Job Description
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process. Job Category: Academic Staff
Employment Type: Regular
Job Profile: Web Designer
Job Summary: The Division of the Arts at UW-Madison seeks a skilled and imaginative Web Designer to develop, enhance, and maintain digital experiences that showcase the division's creative work, our residency programs, and wonderful partners. This role blends visual design, user-experience, and content strategy to support the Division's mission of advancing the arts through education, research, and public programming.
The ideal candidate brings a strong design sensibility, a collaborative spirit, with a deep appreciation for the arts and higher education.
Key Job Responsibilities: - Produces and edits visual assets such as graphics, posters, banners, and promotional materials.
- Implements graphical and style standards for web sites
- Ensures all designs follow WCAG accessibility guidelines, as well as federal and university digital standards.
- Builds and updates web pages using UW Theme 2.0 within the university's WiscWeb hosting environment.
- Participates in cross-campus digital initiatives and maintain university web standards.
- Provides design maintenance of websites and other electronic publications and applications
- Maintains consistency with the university's brand identity and visual language.
- Schedules work and/or supervises staff as needed
- Develops and designs the overall navigation flow, layout of specific pages, and creation of individual graphic elements; ensures that all design elements, templates, and finished solutions work within a variety of browser types and screen settings along with the constraints set by development and design
- Designs visually compelling, accessible, and user-centered web pages for the Division of the Arts and its programs and newsletter.
- Creates wireframes, mockups, and prototypes that reflect university brand standards and meet stakeholder needs.
- Optimizes for site performance and responsive design
- Serves as a subject matter expert and unit liaison to other departments to design graphics and layouts
- Consults with academic arts departments and arts units to understand goals and recommend digital solutions.
- Develops and implements strategic digital media initiatives, priorities, objectives, and best practices in collaboration with leadership and other functional work units
- Works with Division of the Arts staff to translate complex academic and artistic content into engaging digital formats.
- Manages multiple projects with varying timelines, from small content updates to large-scale site redesigns.
Department: Division of the Arts
Compensation: Expected hiring salary range: $55,000-65,000
This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. Learn more here .
Hybrid/Remote Work: This is a hybrid position, with a general expectation of 3 days per week on-site and 2 days per week remote. Additional on-site days may be required depending on Division of the Arts events or projects.
Required Qualifications: - Associate's Degree in web design, graphic design, digital media, or a related field-or equivalent professional experience is the preferred minimum.
- Demonstrated experience designing and building websites, with a strong portfolio showcasing visual design and UX work.
- Proficiency with responsive design principles.
- Knowledge of SEO best practices and analytics tools.
- Experience working within a CMS (e.g., WordPress, Drupal, Cascade, or similar).
- Strong understanding of accessibility standards and inclusive design practices.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications: - Experience in higher education, arts organizations, or cultural institutions.
- Skills in digital illustration, motion graphics, or multimedia production.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse communities and creative disciplines.
Education: - Associate's degree preferred.
How to Apply: To apply for this position, click the appropriate button in the Apply Now box above. Please submit a cover letter, resume, and 3-5 work samples.
Please note, the application has only one attachment field. Upload all of your materials either as a single combined file or as multiple files using the same field. If you have difficulty uploading your files, you can email them directly to kory.breuer@wisc.edu
University sponsorship is not available for this position, including transfers of sponsorship and TN visas. The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. This position is an ongoing position that will require continuous work eligibility. If you are selected for this position you must provide proof of work authorization and eligibility to work.
Contact Information: Kory Breuer, HR Manager, kory.breuer@wisc.edu
Institutional Statement on Diversity: Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence by acknowledging skills and expertise from all backgrounds and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings, visit the Human Resources Workplace Poster website .
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Job Tags
Ongoing contract, Permanent employment, Immediate start, Remote work, 2 days per week, 3 days per week