Web Services Manager at Tacoma Community College

Tacoma, WA

About the Job

Who We Are

Priority Consideration Date: January 19, 2025

Located in the scenic Puget Sound area with nearby mountain ranges and Mount Rainier in the distance, Tacoma is surrounded by outdoor recreational opportunities such as hiking, boating and camping. Tacoma, Washington has been ranked as one of the most livable cities in the country, due to the increasing career opportunities, cultural diversity and community engagement, just to name a few.

Tacoma Community College (TCC) was built on the ancestral territory of Coast Salish peoples, specifically the Puyallup and Squaxin Island Tribes. The 1854 Medicine Creek Treaty forcibly removed them to Reservations to make way for colonizers; we recognize the privilege of utilizing this land has come at a great cost. We honor the resilience of the Puyallup and Squaxin Island people, who still live here, defend their rights, and contribute greatly to the well-being of our community. Our institution aims to increase partnerships and community ties with the local indigenous populations. Moreover, TCC stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and the Black community by further strengthening collaboration with the Black Student Union as well as community entities such as the Tacoma-Pierce County Black Collective, the Tacoma Urban League, and local black-owned businesses. In addition, we strongly support the Stop Asian Hate movement and have an active Asian Pacific Islander Student Club as well as an Asian and Pacific Islander Faculty and Staff Coalition. TCC is committed to developing more culturally responsive curricula by infusing and incorporating more educational content focused on the lives, experiences, and contributions of Native, Black, Asian, and other marginalized communities. We continually strive to become an anti-racist institution.

We are specifically focusing on improved support for traditionally marginalized populations, including Black/African- American, Indigenous, People of Color, Dreamers, justice-involved, immigrants and refugees, Veterans, people with disabilities, and the LGBTQ+ community. To this end, TCC seeks applicants who:

Value intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
Welcome difference and model respectful interaction with others
Recognize and honor the important role that diversity brings to an educational community
Are committed to educating a racially and socioeconomically diverse student population
Are committed to teaching in a community college setting
Care deeply about student success
Intentionally support and promote efforts related to equity, diversity, and inclusion
Honor TCC’s mission promoting equitable access to educational opportunities
Reflect the diversity of our community

Regional Setting
For information on Tacoma and the surrounding area: https://www.tacomacc.edu/tcc-life/life_in_tacoma

Position Overview
The Web Services Manager is a strategic, organized, and service-oriented professional who will be responsible for front-end and back-end development of the TCC website and other web properties. The Web Services Manager will collaborate with the TCC Marketing and Communications and Information Technology (IT) teams to support the college’s website in terms of tools and best practices with design, compliance and regulatory requirements. The Manager will work with clients across the college on website requests to build new tools that support the college’s mission and goals. This is a full-time, exempt position that will be part of the Marketing and Communications team in the College Relations division. The Web Services Manager will report to the Director of Marketing in the College Relations division.

Essential Functions

Website management:

Work with TCC’s Marketing and Communications and Information Technology teams, as well as vendors, to ensure seamless integration of front-end to back-end functionality of the website.
Manage the website on its content management system, Modern Campus, and build and edit new webpages with an eye for design improvements and a quality user experience, including images, writing, graphics, and customized online tools
Manage UX design and user testing.
Configure and maintain website analytics to improve search engine optimization and digital marketing efforts, using search engine optimization principles and Google Analytics
Test cross-browser compatibility issues to ensure a seamless experience for users
Oversee the centralized web management structure, which includes meeting and training the college’s designated web users.

Online accessibility:

Lead college-wide efforts to ensure websites and other digital properties are accessible and meet applicable WCAG compliance standards.

Programming and coding:

Use PowerShell scripting and sequence development for back-end coding
Possess extensive experience and knowledge of front-end technologies such as .NET, HTML, XML, CSS, JS, Semantic Markup; and back-end technologies such as ASPX, SQL and MySQL for programming and coding work

Cloud maintenance:

Manage the website on its cloud service platform, Microsoft Azure.

Cybersecurity:

Support the IT team with cybersecurity needs, to ensure the website is following cybersecurity best practices.

Project management:

Lead website projects to manage, design, develop, test and execute new online tools in a timely and service-oriented manner with the Marketing and Communication and IT teams.
Possess strong project management skills to coordinate with team members on the best way to proceed with requests. Identify any issues that arise with assigned requests and resolve them with team members in a timely manner with limited direction.

Digital communication tools:

Serve as a lead for other digital communication tools, including digital signage, online emergency notifications and the SharePoint Intranet site called the Hub
Possess familiarity with multimedia design, digital imaging and databases to provide expert consultation with the Marketing and Communication teams, IT and other college clients
Experience with Adobe Creative Suite software for online design development

Qualifications

Key Competencies:

Fluency in digital marketing, communication, and IT engineering and administration.
Communicate clearly and regularly with both Marketing and Communications and IT departments about projects and adhere to deadlines and prioritizations.
Expertly apply a diversity, equity and inclusion lens to their work.
Ability and experience with writing website content for internal and external audiences
Be familiar with the role community and technical colleges fulfill in meeting the higher education needs of the regions they serve.
Clear communication and collaborative style.
Solution-oriented with clear judgement about projects and requests
Organize and prioritize multiple projects and meet deadlines with little supervision.
Work well under pressure with attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
Work successfully with individuals and groups representing a wide range of diverse cultural, geographic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with students, colleagues, donors and staff.
Use ethics, integrity, and sound professional judgment.

Duties of this position require the following minimum qualifications in Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):

Job-specific KSAs:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in digital media, computer science or related field

Five or more years of website management experience in an open-source or enterprise web content management system.
Familiarity with databases, webpage scripting, programming, digital imaging, multimedia design, and web development.
Advanced knowledge and management experience with cloud systems.
Experience building websites using a Content Management System
Experience with Section 508. WCAG2.0 (or higher) and ADA requirements for accessible content
Experience with PowerShell scripting and sequence development
Experience with the principles of implementing responsive design and mobile optimization
Proficient understanding and testing of cross-browser compatibility issues.
Understanding of search engine optimization principles and Google Analytics.
Extensive experience and knowledge of front-end technologies such as .NET, HTML, XML, CSS, JS, Semantic Markup; and back-end technologies such as ASPX, SQL and MySQL
Website design and content, including images, writing, graphics, and customized online tools
Familiarity with UX design and user testing.
Experience using all or some of the following: Adobe Creative Suite software

Application Process

Only applications including all requested materials will be reviewed.

Complete application packages must include the following:

Tacoma Community College online application form.
Resume and cover letter - In your cover letter, describe how your background and experience align with the responsibilities for this position.
Copies of unofficial transcripts from all colleges and universities attended.
Diversity Statement: Tacoma Community College is committed to creating and supporting a multi-cultural climate that welcomes, fosters, respects, and celebrates diversity. Please attach a statement (maximum two pages) describing your experiences with other cultures and communities, your level of cultural self-awareness and how you have integrated both experience and self-awareness into your living/working environment.

Terms of Employment
This is a full-time professional position contracted on an annual basis. The salary is $95,000-$105,000 annually. Scheduled to work Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. Flexibility is required to meet the needs of the department. Tacoma Community College offers a comprehensive healthcare benefits package for you and your dependents including medical, dental, and vision insurance. Life and long-term disability insurance plans; vacation, sick, and personal leave; reduced tuition for the employee; and retirement benefits are also provided. For more information, please visit our employment page/employment benefits: https://www.tacomacc.edu/about/employment/ . Degrees must be from accredited colleges or universities recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and verified by the National Student Clearinghouse. International degrees must be evaluated by a credential evaluation service. Tacoma Community College values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Educator.

Tacoma Community College provides equal opportunity in education and employment and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, creed, religion, or status as a veteran of war. Prohibited sex discrimination includes sexual harassment (unwelcome sexual conduct of various types). Provides reasonable accommodations for qualified students, employees, and applicants with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Federal Rehabilitation Act. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies: Stephen Smith, Title VII and Title IX, Building 14, 253-566-5055; Kathryn Held, Section 504 Officer, Building 7, 253-566-5328.This recruitment announcement does not reflect the entire job description and can be changed and or modified without notice.

Tacoma Community College, Human Resources
6501 S 19th St Bldg. 14, Tacoma WA 98466

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The benefits information presented on this page is a summary of College provided benefits. This information is subject to change and is subject to the provisions of any legislative mandates and College policy changes. For more detailed information about Tacoma Community College (TCC) benefits, please do not hesitate to contact the College benefits coordinator at (253) 566-5024.

TCC offers a comprehensive benefits package which include medical, dental, life insurance, and long- term disability insurance through the Public Employee Benefits Board (PEBB), along with retirement benefits through TIAA and the Department of Retirement System

Eligibility
Full-time faculty, classified staff, administrators and professional staff are eligible for benefits. Hourly employees and part-time faculty may be eligible for benefits if, and when, they meet specific criteria and are notified by TCC Human Resources.

Effective Date of Coverage
Coverage begins the first day of the month following the date of hire, or date of achieving eligibility status. If the date of hire is the first working day of the month, coverage begins immediately.

Health Insurance
Medical Plans
Eligible employees have several medical plan options to select from (provided by PEBB). Employees pay a monthly premium through payroll deduction.

Premium Rates Effective January 1, 2024

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Resources:
PEBB Website

Medical Plan information

PEBB Medical Plan Comparison

Dental Plans
Employees choose from three dental plans. TCC covers the full dental premium for employees and enrolled dependents.

Resource:
Dental Plan Comparison

Vision
Covered under medical plan chosen.

Waiving Medical Coverage
If you have other employer-based medical insurance, Medicare or TRICARE, you have the option to waive PEBB medical coverage. Dental is mandatory for all eligible employees and cannot be waived, unless enrolled in dental coverage as a dependent under a SEBB (School District Employee Benefits Board) plan.

Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA) & Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP) & LimitedPurpose FSA
FSA & DCAP accounts allow employees to set aside pre-taxed dollars to cover out-of-pocket health care and/or childcare expenses.

Members of WFSE (HE CCC) and WPEA, will be eligible to receive a $250 FSA card if employed as of November 1, 2023 with an annual full-time equivalent salary of less than $60,000, and is enrolled in a non-CDHP medical plan as of January 1 of the plan year that FSA funds are made available. This card is
issued by PEBB in the following January and does not count against the annual FSA limit, if enrolled in an FSA with Navia.

The Limited Purpose FSA is eligible for employees who are enrolled in a consumer-directed health plan (CDHP) that has a Health Savings Account. The Limited Purpose FSA is only for dental and vision expenses.

Resource:
Navia Benefit Solutions

Life Insurance
Benefits eligible employees, lawful spouse or same-sex domestic partner, dependent children under 26 years of age are eligible to enroll in life insurance. Coverage is effective first of the month following the date of employment for basic coverage; for optional coverage, amounts become effective the first of the month following approval date.

Basic Coverage: $35,000 Basic Term Life & $5,000 Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) This is employer-provided at no cost to the employee.

Supplemental Life Insurance Coverage(s): Any supplemental term life insurance and AD&D coverage for employee, lawful spouse, qualified same-sex domestic partner, and family is available at additional cost to the employee.

Resource:
MetLife Life Insurance

Long Term Disability(LTD)
Basic LTD: Provides 60% of the first $400 pre-disability earnings, reduced by any deductible income at no cost to the employee.

Supplemental LTD: Supplemental LTD coverage to replace at 60% or 50% of full pre-disability earnings is available at an additional cost to the employee.

Resource:
PEBB Long-Term Disability Insurance

PAID LEAVE
Classified staff, Administrators, and Professional staff are eligible for paid vacation, sick leave, and personal leave, along with paid federal holidays. Classified Monthly vacation entitlement amounts can vary from 11.33 to 16.67 hours per month depending on the length of state service. Administrator/Exempt Professional vacation leave is 16.00 hours per month. Monthly sick leave entitlement is 8.00 hours per month based on 100% FTE position and will be prorated accordingly if less than 100% FTE. Annual personal leave entitlement varies depending on employee type. Full-time classified, administrators, and professional staff are paid for all federal holidays.

Full-time faculty receive 84.00 hours of paid sick leave per academic year along with 28.00 hours of personal leave. Full-time faculty are paid on an annual contract and do not receive pay for federal holidays.

Part-time faculty receive sick leave each quarter using a formula based on the total FTE% from the cumulative teaching contracts issued to them that quarter. They would receive 7.00 hours of personal leave if they are issued a multi-quarter appointment at the start of the academic year. Part-time faculty do not receive pay for federal holidays.

Part-time hourly and student employees receive 1 hour of sick leave for every 40 hours worked in a month (and fractions, thereof). Up to 40 hours of sick leave can carry over from one calendar year to the next.
If a part-time hourly or student employee is hired into a full-time position, the sick leave hours earned in the part-time position do not carry over to the full-time position. Part-time hourly and student employees are not paid for federal holidays.

Monthly entitlements are given at the beginning of the following month.
All employees in salaried positions may take up to five days of paid bereavement time off for the death of a family member. This is separate from the sick leave or vacation leave.

RETIREMENT
Retirement participation is mandatory for retirement benefit eligible TCC employees. Employees are offered a choice between two retirement plans and that choice is generally irrevocable while employed at TCC.

Classified Employees and (retirement eligible) Part-Time hourly:

Classified employees and eligible part-time hourly employees must choose between the Public Employees Retirement Systems (PERS) Plan 2 or Plan 3. More information about these plans can be found at this link: Department of Retirement Systems Plans

Faculty:
Faculty can choose to enroll in the State Board Retirement Plan (SBRP) with the plan administrator being TIAA or the Teachers Retirement System (TRS) Plan 2 or Plan 3 administered by the Department of Retirement System (DRS). Prior history in any of these plans may limit current plan choice. Click here to compare TRS Plan 2, TRS Plan 3, and SBRP.

SBRP -TIAA – This is a Defined Contribution Plan. The employee contributes a mandatory defined amount and the state matches the employee’s contributions. Contribution rates are based on age.

TRS Plan 2 – A 401(a) defined benefit plan. TCC and employee contribute a percentage of salary to fund the plan. Your monthly benefit at retirement will be based on your earned service credit and compensation.

TRS Plan 3 – A 401(a) hybrid plan with Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution components. The defined contribution portion of the plan is funded through mandatory employee contributions. The employee may choose between six contribution options. TCC contributes to Defined Benefit part.

Administrative/Exempt Employees
Administrators and Exempt employees may choose to participate in the State Board Retirement Plan (SBRP), administered by TIAA, or the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) Plan 2 or Plan 3, administered by the Department of Retirement Systems (DRS). Prior history in a Washington State Retirement Plan may limit plan choice. Click here to compare PERS Plan 2, PERS Plan 3, and SBRP.

SBRP/TIAA – This is a 401(a) Defined Contribution Plan. The employee contributes a mandatory defined amount and the state matches the employee’s contributions. Contribution rates are based on age.

PERS Plan 2 – A 401(a) defined benefit plan. TCC and employee contribute a percentage of salary to fund the plan. Your monthly benefit at retirement will be based on your earned service credit and compensation.

PERS Plan 3 – A 401(a) hybrid plan with Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution components. The defined contribution portion of the plan is funded through mandatory employee contributions. The employee may choose between six contribution options. TCC contributes to Defined Benefit part.

PERS Rates Effective September 1, 2023

TRS Rates Effective September 1, 2023.

State Board Retirement Plan (SBRP) - Contributions Rates:
Contributions are based on your age:

Voluntary Retirement Savings:
State Board Voluntary Investment Program (SBVIP):

SBVIP is a voluntary, optional, unmatched retirement savings plan, operating under Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), administered by TIAA. SBVIP participants may contribute on a pre-tax and/or after-tax (Roth) basis, up to the annual IRS limit and can start and stop their contributions at any time during employment. Contact Human Resources to start/stop contributions.

Deferred Compensation Program (DCP):
Tax-deferred savings plan administered by the Department of Retirement Systems. New Full-time employees are automatically enrolled in DCP 3 months after hire at a contribution rate of 3%. Employees are sent a notification letter within approximately 30 days of hire. This notice includes information about auto-enrollment and the necessary steps to take if one chooses to opt-out or make changes to their DCP enrollment. Contributions can be changed at any time during employment. Following the initial auto- enrollment possibility, employees would contact DRS to setup contributions and can contribute on a pre- tax basis up to the annual IRS limit.

Tuition Waiver
Administrative, Classified, Full-time Faculty, and Part-Time faculty employed for more than 50% FTE are eligible to register for space-available classes, up to 10 credits per quarter, with the State Employee Tuition Waiver program. Class registration and any applicable class fee will still apply. Click here for the Tuition Waiver form (Download PDF reader).

Liberty Mutual
PEBB members may receive a discount of up to 12% off Liberty Mutual’s auto insurance rates and up to 5% off of Liberty Mutual’s home insurance rates.

Contact Liberty Mutual at 1-800-706-5525 and mention that you are a State of Washington PEBB Member (client #8246) or visit a local Liberty Mutual office and let them know you are State of Washington PEBB Member (client #8246) for a quote.

Collective Bargaining Agreements:
WFSE Higher Education Community College Coalition: WFSE (HE CCC) CBA (Download PDF reader)
WPEA Higher Education: WPEA CBA (Download PDF reader)
WFSE Represented Exempt Bargaining Unit: WFSE-Exempt CBA
TCC Faculty Negotiated Agreement: TCC Faculty Negotiated Agreement

Which best describes your level of education?

High School graduate or equivalent
Some College
Associates degree from an accredited college or university
Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university
Masters degree or higher from an accredited college or university

What is the field or discipline of your degree?

How many years of website management experience in an open-source or enterprise web content management system do you possess?

Less than 1 year
More than 1 year less than 3 years
More than 3 years less than 5 years
More than 5 years less than 7 years
More than or equal to 7 years

Which of the following best describes your familiarity with databases, webpage scripting, programming, digital imaging, multimedia design and web development?

None
Beginning
Intermediate
Advanced

Which of the following best describes your knowledge and management experience with cloud systems?

None
Beginning
Intermediate
Advanced

Do you have experience building websites using a Content Management System?

Do you have experience with Section 508. WCAG2.0 (or higher) and ADA requirements for accessible content?

Do you have experience with PowerShell scripting and sequence development?

Do you have experience with the principles of implementing responsive design and mobile optimization?

Do you have experience and knowledge of front-end technologies such as .NET, HTML, XML, CSS, JS, Semantic Markup; and back-end technologies such as ASPX, SQL and MySQL?

Do you have familiarity with UX design and user testing?

Do you have experience with all or some of the following: Adobe Creative Suite software?

Required Question

Salary

$95,000.00 - $105,000.00 Annually