Front-End Web Developer

Position Title:

Front-End Web Developer

Position Type:

Regular

Hiring Range:

$85,400 - $102,487 annual; c ompensation will be based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role and internal equity.

Pay Frequency:

Santa Clara University (SCU), a private Jesuit, Catholic institution located in the heart of Silicon Valley, is dedicated to fostering ethics, social consciousness, and cross-disciplinary education for over 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students. SCU is on an upward trajectory, having recently completed the transformative $1 billion Innovating for the Future campaign. Under the leadership of Julie Sullivan, SCU’s first layperson and woman president, the University has embraced a bold vision for continued growth and development through its Impact 2030 Strategic Plan . This roadmap outlines key priorities for shaping the University’s future, including:

• Affordable access to a Santa Clara education for all talented students
• Human-centered solutions to the world’s most pressing issues
• Intercultural initiatives for global learning, research, and service
• A commitment to Inclusive Excellence and belonging

Ranked among the top 15 percent of national universities, SCU boasts impressive graduation rates, a curriculum blending high-tech innovation with Jesuit values, strong NCAA Division I programs and notable alumni achievements. SCU is poised to enhance their national and global presence, with communications playing an important role. President Sullivan prioritizes Marketing and Communications, and established it as a cabinet-level unit, giving it the voice and access required to advance a strategic, integrated communications vision for the University.

To that end, University Marketing and Communications (UMC) introduced a new brand platform, visual identity, enrollment, and storytelling campaigns that align with and advance Impact 2030 priorities. This evolution has established UMC as a catalyst for strategic communication, positioning it at the heart of SCU’s efforts to tell its story with impact and purpose.

Through dynamic, cross-platform storytelling, UMC supports SCU’s enrollment, advancement, and leadership goals. Its units span brand strategy, visual identity, social and earned media, digital communications, and crisis, internal, and executive communications. UMC also produces SCU’s award-winning University magazine and serves as the central communications hub, collaborating with communicators across campus to build community, share best practices, and foster effective brand storytelling that resonates with SCU’s diverse audiences.

With a strong influence across the University, UMC is positioned to drive an integrated, strategic communications approach that attracts prospective students and employees, raises awareness, and builds support for SCU’s ambitious Impact 2030 roadmap—an inspiring pathway for growth and innovation.

A. POSITION PURPOSE

As a member of the University Marketing and Communications team, the Frontend Web Developer supports Santa Clara University’s digital presence by developing user interfaces for websites and web-based applications. Reporting to the Director of Digital Strategy, this position provides technical leadership in component-based frontend development, translating design mockups and wireframes into responsive, interactive, accessible web interfaces, and supporting implementation in Terminalfour (T4) CMS and other campus web platforms.

Working under general supervision, the developer contributes to projects and to the thoughtful use of emerging AI-assisted workflows to address complexity and scale in frontend development. The position writes and tests code for new or existing websites and applications, builds prototypes, supports backend integrations, maintains graphic standards and branding throughout the UI, serves as an escalation point for advanced technical issues, and identifies technologies that may add visual display capabilities or enhance functionality and site usability.

The ideal candidate is a curious, collaborative problem-solver with foundational knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, React, Bootstrap, and related web technologies. This role supports execution from concept through deployment while developing frontend quality, precision in interface implementation, and accessibility practices aligned with WCAG guidelines and ADA/504 requirements.

B. **ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIB…