Xavier University of Louisiana is accepting applications for the position of Junior Web Developer. The position is responsible for building websites and ensuring the security and functionality of websites and web servers. Ability to work with designers to create website designs, and marketers to create website ads and ad-words campaigns. Proficiency in writing HTML and CSS for front end website development and in editing, grammar and review of web content and website design is essential. Must understand Content Management Systems (CMS) such as Cascade, HubSpot, WordPress, or Drupal. The position must understand Google analytics, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) or other tools to measure and manage site traffic and engagement. Must have the ability to make timely updates to websites and make necessary updates to improve performance, fix broken links and images, improve page load speeds, and minimize downtime. AA/EOE
Minimum Qualifications:
BS/BA in Computer Science, Website Design, Business, or related field
Minimum 3-5 years' Web Content and/or Web programming experience
Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and XML, with a working knowledge of JavaScript and SQL
Previous experience as a Webmaster or Web Developer
Understanding of web analytics
Familiar with web content management systems such as Cascade, WordPress or Sitefinity
Knowledge of search engine optimization and current best practices
Familiar with current web standards
Knowledge of tools for website management
Proficient in HTML/CSS and XML
Knowledge of JavaScript and SQL
· Must have excellent interpersonal skills and strong communication abilities.
Requires technical project management and team coordination experience in a business environment
Experience with training, software development methodologies and project management a plus
Preferred Qualifications:
Excellent organization skills
Strong attention to detail
Creative and Analytical
Able to analyze traffic metrics and report on them
Technically savvy with a solid understanding of programming concepts, functional software setups, writing reports and understanding of business processes
Must be well organized, efficient, results and detail-oriented
Ability to work independently as well as a member of a team
Strong leadership and people skills
Must have the ability to interact, influence and collaborate with associates and management at all levels
Xavier University of Louisiana, founded by St. Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1925, is Catholic and historically Black. The ultimate purpose of the University is to contribute to the promotion of a more just and humane society by preparing its students to assume roles of leadership and service in a global society. The only historically Black, Catholic university in the United States, XULA is a private, liberal-arts based, co-educational institution offering 40 undergraduate majors, 5 master’s degree programs and a doctor of pharmacy program. More than one-half of its 3,100 students are from Louisiana, but it draws students from nearly all fifty states and 35 countries. Xavier is recognized as a national leader in the sciences and the liberal arts: • #1 in the nation in the number of African American graduates who go on to complete medical school (AAMC data 2019). • Among the nation’s top four colleges of pharmacy in graduating African Americans with Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) degrees. (2018) • #1 in the nation in awarding bachelor's degrees to African American students in the biological and biomedical sciences, the physical sciences, and physics. ...(2018) • #3 in the nation in the number of African American graduates who go on to earn a Ph.D. in science and engineering disciplines. (2018) • The Department of Physics is #1 in the nation for awarding African Americans baccalaureate degrees in physics and the physical sciences, according to the American Institute of Physics. (2018) Xavier is consistently ranked by the American Chemical Society as one of the top 25 universities in the nation. • The 2020 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges named Xavier among its 300 “best and most interesting” four-year colleges and universities. • Xavier was also singled out as one of the nation’s 385 best institutions for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review in the 2020 edition of its annual “The Best 385 Colleges”. • College Consensus, a unique college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, ranks Xavier as the nation’s #3 Historically Black Colleges and Universities) (2019). It also ranks Xavier as #3 among all Louisiana colleges. • College Factual ranks both Xavier’s biology and chemistry programs as program as No. 1 in Louisiana. (2019) • Your 2018 Guide to College Transfer lists Xavier as one of only 90 colleges and universities nationwide profiled as “transfer friendly” in this guide to the college transfer process by the Kaplan Educational Foundation. • The Student Loan Report ranks #Xavier 12 out of 800 Private schools who left graduates with the least amount of private student loan debt, a form of financial aid known for higher interest rates and less forgiving repayment programs. (2018) • Zippia.com named Xavier's Psychology Program as #1 in Louisiana. (2018) • Learn.org ranks Xavier Among the Top 50 STEM schools in the U.S. (2019) • The Edvocate ranks Xavier as the nation’s No. 3 Catholic University. (2019) • Zippia.com rates Xavier #1 in Louisiana in its 2019 report, “Best College in Each State for Getting a Job”.