We’re looking for a skilled web developer consultant to join our digital marketing team. The ideal independent consultant is a talented artist who has extensive technical expertise and can work independently or with a team to create, maintain, and update our websites. Proficiency with JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and web applications and services is essential for succeeding in this role. The work is project-based and will vary monthly for up to 9 months.
Objectives of the consulting:
- In partnership with our Senior Web Developer, this contract role will manage the day-to-day request for updates, edits, and new additional to our website (NCQA.org) and other associated domains
- Create websites and interfaces using standard HTML/CSS practices, and incorporate data from back-end databases and services
- Develop or validate testing schedules that address all browsers and devices, ensuring web content can be accessed on any computer
Responsibilities
- Meet regularly with the Director of Digital Marketing and the Senior Web Developer to review business and functional requirements and to determine project scopes and specifications
- Make edits requested by customers, develop plans for completing larger projects, and suggest solutions to improve existing websites
- Perform UI design and coding and create reusable objects and wireframes for web pages and email templates
- Required skills and qualifications
- Preferred skills and qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in web design, multimedia design, or related field
- Experience in e-commerce applications and development
- Proven success in project coordination
WordPress
- Strong experience working with custom WordPress Themes and Plugins
- Strong experience working with custom Post Types and Taxonomies
- Strong experience working with WordPress Plugins including GravityForms, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
- Understanding of Accessibility, Site Performance and SEO
- Versed in using custom page/post Templates with both Classic and Gutenberg Editors
- Ability to Troubleshoot issues
Developer
- Strong understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Familiar with jQuery, SCSS
- Understanding of and experience developing Responsive Web Designs
- Understanding of and experience developing User Experience (UX) designs
- Experience with using Git version control
- Experience in implementing web development workflows and operations using a variety of tools, including GitHub
- Understanding of REST API, Custom API integration
Additional
- Familiar with Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
- Understanding of using UTMs
- Familiar with prototyping software like Adobe XD or Figma
- Familiar with image editing software like Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- Familiar with Smartsheet or similar ticket request management
- Dedication to innovative, sophisticated designs and collaborative problem-solving
- Experience in planning and developing websites across multiple products and organizations
- Extensive knowledge of web applications, programming languages, and web services — including API, CSS, CSS3, cross-browser compatibility, HTML, HTML5, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, security principles, REST, SOAP, and web user interface design
- Proficiency with content management systems, including WordPress and Drupal
- Experience with Windows and Linux environments
Compensation and Term:
- Hourly consulting rate: $25.00 - $50.00
- Availability: 15 – 60 hours a month
- Contract length: 6 – 9 months
- No retainer. Billed monthly.
- 1099 Contractor
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities NCQA is a drug free workplace. NCQA recruits, hires, trains and promotes individuals, and administers any and all personnel actions, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, citizenship, familial status, disability status, veteran status, genetic information, or other protected statuses under applicable state and federal laws. NCQA will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
41 CFR 60-1.35(c).
