POSITION SUMMARY: BJU Press recently rebuilt our entire eCommerce platforms. In this role, you will work with designers and subject matter experts in key areas to implement effective user experiences across BJU Press eCommerce platforms. You will maintain and continue to develop best in class websites and work to optimize web speed and navigation for users across mobile and desktop platforms.
Principal Duties And Responsibilities
Writing website code with programming languages such as HTML, CSS, React, TypeScript and JavaScript
Producing, maintaining and modifying websites and user interfaces
Incorporating applications, graphics, audio and video clips into websites
Creating new website pages
Enhancing user’s overall website user experience through best practices and site analytics
Ensuring websites are accessible across many platforms, including laptops and smartphones
Routinely testing websites for ease of use, speed and other quality factors
Fix or oversee fixing any website issues or bugs that arise
Build and develop team according to the architectural need of the platform.
Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
Proficiency in website programming languages
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Experience in building and developing a team in the area of web design.
Ability to work independently and manage time efficiently
Ability to understand business needs and find technical solutions
Solution-oriented supported with programming skills
Ability to troubleshoot and optimize web pages for security and responsiveness
Ability to monitor customer usage and buying patterns and make recommended site changes to accommodate changes
Understanding of the implementation of third party scripts and overseeing them
Understanding of network diagnostics and analytical tools
An applicant for a position in the Bob Jones University group — Bob Jones University, Bob Jones Academy or BJU Press — must be a born-again Christian who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Each applicant must agree with and affirm the Bob Jones University creed, mission (see https://www.bju.edu/about/creed-mission.php) and core biblical doctrines regarding areas such as the Bible, the triune God, man and salvation, etc. Employees are expected to maintain a conservative lifestyle and support the group’s positions on issues such as beverage alcohol and addictive substances, creation, marriage and human sexuality and the sanctity of life, etc., (https://www.bju.edu/about/positions.php). Employees are to be active members of a local Bible-believing church which holds orthodox theology. Whether in the classroom, online, through student activities, or through the preparation of educational materials for Christian schools and homeschool families, applicants must be committed to providing students an excellent, worldclass education from a biblical worldview that prepares them for a lifetime of service for Jesus Christ.
Required Education: Bachelors in Web Development/Design
Required Experience: 3-4 years related experience
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
Industries
Book and Periodical Publishing
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