WEB DESIGNER
Full Time
On-site
USD 90,732.00 per year
City Of Chicago
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Job Details
Skills
- Innovation
- Budget
- Preventive Maintenance
- Project Management
- Performance Management
- Cross-browser
- Testing
- Publishing
- Web Content
- Analytics
- Content Development
- Training
- Graphics Design
- Product Design
- UI
- WCAG
- Accessibility
- HTML
- Cascading Style Sheets
- Semantics
- Mockups
- User Experience
- Writing
- Web Design
- Usability
- User-centered Design
- Prototyping
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Inspection
- Quality Assurance
- Collaboration
- Git
- Workflow
- Web Browsers
- Web Performance Optimization
- Caching
- Layout
- Web Security
- HTTPS
- SAFE
- Privacy
- Digital Asset Management
- Version Control
- Backup
- Recovery
- PDF
- Evaluation
- Human Resources
- Recruiting
- Military
Summary
Description
BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Web Designer
Department of Innovation & Technology
Bureau or Division Name (if applicable)
Number of Positions: 2
(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)
Starting Salary: $90,732
This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) - BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5 . Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.
BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: ;/strong> AND
1. Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago."
2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')
3. Select your correct bargaining unit
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION
Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59 pm CDT on 07/1/202 6
Position introduction here
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Design and build responsive webpage layouts and components using modern front-end technologies and CMS platforms.
Meets with business owners to review website templates or refine their designs and runs tests to preview layouts and website features
Creates graphics (e.g., illustrations, photographs) and uses graphic design principles to create visual assets that support accessible, user-centered web experiences.
Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to ensure cohesive design, content, and user experience.
Presents creative concepts, perspectives, and recommendations for internal teams and business partners
Update and maintain website content through a CMS, ensuring accuracy, consistency, accessibility, and adherence to design standards
Conduct cross-browser and cross-device testing to ensure compatibility, performance, and accessibility
Follow established security and accessibility standards when designing and publishing web content.
Drafts and updates design guidelines, style standards, and web governance procedures.
Use analytics tools to evaluate user behavior, page performance, and engagement to inform design improvements.
Supports city departments in the planning, content development, and maintenance of respective websites
Conducts training for end-users on CMS environment, provides guidance and best practices.
Receives, tracks, and resolves content issues and escalates technical matters to the city's web support team
Coordinates with vendors and internal teams on design-related enhancements and user experience improvements.
Additional duties may be required for this position
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Three (3) years of work experience performing digital graphic design
Should the above criteria not be fulfilled, the following options are acceptable:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's degree or
Higher, plus two (2) years of work experience performing digital graphic design
Educational & Employment Verification:
Please be advised that if you are selected to be hired, you must provide, upon request, adequate information regarding your education and employment history as it relates to the qualifications of the position for which you are applying. If you received your degree internationally, all international transcripts/diplomas must be accompanied by a Foreign Credential Evaluation. If the City of Chicago cannot verify this information, any offer extended to you will be withdrawn and you will not be hired.
SELECTION REQUIREMENTS
This position requires applicants to successfully complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) who possess the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.
Desired Skills
For Information on our employees' benefits, please visit our benefits website at:
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For Information on our salary and title structure, visit our classifications website at:
_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf
APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resources staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state, and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview or employment with the City of Chicago.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience, the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances: 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA), and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates, to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices, click here.
ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.
The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.
City of Chicago
Brandon Johnson, Mayor
BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Web Designer
Department of Innovation & Technology
Bureau or Division Name (if applicable)
Number of Positions: 2
(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)
Starting Salary: $90,732
This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) - BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5 . Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.
BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: ;/strong> AND
1. Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago."
2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')
3. Select your correct bargaining unit
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION
Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59 pm CDT on 07/1/202 6
Position introduction here
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Design and build responsive webpage layouts and components using modern front-end technologies and CMS platforms.
Meets with business owners to review website templates or refine their designs and runs tests to preview layouts and website features
Creates graphics (e.g., illustrations, photographs) and uses graphic design principles to create visual assets that support accessible, user-centered web experiences.
Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to ensure cohesive design, content, and user experience.
Presents creative concepts, perspectives, and recommendations for internal teams and business partners
Update and maintain website content through a CMS, ensuring accuracy, consistency, accessibility, and adherence to design standards
Conduct cross-browser and cross-device testing to ensure compatibility, performance, and accessibility
Follow established security and accessibility standards when designing and publishing web content.
Drafts and updates design guidelines, style standards, and web governance procedures.
Use analytics tools to evaluate user behavior, page performance, and engagement to inform design improvements.
Supports city departments in the planning, content development, and maintenance of respective websites
Conducts training for end-users on CMS environment, provides guidance and best practices.
Receives, tracks, and resolves content issues and escalates technical matters to the city's web support team
Coordinates with vendors and internal teams on design-related enhancements and user experience improvements.
Additional duties may be required for this position
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Three (3) years of work experience performing digital graphic design
Should the above criteria not be fulfilled, the following options are acceptable:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's degree or
Higher, plus two (2) years of work experience performing digital graphic design
Educational & Employment Verification:
Please be advised that if you are selected to be hired, you must provide, upon request, adequate information regarding your education and employment history as it relates to the qualifications of the position for which you are applying. If you received your degree internationally, all international transcripts/diplomas must be accompanied by a Foreign Credential Evaluation. If the City of Chicago cannot verify this information, any offer extended to you will be withdrawn and you will not be hired.
SELECTION REQUIREMENTS
This position requires applicants to successfully complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) who possess the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.
Desired Skills
- Modern digital product design, including responsive/mobile - first UI design, WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards, and performance - aware layout practices
- HTML/CSS, semantic structure, and component - based design systems used in contemporary CMS and front - end environments
- Design platforms capable of producing pixel - perfect mockups, design tokens, component libraries, auto - layout, and developer - ready specifications
- Current writing and formatting conventions used in web design, including UX writing, microcopy, and content hierarchy
- Contemporary web design principles, usability heuristics, user - centered design methods, and iterative prototyping
- Design and prototyping tools, including Figma plugins, Adobe Creative Cloud, and browser - based inspection tools for handoff and QA
- Basic front - end workflow awareness, including how designers collaborate with developers using Git - based workflows, design tokens, and component libraries
- Browser behavior and web performance fundamentals, including responsive images, caching basics, and layout rendering considerations
- Web security basics relevant to design and content (HTTPS, safe asset handling, privacy - by - design considerations)
- Digital asset management, version control for design files, structured file organization, and backup/recovery best practices
For Information on our employees' benefits, please visit our benefits website at:
;/strong>
For Information on our salary and title structure, visit our classifications website at:
_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf
APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resources staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state, and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview or employment with the City of Chicago.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience, the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances: 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA), and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates, to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices, click here.
ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.
The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.
City of Chicago
Brandon Johnson, Mayor
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
- Dice Id: 90751658
- Position Id: 205432
- Posted 3 hours ago
Company Info
The City of Chicago is the third largest city in the United States, with a population of nearly three million people. As a multicultural city that thrives on the harmony and diversity of its neighborhoods, Chicago today embodies the values of America's heartland: integrity, hard work, and community, and reflects the ideals in the social fabric of its 77 distinct neighborhoods.
Led by the 57th Mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, the City of Chicago operates through the guiding principles of effective government, competitive delivery of high-quality services, and transparency. Through these principles, we strive to efficiently deliver services that address the unique challenges facing our city, and to make Chicago the preferred employer of choice for its residents.
The Chicago Department of Human Resources (DHR) manages all human resources functions for the city, including establishing policies, advising departments, ensuring fair hiring, and developing programs for employee development and management skills. With a workforce of about 33,000 people and opportunities in more than 1,400 different job titles and categories, DHR’s mission is to serve the City of Chicago by driving the best human resources practices, acting as stewards of change, and establishing and maintaining a fair, equitable and transparent employment practices free of political influence.
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