D E CEMBER 2021
Developer of Digital Communications University Strategic Communications
University of the Pacific C ALIF OR NI A'S FIR S T UNI V ER SI T Y University of the Pacific is a nationally
in California’s state capital is home to the
ranked comprehensive university and
McGeorge School of Law, the new School of
California’s first chartered institution of
Health Sciences and an array of graduate
higher learning. Established in 1851, Pacific
programs while the renowned Dugoni School
has nearly 6,100 students and nine schools
of Dentistry is based on the downtown
and colleges across three campuses in
San Francisco Campus. Pacific takes pride
northern California. The majority of students
in providing the highly personalized and
and the NCAA Division 1 athletics program
caring educational, social and residential
are based on the Stockton Campus, often
environments of a small college combined
cited as one of the nation’s most beautiful
with the choices and opportunities of a
college campuses. The Sacramento Campus
major comprehensive university.
Top 2%
14:1
In alumni earnings
Student/faculty ratio
(Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce)
#
19
Best Universities in the West (Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, 2022)
A B OU T PACIFIC
The University has three campuses— in Sacramento, San Francisco and Stockton—placing us in three of the most diverse and dynamic cities in the nation. University of the Pacific was established
rankings designate University of the
offering undergraduate, graduate
in 1851 as California's first chartered
Pacific as a Top 100 national university
and accelerated professional degree
institution of higher learning. It has a
and #19 Best University in the West.
programs: Arthur A. Dugoni School of
history of firsts including California’s first music conservatory and California’s first university to open its doors to women. The university has three campuses— in Sacramento, San Francisco and Stockton—placing us in three of the most diverse cities in the nation with some of the fastest growing and most dynamic industries in the country. The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education
University of the Pacific’s mission is to provide a superior, student-centered learning experience integrating liberal arts and professional education and preparing individuals for lasting achievement and responsible leadership in their careers and communities. We strive to accomplish this goal through nine schools and colleges
Dentistry, Benerd College (education), College of the Pacific (natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, fine arts, performing arts), Conservatory of Music, Eberhardt School of Business, McGeorge School of Law, School of Engineering and Computer Science, School of Health Sciences, and Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy.
Student Body Profile
909 Sacramento
4,480 Stockton
AS OF FALL 2021
3,306 Undergraduate 1,586 Professional
1,174 Graduate
677 San Francisco ENROLLMEN T BY C AMP U S
2% 52% Female
48% Male
0.3%
8.8% 35%
4.4%
UND ERGR ADUAT E E T HNICI T Y BR E AK DOW N American Indian/Alaskan Native Asian
21%
Black, non-Hispanic Hispanic/Latino Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander White, non-Hispanic Multi-ethnic
0.5% GEND ER
23
4%
International Unknown/Other
24%
AV ER AGE CL AS S SI Z E
14:1
S T UD EN T/ FACULT Y R AT IO
Student Life Pacific students receive personalized education in small class settings, allowing them to form meaningful relationships with professors and engage deeply in their field of study. In addition, students at University of the Pacific enjoy a vibrant campus life, with activities and events for a diversity of interests, including: Student Organizations: more than 150 student-led clubs
Greek Life: 11 social fraternities and sororities, 15
and organizations on the Stockton campus alone, in addition
professional fraternities; Multicultural Greek Council
to professional organizations across our three campuses NCAA Division I Sports: 10 women’s teams and seven men’s teams, competing in the West Coast Conference Arts and Culture: theatre productions in Long Theatre, concerts in Faye Spanos Concert Hall, exhibitions in Reynolds Art Gallery, movies in the Janet Leigh Theatre
Student Government Arts & Entertainment: provides exclusive and fun activities for students such as TigerLands, Brickyards, off-campus excursions and more Guest Speakers: recent presenters include former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff, Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, former
Athletic Recreational Activities: 11 active sport clubs,
Cisco CEO John Chambers, and Dr. Philip Ewell (music
variety of intramural sports
theory professor and author of “Confronting Racism and Sexism in American Music Theory”)
Our Values Our students come first in everything we do. Student impact is an important consideration in every decision we make.
We have high academic standards with a focus on teaching, scholarship and experiential learning. We invest in individualized attention and long-term relationships that build human potential. We are committed to learning from and enhancing our communities. We share a sense of purpose and pride in what we accomplish together. We respect all individuals and embrace the richness that our diversity brings to us as an educational community. We recognize and honor differences, creativity and bridging what is distinct to create an inclusive environment. We demonstrate integrity in our actions. We strive to always do the right thing and hold ourselves and others accountable. We demonstrate authentic respect for others and a willingness to engage in genuine discourse. We seek to establish common ground and ways to connect with others. We honor and value one another.
The Position
The Department
The Developer of Digital Communications is responsible
University Strategic Communications advances and
for developing website content for the University of the
promotes awareness, understanding and support of
Pacific’s various websites and for developing, manag-
the university’s mission, vision and accomplishments.
ing and executing content managed templates (and
Our award-winning team of writers, editors, designers,
other assets) in the university’s content management
photographers/videographers, digital professionals and
system. In partnership with the Senior Director of Digital
communications leaders creates inspiring content and
Communications, the Developer of Digital Communi-
engaging experiences that elevate Pacific’s unique brand
cations, ensures all digital experiences align with and
of personalized learning and professional pathways.
support the university’s mission, vision, values, brand, reputation and strategic goals.
Our role leverages our expertise in external and internal communications, media relations and issues
As the developer for all digital channels and touch-
management, community relations, digital and social
points for Pacific’s three campuses, the developer of
media and web strategy. We oversee the university’s
digital communications brings a deep and diverse
brand identity including graphic design, photography/
understanding of new and emerging digital technolo-
videography and print and digital publications.
gies and best practices, web design, development and management. The developer demonstrates working knowledge of contemporary content management systems, project management and web analytics.
Position Qualifications
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to effectively set priorities and manage multiple tasks
MINIMUM
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Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline (Two (2) years of full-time
using PM tools such as Asana, Jira, Basecamp, etc.
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school education coursework).
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One (1) year of professional experience
Experience working with senior leaders on strategic initiatives.
experience in the same/similar position is equal to one (1) year of completed post-high
Superior project management skills, including ability
Experience training non-technical audiences on ITrelated concepts, processes and methods.
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working in Drupal.
Familiarity with the fundamentals of graphic and web design including responsive/adaptive displaying of information and accessibility.
P R E FER R ED
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Experience in the following front-end and serverside web technologies and programming platforms: HTML 5, XHTML/XML/XSL/XSLT,
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Understanding of higher education environment.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to express complex concepts clearly and
Javascript, JQuery, AJAX, CSS 3.0, ASP, ASP.NET, MVC, PHP, APEX and Visualforce.
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Ability to work in a variety of web-server
effectively.
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Positive attitude, proven ability to work successfully with diverse populations and demonstrated
environments/frameworks such as: IIS 7.0/Ingeniux
commitment to promote and enhance diversity
CMS, Apache/Drupal and Salesforce/force.com.
and inclusion.
President's House, Stockton Campus
How to Apply University of the Pacific is currently accepting applications for this position. Applicants will be required to upload a cover letter and current resume, as well as provide contact information for three professional references with their online application.
SUBMIS SION P OR TAL
R EQ UIR ED
Pacific.peopleadmin.com/postings Cover letter Current resume
University of the Pacific is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. In compliance with applicable law and its own policy, Pacific is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff and does not discriminate in its hiring of faculty and staff, or in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and staff on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sex/gender, marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, medical condition, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression or mental or physical disability. The university will provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability.
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