Web Designer/Developer

Department: Col of Humanities and Soc Science Classification: GMU Worker Job Category: Part-Time / Hourly Wage Job Type: Full-Time / 40 hours per week Location: Fairfax, VA Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for visa sponsorship Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience Criminal Background Check: Yes About the Department: The CHSS IT team manages the IT needs of the college that are not otherwise provided by the university and serves as the point of contact between ITS and the college for IT matters. The team supports, maintains, and curates applications developed or purchased to meet IT needs of the college. The team maintains several systems including a wCMS which supports most of the websites for the college and its units, an application to facilitate communication among units about course enrollment, a budget tracking system and other applications as needed. The team provides training and technical support for those systems and their users. The team keeps abreast of changing technologies and the evolving needs of the college and university to provide the best support possible. It provides training, consulting, and support to CHSS units for IT concerns that are not otherwise effectively centrally provided by the university. About the Position: The Web Designer/Developer position is a temporary, full-time role (40 hours per week) scheduled to continue through August 2026. Responsibilities: Works with the College of Humanities and Social Sciences IT and Marketing and Communications team to support front-end design and user-interface aspects of the applications developed by that team, including integrating design code into established code bases and new projects; The designer/developer also contributes to the code bases for the applications developed by or supported by the CHSS IT team, including the related test code; and Participates in building new features, fixing bugs, and upgrading code, libraries, and frameworks. Required Qualifications: Knowledge of principles of web design and information architecture; Expertise in the general set of web development skills, such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, version control, validation tools and general best practices, including prototyping and testing, responsive design; Thorough understanding of web accessibility standards including the ability to create accessible designs, test design elements for accessibility and fix accessibility issues; CSS and HTML design implementation on new and established projects, coding with design frameworks, and accessibility best practices and testing. Able to incorporate designs into a web CMS; Experience with Bootstrap; Experience working with stakeholders through the design process; Demonstrated experience creating modern, responsive, accessible web designs; and Demonstrated experience coding and implementing web UI design elements. Technology and Languages used: HTML, CSS, JavaScript (vanilla, JQuery, Stimulus) Bootstrap and Tailwind CSS Sass Git/GitHub Ruby on Rails Preferred Qualifications: Programming experience using Ruby on Rails; and Experience with full-stack development and with the maintenance of development and production hosting environments, including maintaining the security of those systems and their integration with other systems. Instructions to Applicants: For full consideration, applicants must apply for Web Designer/Developer at Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a Cover Letter/Letter of Intent with Resume for review. Posting Open Date: February 26, 2026 For Full Consideration, Apply by: March 16, 2026 Open Until Filled: Yes Mason Ad Statement Mason is currently the largest and most diverse university in Virginia with students and faculty from all 50 states and over 135 countries studying in over 200 degree programs at campuses in Arlington, Fairfax and Prince William, as well as at learning locations across the commonwealth. Rooted in Mason's diversity is a campus culture that is both rewarding and exciting, work that is meaningful, and opportunities to both collaborate and create. If you are interested in joining the Mason family take a look at our current opportunities and catch some Mason spirit at jobs.gmu.edu/! George Mason University, Where Innovation is Tradition. Equity Statement George Mason University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, committed to promoting inclusion and equity in its community. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law. Campus Safety Information Mason's Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available at

Created: 2026-03-10