Web Designer (71.75%)

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Job Category: Academic Staff

Employment Type: Regular

Job Profile: Web Designer

Job Duties:

The Web Designer plays a key role in shaping UW‑Green Bay’s digital presence by designing intuitive navigation, page layouts, and graphic elements that bring the University’s mission and brand to life. As part of the Office of Marketing and University Communication, this position helps transform uwgb.edu —our leading marketing and communications channel—into an engaging, accessible, and user‑centered experience. Working within a collaborative, integrated marketing environment, the Web Designer advances the University’s commitment to access, student success, regional impact, and innovation by developing strategic web initiatives and maintaining design standards that support consistent, compelling communication across the institution.

Rooted in UW‑Green Bay’s core values—Advance Fearlessly, Empower Success, Provision Access, Build Community, and Express Gratitude—the Web Designer serves as a creative partner and subject matter expert for departments across campus. This role blends technical skill with purpose‑driven design, ensuring all digital experiences reflect our brand identity and support the diverse learners and communities we serve. If you're energized by work that is mission‑driven, collaborative, and boldly future‑focused, join us as we continue to rise—together.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• 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
• Develops and implements strategic digital media initiatives, priorities, objectives, and best practices in collaboration with leadership and other functional work units
• Implements graphical and style standards for web sites
• Provides design maintenance of websites and other electronic publications and applications
• Serves as a subject matter expert and unit liaison to other departments to design graphics and layouts

Department: Marketing and University Communications

Compensation: Competitive compensation commensurate with qualifications and experience. This position is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Required Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree from a 2-year college or Bachelor’s degree university in web or graphic design, digital design, strategic marketing or communication, or related communications or business field
• Two to five years of experience working as a web designer, UI/UX designer, front-end developer, multimedia designer, digital content producer, or equivalent role
• Strong understanding of accessibility standards and practices for consistent implementation (e.g., WCAG 2.1 AA compliance)
• Experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP
• Strong attention to detail, problem solving, team, project and time management skills
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills
• Creative thinking skills with an ability to bring forward new ideas

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience migrating websites
• Demonstrated experience in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), including technical SEO and GEO knowledge, keyword research, on-page and off-page SEO, and analytics and data interpretation
• Experience with Google Analytics 4 and DubBot

Conditions of Appointment:

This position is fully remote. Travel may be required between campuses for meetings, events or trainings. Occasional evening and/or weekend work.

Position is a part-time (71.75%) Academic Staff appointment. This position will report 28.7 hours/five days a week, with flexibility in scheduling. A pre-employment education check which includes, but is not limited to, the verification of academic credentials will be conducted on the finalist(s). A criminal conviction investigation will be conducted on the finalist(s) and if there is prior work history within the last 7 years with Universities of Wisconsin, a personnel file review check for employee misconduct. In compliance with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, the University does not discriminate on the basis of arrest or conviction record.

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay does not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain work authorization throughout the employment term. If you have questions regarding this, please contact Human Resources.

How to Apply:

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Please be sure to complete all required fields, and include all required documents before submitting your application. Once submitted, you will not be able to edit or attach any application materials. Files must be complete to be considered. Please include the following documents:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Portfolio

Application Deadline: To ensure consideration, please submit application materials by Sunday, March 15, 2026 .

Contact Information:

If you have any questions, need accommodations, or submitted your application with missing materials, call or email:

Human Resources
Phone: (920) 465-2390
Email: [email protected]

The Successful Candidate

The successful candidate will be expected to work inclusively and respectfully within a diverse campus community and practice civility in the workplace. The University welcomes applicants who are dedicated to the appreciation and promotion of inclusivity and equity as crucial components in the pursuit of organizational excellence.

In addition, the successful candidate will have strong oral, written, interpersonal, and organizational skills, demonstrated integrity and strong leadership, and the willingness to work independently and as part of a collaborative team. The University invites applicants who are dedicated to enriching the quality of life for students and the community by embracing the educational value of diversity, promoting environmental sustainability, encouraging engaged citizenship, and serving as an intellectual, cultural, and economic resource.

Benefit Details

The Universities of Wisconsin provides an excellent benefits package to meet the diverse needs of its employees. For benefits eligible positions, this includes several health insurance options, with annual deductibles as low as $250/individual and $500/family. Our benefits package also includes dental, vision, several life insurance options, AD&D and Accident insurance and Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts. We participate in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS), where employer contributions begin immediately, and employees are fully vested after 5 years of service. The Universities of Wisconsin also provides supplemental retirement savings programs including a 403(b) and Deferred Compensation.

In addition, eligible employees receive several types of paid leave benefits, which are prorated for employees working less than 100%. This includes 9 legal holidays, 36 hours of personal holiday and between 96-130 hours of sick leave annually and paid parental leave. Eligible employees earn 13-27 days of vacation each year, depending on years of service and employment type.

For more details, please review the benefit quick guide linked below.
UW System Employee Benefits Brochure
Total Compensation Estimator

Employee Misconduct

All final candidates will be asked to provide names, email contact information, and/or phone numbers for three (3) references, with at least one being from a manager or supervisor, during the interview process. All final candidates must be asked, prior to hire, whether they have been found to have engaged in, are currently under investigation for, or left employment during an active investigation in which they were accused of employee misconduct, sexual violence or sexual harassment. When obtaining employment reference checks, these same misconduct, sexual violence or sexual harassment questions must also be asked.

Confidentiality Statement

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis.Stat. sec. 19.36(7) .

Annual Security Report

For more information regarding the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and the surrounding area, see our Campus and Community section. For Campus Safety information see our University Police website and our Annual Security Report (for a paper copy please contact the Office of Human Resources at (920) 465-2390). This report includes statistics about reported crimes, as well as information about crime prevention and campus security policies and procedures.

UW is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other bases protected by applicable federal or State law and UW System policies. We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.