7142 - SharePoint Designer / Developer (Must Reside in the St. Paul area to be Considered)

Job Description: 7041 - SharePoint Designer/Developer (Must Reside in the St. Paul area to be Considered)

Overview

An experienced SharePoint Designer/Developer is sought to support the redesign and migration of an intranet site. The role will involve evaluating the current information architecture, designing and building a new SharePoint Communication site, creating templates and permissions, and migrating existing content. The successful candidate will ensure the site meets accessibility standards, supports user adoption, and provides long-term maintainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze existing content and recommend enhancements to information architecture, organization, and navigation.
• Gather requirements through meetings with multiple stakeholders.
• Create a new intranet graphic design and page templates in SharePoint Communication site.
• Develop and execute a migration plan, ensuring proper formatting and organization.
• Define and implement SharePoint permissions, workflows, and governance structures.
• Build the SharePoint site using templates and approved design.
• Migrate existing content per the approved migration plan.
• Assist in launch planning and integration with existing SharePoint sites.
• Provide guidance and planning for change management and user adoption.
• Deliver technical training and knowledge transfer to staff.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with SharePoint development, including site design, customization, and administration.
• Proven ability to define and implement SharePoint architecture and features using best practices.
• Experience planning and executing content strategy or information architecture.
• Hands-on experience migrating intranet sites from other systems into SharePoint.
• Strong knowledge of enabling SharePoint permissions, workflows, data retention, and governance.
• Experience integrating Microsoft 365 with SharePoint.
• Ability to analyze and interpret user requirements and develop corresponding solutions.
• Strong graphic design skills for creating professional and engaging layouts.
• Experience creating accessible SharePoint templates that meet WCAG 2.1 and Section 508 standards.
• Experience providing technical training during the hand-off of SharePoint sites.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience guiding change management and driving user adoption of new systems.
• Prior success delivering technical training and knowledge transfer in large organizations.
• Background in staffing or supporting multiple projects involving SharePoint and Microsoft 365.