Senior Manager Web Development

The University of Nevada Reno Office of Marketing and Communications seeks candidates for a Senior Manager of Web position reports to the Senior Director of Web and Digital Strategy.

The Senior Manager of Web Development is responsible for the design development and improvement of existing and future web applications and site projects for the University of Nevada Reno. The Senior Manager serves as the lead web application developer on dynamic important projects for the Office of Marketing and Communications and for the University.

The Senior Manager is responsible for devising and implementing technical solutions for the Universitys content management system (CMS) as well as proprietary and thirdparty applications. The Senior Manager provides leadership direction and mentoring to junior staff and student workers.

Technical and Content Management

• Serve as primary administrator of the Universitys content management system and related thirdparty applications

• Act as liaison between the Office of Marketing and Communications and other information technology professionals on campus

• Provide support and deployment of web applications for our online contentrich properties

• Manage the coding unit testing and general quality assurance of web applications

• Manage and administer University Website using web publishing software

• Work collaboratively with Information Technology for compliance with University technology standards

Accessibility

• Provide support and development of accessible web applications and assets

• Develop University policy and procedures regarding web accessibility and web governance

• Develop and manage University accessibility standards

• Monitor accessibility of web content across multiple University domains

• Coordinate with division and college accessibility coordinators the audit of University web pages and assets

Project Management

• Work in a production environment performing requirement analysis and highlevel design

• Be the primary participant in the advance planning and brainstorming and project design

• Participate as assigned in meetings with university stakeholders to assess marketing and communications needs and help provide advice about possible solutions

• Participate in crossfunctional teams and understand the varying needs of department faculty and Communication team members working with project managers to prioritize development tasks and meeting the objectives and goals of each project

• Identify and understand the varying needs of individual college units and Communication team members

• Prioritize development of tasks and meet the objectives and goals of each project

• Solve technical problems and handle performance/scalability issues on a daytoday basis

Research and Development

• Perform requirements analysis highlevel design effort estimation for new business requirements and feature enhancements

• Participate in design discussions with business users web producers and engineering teams

• Design develop and support studentfacing web applications

• Design develop and support a faculty/staff web application

• Write clean concise and sustainable code

• Write documentation

• Solve technical challenges on a daytoday basis and build applications for scalability and performance

• Development and maintenance of a Faculty/Staff web template for personal websites

Team Management

• Manage assigned developers for projects

• Delegate duties and reprioritize development tasks as required to meet project deadlines

• Communicate and participate in business discussions with business users and product managers

• Coordinate and track workflow schedules and projects for team

• Train student workers on design and development best practices

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree and five years of related professional work experience; OR

Masters degree and three years of related professional work experience.

Related Experience:

Professional progressively responsible experience in web design development and maintenance.

Compensation Grade

Compensation Grade C

Salary is based on related education and experience internal equity and budgets.

A background check will be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

HR will attempt to verify academic credentials upon receipt of hiring documents. If the academic credentials cannot be verified HR will notify the faculty member that an official transcript of their highest degree must be submitted within thirty days of the faculty members first day of employment.

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

Applicants hired on a federal contract may be subject to EVerify.

As part of the hiring process applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform jobrelated tasks.

For positions that require driving evidence of a valid drivers license will be required at the time of employment and as a condition of continued employment.

Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.

The University of Nevada Reno is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a persons age 40 or older) disability whether actual or perceived by others (including serviceconnected disabilities) gender (including pregnancy related conditions) military status or military obligations sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information national origin race (including hair texture and protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles afros bantu knots curls braids locks and twists) color or religion (protected classes).

About Us

The University of Nevada Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevadas original landgrant university the University serves more than 23000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.

Classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 (Very High Research) university it is also recognized in the Carnegie Community Engagement classification. The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the Best National Universities and Best National Public Universities. It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times Top Colleges for Economic Diversity.

Since 2009 nearly $1 billion has been has invested in advanced labs facilities and residence halls on the main campus. The University is home to Nevadas first medical school the University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine and the Wayne L. Prim Campus at Lake Tahoe where education research and creative work thrive in a stunning mountain setting. The University delivers on its original landgrant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada Reno Extension Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Nevada Small Business Development Center the Nevada Seismological Laboratory and Wolf Pack Athletics.

The main campus is in Reno Nevada a burgeoning global technology hub with a vibrant midtown and downtown. Found where the high desert of the Great Basin meets the High Sierra and Lake Tahoe the beautiful 290acre main campus is also a Nevada State Arboretum. The Universitys physical infrastructure is expanding with ongoing construction of the newly named John Tullock Business Building set to open in fall 2025. Groundbreaking is also planned for a new State Public Health Laboratory Building on campus alongside the recent acquisition of 16 parcels near campus known as University Village to provide affordable housing for graduate students and early career faculty.

Collaborating with worldrenowned organizations the University fosters innovation through initiatives such as the Digital Wolf Pack partnership with Apple which ensures equitable access to technology for students providing new incoming freshman or transfer students with an iPad Air and accessories. Googles TechWise initiate is an 18month program that fully supports undergraduate students in becoming entrylevel software engineers by graduation.

In 2023 the U.S. Department of Commerces Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that Nevada led by the University of Nevada Reno was named one of the inaugural 31 RegionalTechnology and InnovationHubs (TechHubs).Nevada was selected from a competitive pool of 489 applicants from across the United States and its Tech Hub will strengthen Americas lithium batteries critical elements and other electric vehicle materials industry sectors within the state.

Through its commitment to highimpact education worldimproving research and creative activity and outreach thats transforming Nevadas communities and businesses the University continues its 150year tradition of benefitting our state nation and world.

The University recognizes that diversity promotes excellence in education and research. The inclusive and engaged community on campus recognizes the added value that students faculty and staff from different backgrounds bring to the educational experience.

Today the University delivers on its original landgrant mission of access to education and knowledge by investing in the academics facilities support engagement and vibrant campus life that promote our diverse students cognitive growth and academic achievement all while remaining one of the best values in American higher education.