Web Designer

Salary: $52,809.00 - $79,214.00 Annually
Location : Wake County, NC
Job Type: Permanent Full-Time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 24-11798 MNS60035036
Department: Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources
Division: Museum of Natural Sciences
Opening Date: 09/19/2024
Closing Date: 10/4/2024 5:00 PM Eastern
Job Class Title: Web Designer
Position Number: 60035036
Section: Communications & Marketing Section
Work Location: Raleigh
Salary Grade: DT04
Recruitment Range: $52,809 - $61,702
Description of Work
*THIS IS AN ANTICIPATED VACANCY*
This position is deemed eligible for hybrid telework under DNCR's Telework Policy.
Recruitment Salary: $52,809 - $61,702
(This is a range. Selected candidate's salary will be determined within this range
based on qualifications, equity, and funding at the time of hire.)
Click to learn about employee perks and benefits!
This position is located at:
11 W. Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Primary Purpose of Position:
The NC Museum of Natural Sciences is looking for a dynamic Web Designer to join our Communications and Marketing team! This role's primary responsibilities focus on web design, editing, accessibility, and analytics of the Museum's website: naturalsciences.org. As Web Designer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and organizing web pages and content to meet the needs of the Museum's online offers as well as strategies and goals for external communications.
Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Collaborating with team members to design and create new pages/web sections in the CMS (Content Management System) including blog posts and event calendar pages.
• Ensuring the Museum is compliant with ADA standards in the accessibility of online content.
• Posting to and maintaining assigned areas of the websites such as Homepage, Visit, Blog Posts, Press Releases, Events Calendar, regional sites, etc.
• Providing instruction, guidance, and assistance to staff assigned to work on the front-end CMS, currently WordPress.
• Managing the Google Analytics & Tag Manager account; including tracking certain PDFs and reporting web traffic as requested.
• Assisting with analyzing web statistics.
• Collaborating with the Communications and Marketing team and other sections to develop the look and feel of website redesigns.
• Contributing to the UX (User Experience) design and participating in the design and development of UI (User Interface) features.
• Building or working with outside contractors as needed to build, attractive and professional sites with easy navigation and accessible interfaces.

Position/Physical Requirements:

• Must stay up to date on new web-related software and trends.
• This position reports to the Head of Communications and does not directly supervise other team members.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies
To receive credit for your work history and credentials, you must provide the information on the application form. Any information omitted from the application form, listed as general statements, listed under the text resume section, or on an attachment will not be considered for qualifying credit.
Qualified candidates must have or be able to:

• Demonstrated experience managing website content and facilitating webpage design.
• Demonstrated experience providing training and/or guidance to staff on web content creation and maintenance.
• Demonstrated work history analyzing and reporting web traffic and/or statistics.

Management Prefers:

• Demonstrated experience managing a large institution or museum website.
• Demonstrated ability to edit web content using proper grammar, punctuation, and ADA Section 508 Compliance.
• Demonstrated work history of advancing marketing and communications objectives in a professional setting.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with external parties/contractors to build and maintain websites.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience." If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See of oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for details.
Bachelor's degree in web development/design, digital design, computer programming, or related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution
OR
Associate's degree in web development/design, digital design, computer programming AND one year of experience related to the design and development of websites;
OR
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma AND four years of experience in the field of technology related to the position's role;
OR
An equivalent combination of education and experience.
Supplemental and Contact Information
Section/Unit Description:
The work of the Communications & Marketing Section proactively engages diverse audiences across the state to inform and advance science education and elevate our research and collections connecting people to and deepening their relationship with the natural world. The section champion's the Museum's mission and advances operational plans. It provides cross-sectional collaboration to support the network across the State and contribute to total quality management.
Division Description:
The State's museum devoted to science and nature, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in central Raleigh is the largest institution of its kind in the Southeastern United States and, with over a million visitors a year, the state's most visited museum. Its 300,000 square foot downtown campus is augmented by Prairie Ridge Ecostation and satellite facilities in Whiteville, Greenville, and Contentnea Creek. Together, they provide a variety of curriculum-focused classes onsite, offsite, outdoors, and online for pre-kindergarten through graduate students across the state.
As a museum of nature, we integrate the dual concepts of illumination and inspiration with the work we do and the many stories we tell. In a time of unprecedented environmental challenges, nothing could be more critical. This nexus of ideas makes us unique. Across three vibrant floors of laboratories and exhibitions, our Nature Research Center provides an unparalleled opportunity to see science in action by watching museum researchers studying the natural world in real time. In the Nature Exploration Center, exhibits and live animal displays reveal North Carolina's rich natural habitats, wildlife, and geology from the Appalachian Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean.
Our programs and activities impact people in all the state's one hundred counties. We develop a variety of exhibits to share with institutions across North Carolina and support other museums by administering the North Carolina Science Museums Grant Program. We also engage the state's students indirectly by providing professional development training for teachers, research opportunities for classrooms, and outdoor learning environments on school campuses.
Agency Description:
The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) takes care of the things that people love about North Carolina, literally from A to Z. The Arts to the Zoo, and so much else - parks, aquariums, historic sites, archaeology, African American Heritage Commission, science and history museums, the state Symphony, Library and Archives, historic preservation, land and water stewardship, and more. These places, and the ideas they represent, create a shared identity in North Carolina. They provide common ground. Everyone is welcome. The Department's vision is to be the leader in using the state's natural and cultural resources to build the social, cultural, educational, and economic future of North Carolina. Our goal is to promote equity and inclusion among our employees and our programming to reflect and celebrate our state's diverse population, culture, and history. We encourage you to apply to become a part of our team. Check out about our Department.
The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) selects applicants for employment based on required education and experience and job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age (40 or older), disability, National Guard or veteran status, genetic information, political affiliation, or political influence.
We are an state, ensuring that people with disabilities have equal opportunities to succeed in the state government workplace. DNCR supports pay equity for women, establish paid parental leave for birth, adoption, and foster care, and implement fair chance policies. Join a team that welcomes, values, respects and supports all members of our work community.
Please be sure to complete the application in full . Resumes may be uploaded with your application but will not be accepted in lieu of a fully completed application and will not be considered for qualifying credit. "See Resume" or "See Attachment" will NOT be accepted.
Information should be provided in the appropriate areas, to include the following: Education, including high school and all degrees obtained, Work Experience, and Certificates & Licenses. It is critical to our screening and salary determination process that applications contain comprehensive candidate information.
Answers to Supplemental Questions are not a substitute for providing all relevant information within the body of your application. To receive credit for the supplemental questions, you must provide supporting information within the "Work Experience" section of the application, to support your answers.
Degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions. Transcripts, and degree evaluations may be uploaded with your application. If you have student loans, becoming a state employee includes eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Visit to learn more.
To obtain veterans preference, you must scan and upload a copy of your DD-214 or discharge orders.
Applicants requesting and receiving an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are eligible to submit paper applications via mail or by fax. Please call the human resources office for assistance.
If multiple applications are submitted to an individual posting, only the most recent application received prior to the closing date will be accepted. Applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM on the closing date.
Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application over the phone. To check the status of your application, please log in to your account. Upon the closing date, applications are "Under Review" and will be screened by Human Resources for the qualified applicants. The hiring process may take several weeks.
It is the policy of the State of North Carolina and the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources that all employees provide proof of employment eligibility (immigration and naturalization) on the first day of employment. We participate in E-Verify (Employment Eligibility Verification System).
CONTACT INFORMATION:
N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Division of Human Resources
Melissa Riley
109 E. Jones St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: 919-814-6670

Technical issues submitting your application, please call the NeoGov Help Line at 855-524-5627.
NOTE: For temporary, contract or other supplemental staffing appointments:
There are no paid leave, retirement or other benefits associated with these appointment types.
For permanent and time-limited appointments:
Eligible employees have benefits that include employee health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, NC Flex (a variety of high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis), and paid vacation, sick, and community service leave, to name a few. Paid parental leave is available for eligible employees. Some benefits require 30 + hours work/week for participation.
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I understand that DNCR requires a complete description of work history with all employment experience detailed to be considered for employment. I have included all this information within my application. (If you have not completed the application requirements, please return to your application to finish it before submitting.)

• Yes I understand this requirement.

02
If offered this position, are you willing to accept a salary within the posted recruitment range of $52,809 - $61,702?

• Yes
• No

03
How many years of experience do you have managing website content and facilitating webpage design?

• None
• Less than 1 year
• At least 1 year but less than 3 years
• At least 3 years but less than 5 years
• At least 5 years but less than 7 years
• 7 years or more

04
How many years of experience do you have providing training and/or guidance to staff on web content creation and maintenance?

• None
• Less than 1 year
• At least 1 year but less than 3 years
• At least 3 years but less than 5 years
• At least 5 years but less than 7 years
• 7 years or more

05
How many years of experience do you have analyzing and reporting web traffic and/or statistics?

• None
• Less than 1 year
• At least 1 year but less than 3 years
• At least 3 years but less than 5 years
• At least 5 years but less than 7 years
• 7 years or more

06
* Do you have demonstrated experience managing a large institution or museum website?

• Yes
• No

07
* Do you have demonstrated ability to edit web content using proper grammar, punctuation, and ADA Section 508 Compliance?

• Yes
• No

08
* Do you have a demonstrated work history of advancing marketing and communications objectives in a professional setting?

• Yes
• No

09
*Do you have experience collaborating with external parties/contractors to build and maintain websites?

• Yes
• No

Required Question