Web and Digital Design Lead - Vancouver, Canada - University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

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Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Description

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Information Services, Level B

Job Title

Web and Digital Design Lead

Department

Communications | Dean's Office | Faculty of Forestry

Compensation Range

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Posting End Date

September 25, 2023

Note:
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students.

Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

The University of British Columbia's (UBC) Faculty of Forestry is recognized globally as one of the leading forestry faculties in the world.

Today the Faculty embodies a comprehensive offering of undergraduate and graduate programs that cover a breadth of disciplines including wood products science, natural resources conservation, forest sciences, urban forestry and forest resources management.

Organizational Status

While this position reports directly to the Associate Director of Communications and Marketing they act as a lead with staff and faculty in order to realize the requirements and key deliverables of strategic web-based and graphic design initiatives.

Work Performed

Manages and leads all aspects of the Faculty's digital graphic design and digital ad campaigns for clients within the Faculty.
Plans and develops design projects including the creation of original vector illustrations, manipulation of digital images and design/layouts.
Leads in the design of creative marketing campaign assets including but not limited to: digital ads, digital signage, banners, social media posts, infographics, newsletters and brochures.
Manages relationships with external service providers, such as creative and digital agencies.
Presents and defends designs and key deliverables to peers and senior management.
Ensures web and digital design aligns with established branding standards.
Creates wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps to communicate interaction and web design ideas.
Leads web design strategies and project planning overseeing the development and content maintenance of all external and internal websites at the Faculty.
Heads all testing and improvements to the design and functionality of Faculty of Forestry websites, ensuring website function across devices i.e. desktop, mobile, tablet.
Finds solutions to increase free traffic to the site through the optimization of website pages.
Drives SEO and keyword best practices in content creation and content programming.
Directs changes to Faculty website structure, content, linking and other factors to improve SEO positions for target keywords.
Creates compelling user experience approaches, user interface solutions, interaction behaviours and design systems by establishing a vision through efficient design and userflows.
Optimizes sites for maximum speed and scalability.
Establishes, promotes and educates colleagues on digital design guidelines, best practices and standards to ensure a thorough understanding of brand consistency across all digital platforms and assets.
Leads the development of manuals and templates to keep team documentation current and accurate.
Makes recommendations on the purchase of tools to aid in the improvement of the design and/or performance of Faculty websites.
Responsible for website performance reports and recommendations for optimization.
Performs other related duties as required.

Consequence of Error/Judgement

May need to balance multiple projects with competing deadlines and make decisions on how best to manage the work given, based on the timeframe, the relative strategic importance of the projects and the impact of failing to meet deadlines.

The quality of the digital assets developed and managed has a profound influence on the public's opinion of the Faculty of Forestry.

The production and distribution of inaccurate, inconsistent or ineffective information could have a significant detrimental effect on the Faculty's ability to compete for research funding, reputation with alumni, to attract and steward donors and the Faculty's ability to attract the best graduate and undergraduate students possible.

Supervision Received

Works under the broad direction of the Associate Director of C