Web Designer

$50,357 - $66,664/Yr

City of Houston - Travis, TX

Full-time - Entry Level

Travis, TX

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Web Designer position at the Houston Police Department involves designing and building web pages to support the department's strategies and goals. The role requires a combination of technical skills and creativity to develop user interface features, site animations, and special effects, ensuring the website is accurate, timely, and user-friendly.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualizes, designs, and develops the layout and user interface of web pages, content, and applications.
• Refreshes website content to ensure accuracy and timeliness of information.
• Performs regular site updates and conducts periodic usability tests of web applications and links.
• Monitors site for unauthorized information, such as commercial advertisements and outdated content.
• Develops color schemes and designs graphics; authors HTML pages and translates materials to machine-readable format.
• Consults with department management to determine site content and maintains knowledge of departmental developments.
• Defines project scope and system requirements in conjunction with management and IT.
• Coordinates activities with technical support staff to ensure continuous access to the department's website.
• May provide web-related technical support and training to employees.
• May lead and assign tasks to web production and clerical support staff.
• Stays abreast of industry trends and applicable technologies, integrating new technology as needed.
• Responds to requests and ideas from internal and external website users.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in Graphic Arts Technology, Computer Information Technology, or a closely related field.
• Three years of experience in developing, designing, and building web pages or a website for a large organization.
• Two years of additional experience may substitute for the degree requirement.
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a closely related field may substitute for the education requirement and two years of the experience requirement.

Nice-to-haves

• Preference for eligible veteran applicants with necessary qualifications.

Benefits

• Full-time employment with a competitive hourly salary.
• Opportunities for professional development and skills assessment tests.