Digital Content and Website Manager

Do you want to apply your expertise for a cause you can feel good about? Do you want to work for an organization that wants you to grow with it and offers tuition reimbursement, certification training, and a chance to learn about multiple industries? Come work for the Town of Leesburg, hometown of the 21st century! Located 35 miles west of the nation's capital in the heart of DC's Wine Country, you'll enjoy a vibrant and authentic community with "big city" amenities. The Town of Leesburg strongly encourages innovation, promotes career development, and offers excellent benefits to employees. Benefits include membership to the Town's full-service recreation center, enrollment into the Virginia Retirement System, excellent healthcare insurance, and other fringe benefits.

Who We're Looking For

If you identify with the following descriptions, then you may be perfect for the Town of Leesburg:

• Creative problem solver
• Proactive self-starter
• Life-long learner
• Strong team player
• Passionate about excellent customer service
• Positive, can-do attitude
• Effective communicator
• Desire to impart knowledge to others
• "Early adopter" of new technologies

What You'll Be Doing

This position performs professional activities in overseeing the development, maintenance and optimization of the Town’s public facing website and internal web platform (employee portal). As part of the Town Manager’s Office communications team, the role is responsible for managing website design and content, ensuring seamless user experience, and maintaining the website’s functionality, accessibility, and security. The position collaborates with departments to ensure a unified Town brand across multiple communications resources. This position will also manage the Town’s internal employee portal, surveys, third-party digital platforms such as the Town’s walking tour application, and integrations into the Town’s program and service specific websites.

First review of applications will begin on or about January 27, 2025.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Web Design, Web Development, Computer Science, Marketing or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of two (2) years of related experience in website maintenance and web development.
• Experience creating and managing website content.
• Coordinating and managing projects from start to finish.
• Familiarity with content management systems (CMS) such as Granicus, WordPress, Drupal, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with web development technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and responsive web design.
• Experience with graphic design tools for creating web graphics.
• Experience in marketing and promotions.
• Ability to exercise good professional judgement independently.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license and a safe driving record.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with website security protocols and data privacy regulations.
• Familiarity with programing languages such as PHP, Phyton or Ruby.
• Project Manager Professional (PMP).
• Experience in local government.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish.

The Town offers competitive compensation, affordable health insurance coverage, participation in the Virginia Retirement System, an optional 457(b) retirement plan with a Town matching contribution, flexible spending accounts, voluntary benefits, employee assistance program (EAP), membership to the Town's full-service recreation center, an optional payroll Roth IRA, and generous paid time off. For more information on the Town's robust benefits package, please visit the Town's Employee Benefits page.

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