Pay Range: $71,661-$93,159
Job Posting Closing on: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 📅
Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Some evening/weekend work required.
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing among large cities. Fort Worth has received multiple accolades, including number one Downtown (Livability), and the second-best City in the nation for Job Seekers (Forbes). Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents. We are seeking individuals that reflect our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
A Web Master job is available with the City of Fort Worth Communications and Public Engagement Department.
Responsibilities include developing and maintaining our municipal website and creative content, using the current Granicus/Open Cities platform as well as any future potential host platform. It is preferred that the selected individual has experience in coding and creating and maintaining a range of webpages, customizable templates, and integrations with other software to assist government organizations in creating and maintaining a professional and user-friendly online presence.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college with major course work in Computer Science, Information Systems
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college with major course work in Computer Science, Information Systems
- Four (4) years of increasingly responsible experience in web design and web site management
- Valid Driver's License
- Experience in a content management system
- Experience with and general understanding of various programming languages: UX/UI, HTML5, CSS, SCSS, JSON, JQuery and JavaScript
Job responsibilities include:
- Responsible for the development, creative design and layout of public and intranet websites within a Content Management System.
- Maintains and develops websites with visual design that prioritize quality user experience.
- Ensures web properties conform to accessibility requirements set by the federal government and World Wide Web Consortium; works closely with Information Technology Department staff, internal web developers and outside contractors to identify web content and functionality needs.
- Develops and implements UI/UX designs and ongoing maintenance within branding guidelines and ADA compliancy.
- Works with internal teams and external partners to support the development of engaging and effective web content that supports digital news, program initiatives, and campaigns that align with the City of Fort Worth’s brand and messaging.
- Tracks web use analytics to create reports for administration and inform content direction.
- Evaluates and updates existing webpages for correctness, relevance, SEO and visual appeal.
- Detail-oriented and self-driven. Able to manage many projects simultaneously.
- Trains and supports content developers in departments citywide.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.