Join the Washtenaw Community College Web Team

Washtenaw Community College needs your help. Our website? It’s in mid-overhaul and we’re not finished.

We began a complete realignment in February 2009 and we’ve come pretty far, but there’s still a lot to do. That’s where you come in. Undertaking this kind of project is a lot of work and we need amazing team members to make it happen. Interested? Great.

What We Want

  1. 1Excellent eye for composition, interface design, and typography.
  2. 2Ability to coordinate, shoot, and post-process design-driven photography.
  3. 3Expertise in writing valid XHTML & CSS code by hand.
  4. 4Cross-browser/cross-platform development experience.
  5. 5Strong organization and communication skills.
  6. 6Proficiency with Photoshop & Illustrator.
  7. 7Solid understanding of web standards, usability, and accessibility.
  8. 8Interest in emerging web technologies.
  9. 9Independent worker with great team collaboration abilities.

What We’ve Got

  1. 1Energetic, motivated, creative team of programmers, designers, video producers, and writers.
  2. 2Relaxed atmosphere, flexible work schedule, and a pro-creativity boss.
  3. 3Great benefits including medical and dental (with minimal employee contribution), life, retirement, and tuition reimbursement.
  4. 4Paid tuition for all WCC credit and LifeLong Learning classes.
  5. 514 paid holidays and 20 vacation/personal days. That’s over twice the national average.
  6. 6Discounted membership rate to state-of-the-art fitness center across the street.
  7. 7Intel Mac Pro with dual monitors and the latest and greatest in web dev software — updated regularly!
  8. 8Development for modern browsers aka no more struggling to write IE 6 hacks.
  9. 9Opportunities to attend advanced training and leading industry conferences and seminars. (We’ve had private training with web standards advocate Molly Holzschlag and we’ve been to An Event Apart.)

Please note: The Web Designer position is a full-time, onsite position and is not available for telecommuting. In order to be considered for employment by Washtenaw Community College you must have existing permission to work in the United States and be willing to relocate to Ann Arbor, MI. Web design firms need not apply and will not be considered.

Applying

Ready to join the party? Visit the HR jobs site, read up on the position (officially Web Designer I), and fill out an official application. Then your resume and samples or a link to your portfolio.

More on Ann Arbor

WCC is located in Ann Arbor, MI, voted one of America’s Coolest College Towns by Travel + Leisure magazine. Ann Arbor is a great place to live with tons of parks, great shopping, public transportation, and an active night life.