What are the responsibilities and job description for the Front End Developer position at BJU Press?
POSITION SUMMARY: BJU Press recently rebuilt our entire eCommerce platforms and is looking to expand its team. In this role, you will work with designers and subject matter experts in key areas to implement effective user experiences across BJU Press eCommerce platforms. You will maintain and continue to develop best in class websites and work to optimize web speed and navigation for users across mobile and desktop platforms.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Writing website code with programming languages such as HTML, CSS, React, TypeScript and JavaScript
- Producing, maintaining and modifying websites and user interfaces
- Incorporating applications, graphics, audio and video clips into websites
- Creating new website pages
- Ensuring websites are accessible across many platforms, including laptops and smartphones
- Routinely testing websites for ease of use, speed and other quality factors
- Fix any website issues or bugs that arise
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Proficiency in website programing languages
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and manage time efficiently
- Ability to understand business needs and find technical solutions
- Solution-oriented supported with programming skills
- Ability to troubleshoot and optimize web pages for security and responsiveness
- Ability to monitor customer usage and buying patterns and make recommended site changes to accommodate changes
- Understanding of the implementation of third party scripts and overseeing them
- Understanding of network diagnostics and analytical tools
- (Preferred) background in working with Microsoft Dynamics site builder
An applicant for a position in the Bob Jones University group — Bob Jones University, Bob Jones Academy or BJU Press — must be a born-again Christian who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Each applicant must agree with and affirm the Bob Jones University creed, mission (see https://www.bju.edu/about/creed-mission.php) and core biblical doctrines regarding areas such as the Bible, the triune God, man and salvation, etc. Employees are expected to maintain a conservative lifestyle and support the group’s positions on issues such as beverage alcohol and addictive substances, creation, marriage and human sexuality and the sanctity of life, etc., (https://www.bju.edu/about/positions.php). Employees are to be active members of a local Bible-believing church which holds orthodox theology. Whether in the classroom, online, through student activities, or through the preparation of educational materials for Christian schools and homeschool families, applicants must be committed to providing students an excellent, worldclass education from a biblical worldview that prepares them for a lifetime of service for Jesus Christ.
