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Pepperdine University · 1 month ago

Web and UX Specialist

Calabasas, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$34.61/hr - $39.42/hr

3+ years exp

Pepperdine University is seeking a Web and UX Specialist to enhance the digital user experience across its public-facing websites. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders, conducting user research, and implementing design solutions to ensure websites are intuitive and user-centered, supporting the University’s mission and recruitment efforts.

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Responsibilities

Meet and work with stakeholders and content owners about their website

Help them organize and execute the best display of content for their users, utilizing brand guidelines and available website features within the Content Management System (CMS)

Present design, research, and ideas professionally to teams and stakeholders

Provide quantitative and qualitative research, analyze and interpret data, and draw and present meaningful insights to make data-driven recommendations for experience enhancements and conversion rate optimization

Help identify areas for improvement based on the website's performance metrics, analytics, heatmaps, and other UX tools

Regularly audit user flows, information architectures, and pages for issues, identifying areas for improvement, and implement changes that will enhance user experience

Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices for UX and web

Advise others and execute the creative process for Pepperdine webpages within brand and web structures to help departments and school programs best achieve their objectives and reach their target audiences

Define user pain points and needs, and generate ideas for design solutions. Create low-fidelity wireframes, high-fidelity prototypes to communicate ideas and shape a better web experience

Create mobile-responsive webpages for testing and production environments utilizing the CMS

Implement front-end design, page structure, images, and content hierarchy that aligns with brand, UX, accessibility, SEO, and AI-driven discovery best practices to ensure optimal visibility, performance, and conversion of webpages

Contribute to web optimization projects, enhancing overall website functionality and maximizing visibility across search engines and AI-driven content discovery platforms

Collaborate with team members to align with overall website strategy and goals, and to provide a seamless user experience for website visitors to meet business needs

Contribute to Pepperdine's user experience strategy and enhance consistency across all public-facing websites

Provide additional support to the Integrated Marketing Communications department and other University initiatives as needed

Contribute to Pepperdine's mission and community through all responsibilities and interpersonal interactions, reflecting a culture of excellence, service, and hospitality

Qualification

UX/UI designUser researchPrototyping toolsAccessibility standardsCMS experienceFront-end developmentContent strategyAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsCollaboration skills