Department: Marketing
Salary: £29,176 to £33,797 per annum
Closing Date: Wednesday 18 September 2019 at midnight
Interview Date: Wednesday 02 October 2019    

The Role

Full time, permanent role

Salary is £29,176 to £33,797 per annum

Location: York

Ambitious, inclusive and responsive to change, York St John University is an empowering place to learn and a rewarding place to work. 

As Senior Digital Experience Officer, you will manage the technical development, design and content strategy of the University’s website and associated digital platforms to support the University’s strategic objectives, especially relating to student recruitment.

Leading the Digital Experience Team, you will be responsible for ensuring the co-ordination of an agile multifunctional team to keep web services and systems stable, secure and up to date, deliver an excellent user experience, meet accessibility standards and support student recruitment marketing.

You will work extensively with stakeholders across the University to support the creation of engaging, interesting and accessible content by developing robust systems and processes. You will also build excellent working relationships with external agencies to support the ongoing development of our website and digital platforms through a continuous programme of agile improvement.

You will have experience of developing and managing websites, with excellent front-end design and development skills, a solid understanding of UX principles and the ability to identify and implement large-scale digital projects and strategies using insights obtained from data.

In addition to a competitive salary and the opportunity to work at our beautiful campus in the heart of York, YSJ employees enjoy access to a superb range of benefits including –

• Generous annual leave entitlement (plus additional leave days during our Christmas closure period)
• Pension scheme
• Health cash plan
• Training and development
• Discounts at a wide range of high street brands and local companies, including shops, cinemas and gyms.

We welcome all applicants and particularly people from minority ethnic backgrounds as they are underrepresented within the university. 

As part of our commitment to providing an inclusive working environment, consideration is given to all request for job share or flexible working arrangements.

Please note that CVs are not accepted in place of the application form.

Closing Date - Wednesday 18 September 2019 at midnight

Provisional Interview Date - Wednesday 02 October 2019

Further details:   

Job Description     
Letter to applicant     
Candidate application form guidance