Front-End Developer

Working with the UCLA Asian American Studies Center Education & Information Technology team, the Front-End Developer is responsible for designing, developing, testing, and integrating moderately complex front-end graphics, style, navigation, information architecture, and layout solutions for the existing website, WordPress Content Management System (CMS), web services, and web applications.
The Front-End Developer will collaborate with Center members, librarians, archivists, stakeholders, partners, and experts to conduct thorough analysis, requirement research, design specifications and information architecture, and detail complex solutions.
The incumbent must ensure reliable and secure industry application code is delivered in all solutions.
Additional responsibilities include, but not limited to, coordinating with campus partners to ensure all campus protocols, usability and accessibility, security protocols, industry standards, and practices are properly adopted.
Percentage of Time: 100 Shift Start: 9:00 am Shift End: 6:00 pm Qualifications for Position 17 Records Qualifications Required/Preferred Bachelor's degree in IS, CIS, CS or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Experience (typically three years min.
) with PHP/MySQL WordPress, HTML, JavaScript/TypeScript, CSS/SASS, NodeJS, AJAX, APIs, frameworks, SEO, and web animations within the WordPress Content Management System (CMS) framework.
Required Working knowledge of a major JS Framework (e.
g.
, React, Vue, Angular, etc.
).
Required Experience using collaboration tools and version controls (e.
g.
, JIRA tracking, Git/GitHub, Teams, etc.
).
Required Experience in designing and developing websites with HTML and CSS that fully adhere to all current W3C and WCAG standards.
Required Ability to translate original or provided design composites or mockups to current W3C and WCAG standards-compliant code using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, and related frameworks.
Required Experience programming and integrating JS, AJAX, related libraries, and third-party API's including, but not limited to, Google, YouTube, Vimeo, Git, etc.
Required Experienced and ability to develop, manage and maintain static and dynamic web pages and sites for cross-platform and browser compatibility, including mobile OS.
Required Working knowledge of user experience (UX), user interface (UI), accessibility, information architecture (IA), design principles, form design and grid layouts.
Required Working knowledge of development lifecycle, development-live environments, and rendering web sites to original design comps and testing of functionality across multiple devices and browsers.
Required Experienced and skilled with graphics and layout applications such as Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, XD, Figma, and/or Sketch Required Familiarity with traditional print and electronic design principles.
Preferred Experienced with maintaining and customizing a WordPress CMS driven web site with ability to explore working with and developing with content management systems.
Preferred Ability to identify and evaluate relevant new technologies and understand process for implementations.
Required Ability to prioritize assignments and work efficiently in a complex team environment with rapidly changing priorities, heavy workloads, and highly fluid authority structures.
Required Ability to understand the aspects of complex, multi-level projects from initial definition through completion, including planning, establishing goals and milestones, scheduling, tracking and evaluating objectives.
Required Demonstrated experience in leading, presenting, and managing web projects.
Required Additional Posting Information Bargaining Unit: 99-Policy Covered Application Deadline: 03-16-2024 External Posting Date: