Purdue University Northwest Marketing and Communications Department needs assistance with development, troubleshooting, and change-management review on the Purdue University Northwest website to support recruitment and marketing goals.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of HMTL, CSS and PHP.
- Experience evaluating feedback from services like Google Lighthouse, Query Monitor and SiteImprove to update and optimize websites.
- WordPress experience, particularly experience working with custom themes in a multisite environment.
- Familiarity with web accessibility guidelines (Section 508 and WCAG) as well as shared code control/change-management processes.
Responsibilities
- Conducting change-management reviews when plugins and services update to ensure proper website function.
- Making HTML/CSS/PHP adjustments to improve website layouts, colors and interactions.
- Reviewing feedback from services like GTMetrix, SiteImprove and Query Monitor to address site errors and improve website performance.
- Updating and adapting the Advanced Custom Fields building blocks that make up the PNW custom theme.
Other
- Currently enrolled in a graduate program at PNW
- Has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Graphics, Computer Science, Information Systems or a similar field
- One to two years of website development experience
- 20-hour-per-week, hourly-paid stipend.
- It does not include tuition remission.
