Web Developer - Houston, United States - Openwork

    Openwork
    Openwork Houston, United States

    1 month ago

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    Part time
    Description
    Openwork is currently assisting Harris County in their search to fill a 6 month temporary Web Developer position. This is a hybrid position with one or two days on site the other days are remote.

    RESPONSIBILITIES:
    • Design and develop user interface features, site animation, and special-effects elements.
    • Work with business stakeholders to define UI/UX and branding requirements for departmental websites and web applications
    • Work to improve the usability, usefulness, and desirability of Web sites in collaboration with graphic designers, product managers, engineering staff and other Web designers.
    • Work with a project team of web developers, providing hands-on implementation of the UI design elements with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
    • Conduct user studies, design and perform usability tests, create prototypes, and provide ad hoc user interface consulting to developers and business stakeholders
    • Contribute to the design group's efforts to enhance the appeal of the organization's online offerings.
    • Design and build interactive responsive websites on various web content management platforms - entire lifecycle from inception to deployment
    • Contribute to content creation and editing as needed for website delivery projects
    • Perform other duties as assigned.
    REQUIREMENTS:
    • Minimum of 4 years work experience as a web designer/developer including
      • Hands on coding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, etc. Frameworks such as Bootstrap, Angular, etc. are fine; however, the candidate must be able to write HTML and CSS from scratch
      • Producing prototypes of UI designs for team and customer review.
      • Demonstrable experience with responsive web design (both design and implementation).
    • Experience design building websites using different web content management systems, such as DNN, SharePoint, WordPress, etc.
    • Experience designing websites for SEO compliance
    • Proficiency with design and prototyping tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe XD, Sketch, Balsamiq, Axure, InVision,
    • Familiarity/experience working with WCAG 2.0 standards.
    • Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
    • Must be comfortable recommending alternative approaches.
    • Must be comfortable working individually and on teams
    • Candidate will be asked to provide a portfolio or sampling of prior work with specific focus on UIand UX aspects.
    PREFERENCES:
    • Experience with Microsoft Visual Studio (2013 or beyond)
    • Experience in an agile development environment
    • Experience working with .NET developers, modifying HTML and applying CSS to their C# coded projects.

    EOE