Web Designer/Developer

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

Participate in a team comprised of DHEC and solution implementation
staff to enhance the agency web site user experience and migration to a
Content Management System. Emphases for the Web Designer candidate will
concentrate on user centered site experience and redesign of static
content to ensure site consistency with the agency's brand and
communication strategy. This will include migration of content to Drupal
CMS.

Specific web site duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

• Work in a collaborative effort to evaluate, edit, enhance, format, or
delete current static pages associated with the agency external web
site

• Ability to plan, organize, review, implement associated project milestones to completion.

• Ensure web pages and images follow agency style guide.

• Ensure web pages are 508 compliant

• Ensure use of metadata tags and keywords

• Ensure web page uses agency CSS for style and layout

• Assist with site testing on a range of devices and browsers

• Ensure browser capability

• Create and/or work with Graphics on supporting web site related images.

• Ensure web site pages are checked out and in from central code repository.

• Identify issues and recommend solutions

• Assist with trouble shooting as required

• Ensure site continuity between pages and make corrections

• Recommend and assist in the design of site content to align with organizational strategic business objectives.

• Assist with content migration and supporting scheduled tasks to new
Drupal CMS environment, testing, validation, and user acceptance.

• Create supporting project and system documentation.

The position will be utilized for 40 hours per week for the duration of
this project. The selected candidate should be able to work flexible
hours where it may be necessary for work to be completed outside
traditional business hours related to production rollout of Drupal CMS.

The candidate will work closely with the Assigned Manager to identify,
prioritize, and schedule workload and implementation to Communication
and IT standards and procedures. The candidate will work closely with
the agency webmaster and communications staff for the system design and
testing.

Module support of the project.

• DHEC will
require that selected personnel sign the DHEC confidentially agreement
and/or Business Associate (BA) agreement if applicable.

• DHEC will
not accept any offers including an "up-lift" charge. The rate paid per
consultant must not exceed the maximum rate established for this
position described in the State contract terms.

• Contractors must be onsite during each week throughout the term of the contract.

• Follow agency IT Standards, policies, and procedures to include documentation.

• All source code (compiled and un-compiled) and graphics will become
the sole property of the South Carolina Department of Health and
Environmental Control. Any source code, data, graphics, product, or
functionality resulting from this SOW or previously owned/developed by
DHEC will remain the sole property of DHEC and is not to be incorporated
into the core product of any vendor's application. Any modifications
and interfaces developed under said contract will be not be used by the
contractor for any independent project of the contractor or published or
publicized by the contractor without written permission of DHEC.

• DHEC has the final say on all programming choices.

Payment Schedule:

All timesheets shall be entered and approved in a timely manner per
State contract terms. The State will not pay any extra costs (i.e.
Travel, employee benefits, insurance, room and board, etc.) for
temporary employees under this contract.

DHEC Support:

DHEC will provide:

• All required information including formulas, data, and mechanisms to check output.

• Staff to assist with any application or data questions.

• Conference rooms and scheduling for any application demos.

• Workstation and required software.

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
1. Web Site Design
2. CSS, HTML, JavaScript, and XML
3. Dreamweaver
4. Internet Browsers and devices
5. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
6. Graphic Editors
7. Drupal

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
1. Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills

2. Ability to establish positive working relationships with technical
staff, customers and others involved in data-centric management.
3. Knowledge of Information Technology Field, best practices, organization and operations
4. Ability to integrate technical systems with agency goals and objectives.

REQUIRED EDUCATION: Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science
or related field and/or 7 or more years of relevant work experience.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.