Junior Front End Web Developer

Company Description

Are you a high-performer who wants to contribute to a mission-driven and values-based organization? If you are motivated by doing impactful work and making a difference in people’s lives, then the Indiana University Foundation (IUF) is the place for you. At the IUF, we believe in making the dream of higher education attainable, providing support for life-changing research, and preparing the next generation of leaders.    

As a trailblazer among our peers, we provide fundraising leadership and endowment stewardship to support needs and initiatives across all of Indiana University’s campuses. As part of our team, you will help make IU donor’s dreams last forever.   

At the IUF we work hard, celebrate achievements, and foster an environment where everyone’s contributions matter. We are nimble and innovative, and we want you to bring your ideas and energy to join forces with some of the best talent in our industry.  

In addition to being part of a meaningful mission as an IUF employee, you’ll find there are many ways to connect and collaborate. Our diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives ensure that our colleagues are celebrated for who they are and have a voice. Our FUNdation (see what we did there?) Committee helps us connect and unwind with food truck lunches, holiday gatherings, costume contests, free snacks, IU spirit-wear Fridays, and spontaneous gestures that surprise and delight. Our Wellness Committee ensures that the health and well-being of our employees is top of mind, offering yoga, a lunchtime walking group, meditation breaks, the Headspace app, and topical workshops. We encourage community leadership and service and make space for our staff to pursue their passions. Our total rewards philosophy ensures that we support employees financially, emotionally, and in their career growth.   

If the IUF sounds like a fit for you, we invite you to join us today. 

Job Description

We’re seeking a Junior Front End Web Developer to support the Advancement Marketing Services department at the Indiana University Foundation. In this role, you will champion the user experience and apply your expertise to improve traffic, registration, and engagement outcomes. To do so, you will work closely with content specialists and stakeholders to arrange content with optimal user experience in mind, while encouraging deeper engagement in our digital spaces. At IUF, all our work builds to helping donors, alumni, and friends of IU connect closer to the exciting, innovative, and life-changing work happening at IU through their philanthropic support.

As the Junior Front End Web Developer, you will also oversee and monitor project design and ensure projects meet requirements outlined by clients in a timely and efficient manner. This role heavily focuses on supporting the use and maintenance of the event application in IU Advancement’s instance of Anthology, Encompass. This includes creating event registration forms, maintaining and updating the alumni directory, and serving as point-of-contact for the alumni community partners using Encompass for email marketing.

IUF wants to help you grow as a developer through trainings, conferences, classes, and certifications. We are ready to invest in you! Join today to help grow your career and further the mission of “IU for all.” Apply today!

Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to Indiana. This role is mostly remote (quarterly in-person team meetings required).

We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

Qualifications

Education/Experience Required:

• High School Diploma and a minimum of two years of experience in web development required
• Basic-level programming, testing, and implementation of database-driven web applications using HTML, CSS, Javascript
• Experience with WCMS, Anthology Encompass, FireForms, or similar content management systems and online form applications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Informatics, Computer Science, or related field strongly preferred
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Experience working with Workfront or a similar project management tool
• Familiarity with email delivery and email campaign management
• Familiarity with CAN-SPAM laws
• Understanding of data segmentation
• Ability to translate data segmentation requirements to Data Analysts and create data segments using data extensions as needed
• Combination of education/career experience will be considered

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Required:

• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to build “trust” with colleagues and volunteers
• Ability to work individually and with a team
• Demonstrated analytical ability for prob