Digital Assistant - Graduate Assistant

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Job:

Digital Assistant - Graduate Assistant

The Communications Department at Barnard College seeks a part-time graduate assistant to support the maintenance and improvement of the College's website. Working closely with and under the guidance of the Digital Associate, this person will conduct routine website quality-control audits, including identifying broken links, duplicate or outdated profiles and accessibility issues.

Job Description:

The Communications Department at Barnard College seeks a part-time graduate assistant to support the maintenance and improvement of the College's website. Working closely with and under the guidance of the Digital Associate, this person will conduct routine website quality-control audits, including identifying broken links, duplicate or outdated profiles and accessibility issues.

Skills, Qualifications & Requirements:

Responsibilities

• Build, update, and maintain web pages in Drupal
• Under direction of the Digital Associate, handle content requests, including text edits, images, documents, and page layouts
• Perform regular quality assurance checks
• Ensure pages meet accessibility (WCAG) standards and follow Barnard's style and brand guidelines
• Optimize images and media for the web
• Assist with site audits, content migrations, and special web projects
• Help document processes and support colleagues with basic Drupal questions
• Other responsibilities as needed

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Drupal (or a similar CMS such as WordPress)
• Working knowledge of HTML and CSS
• Familiarity with web accessibility standards and SEO best practices
• Strong attention to detail and solid writing/editing skills
• Able to manage multiple requests and meet deadlines
• Experience with Google Analytics, or basic image editing tools a plus

|Salary: $22/hr up to 20 hours a week

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the College's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Company:

Barnard College

Time Type:

Part time