Web Developer

Web Developer

Date Posted : 03 / 17 / 2025

Req ID : 42198

Faculty / Division : University of Toronto Communications

Department : University of Toronto Communications

Campus : St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number : 00032544

Description : About us :

University of Toronto Communications is dedicated to promoting, enhancing, and protecting the U of T’s reputation through broader stakeholder engagement with the University’s mission, both internally and externally. Our award-winning team consists of best-in-class experts in media relations, news and magazine writing, video production, social media, digital design and development, communications planning, and brand marketing.

Your opportunity :

Are you a skilled and innovative web developer looking to make a significant impact on a high-performing team? Then University of Toronto Communications (UTC) wants to hear from you!

As a member of UTC’s Content Innovation team, you will be responsible for supporting the development, maintenance and enhancement of some of U of T’s most important digital properties, including our main website, utoronto.ca. Content Innovation is a creative, collaborative and user-focused team consisting of a digital designer, content strategist and a fellow web developer.

Reporting to the Director, Content Innovation, the Web Developer will be responsible for planning, building, and maintaining websites, customizing them according to objectives or user feedback, and troubleshooting and resolving website performance issues. They will play a key role in ensuring web functionality meets accessibility standards and conducting usability testing for web applications. The Web Developer will also be responsible for writing complex technical code, designing, testing, and modifying programming code, and creating technical documentation and user support guides.

Your responsibilities will include :

• Designing, testing, and modifying programming code.
• Analyzing user needs and business processes to create programming solutions.
• Analyzing and writing programming code structures based on user requirements.
• Analyzing and making recommendations for programming enhancements.
• Building and maintaining websites. Customizing websites according to objectives or user feedback.
• Planning components of projects.
• Creating complex and technical documentation and user support guides.
• Serving as a resource to others by providing (non-supervisory) job related guidance.

Essential Qualifications :

Assets (Nonessential) :

To be successful in this role you will be :

NOTE : This is a thirteen (13) month term position from June 16, 2025 to July 17, 2026.

Closing Date : 04 / 04 / 2025, 11 : 59PM ET

Employee Group : USW

Appointment Type : Budget - Term

Schedule : Full-Time NOTE : This is a thirteen (13) month term position from June 16, 2025 to July 17, 2026.

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone :

USW Pay Band 12 $79,874. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $102,147. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation / Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.

Job Category : Communication / Media / Public Relations

Recruiter : Blythe Campbell

Lived Experience Statement

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http : / / uoft.me / UP .

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca .

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