholders;
• Contribute to equity and inclusion by fostering a climate of multicultural appreciation and awareness, and work effectively with populations representing diverse backgrounds, cultures, life experiences and various learning and working styles; 
• Be responsible for multiple projects and deadlines. They will have excellent time management skills and be able to prioritize tasks effectively;
• Maintain a professional, positive service attitude under sometimes stressful situations; 
• Ability to welcome creativity and have an interest in looking for new ideas and trends;
• Think outside the box to find solutions to problems that arise.  

Salary and Benefits:

• Annual salary rate for this twelve-month, 100% of full-time position is $70,000 - $78,000 annually, depending on experience;
• Contracts are written annually for the period of July 1 to June 30.  This position will be filled as soon practical after a candidate is identified and the salary will be pro-rated for the remaining contract period.  
• This position is exempt from civil service. This position is eligible for overtime.
• Salary, retirement, medical and insurance benefits are provided in accordance with state regulations and may be subject to change in accordance with legislative mandates.  Additional information on benefits can be found at https://fortress.wa.gov/hca/pebbhealthplan/compare.aspx.

Application Deadline: Priority screening will begin after September 30, 2026.  Applications received on or before this date will receive first consideration. Applications received after the screening date may be considered until the position is filled.
 
Please be aware that the College hiring authorities reserve the right to hire one or more candidates and may exercise the option to make a hiring decision prior to the conclusion of the recruitment process. Only candidates selected to interview will be contacted.

Priority Screening Date:           September 30, 2026
Interviews with Committee:     TBD
Finalist Interviews:                    TBD
Anticipated Start Date:             October or November 2026

Application Procedure:
To be considered for this position, applicants must:

1. Meet the minimum qualifications and;
2. Submit a complete application to the online recruitment system at www.skagit.eduthat includes the following:
   • The online application, which includes answers to all supplemental questions and contact information for at least three (3) professional references;
   • A current resume; (Attachment: Resume); 
   • A letter of interest addressing the minimum, desired qualifications, and your education and experience as it supports the responsibilities of this position; (Attachment: Cover Letter).

In order to be considered for the position, you must complete the online application in full and attach the required supplemental documents. Failure to provide this information may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Conditions of Employment:

• Prior to employment, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position.
   
  Additionally, pursuant to RCW 28B.112.080, applicants must declare whether they are the subject of any substantiated findings of sexual misconduct in any current or former employment or are currently being investigated for, or have left a position during an investigation into, a violation of any sexual misconduct policy at the applicant’s current or past employer. By law, post-secondary education institutions cannot hire an applicant who refuses to declare the existence or non-existence of an investigation or findings subject to this statute.

• In the interest of providing a healthy, safe and secure educational and work environment, and in order to meet the requirements of federal legislation, it is the policy of Skagit Valley College to maintain an alcohol and drug-free workplace for our employees and students. 
• If hired you will be required to provide proof of identity and documentation of U.S. Citizenship or appropriate authorization to work in this position as required by the Immigration Reform Control Act of 1986.   
• Completion of academic degree(s) will be verified through receipt of official transcripts at the time of hire.

Application Assistance: If you have questions about the position or require special accommodation, you may contact Human Resources at (360) 416-7794, Monday through Thursday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Pacific Time.  SVC complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Applicants with disabilities who require assistance with the recruitment process may leave a TDD/TTY message at (360) 416-7718 by the application closing date. Information on SVC's Reasonable Accommodation policy can be found at OPPM 3040.

For questions regarding the online application system, you may call NEOGOV Applicant Tech Support at (855) 524-5627 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Pacific Time. For best results, apply using one of the following browsers supported by NEOGOV: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge, and later versions of Internet Explorer.

SVC Annual Security Report: The U.S. Department of Education and the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act require all colleges to provide information to current and prospective students and employees about campus safety policies, procedures, and statistics on certain crimes, including hate crimes, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault.  We are required to report our campus security information and statistics in an Annual Security Report, which is updated annually each October.  All prospective employees may obtain a copy of the Annual Security Report from the Human Resources Office by calling (360) 416-7794 or by accessing the Report at:https://www.skagit.edu/about/safety-security-parking/  

Skagit Valley College is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing equitable opportunities for all groups in terms and conditions of employment and personnel practices. 

Skagit Valley College provides a drug-free environment and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, age, marital status, disability, honorably discharged veteran or military status in its programs and employment. For inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies, contact Carolyn Tucker, Vice President of Human Resources/EEO, 360.416.7794 or carolyn.tucker@skagit.edu. For inquiries regarding sexual misconduct compliance, contact Title IX Coordinator, Sandy Jordan, 360.416.7923 or sandy.jordan@skagit.edu. Mailing address: 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon, WA 98273.  All faculty and staff hired at Skagit Valley College are encouraged to embrace, continually support, and enhance diversity and equity on our campus and in our community. Annual Notice of Non-Discrimination.