Description

Description

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Web Designer

Department of Innovation & Technology

Bureau or Division Name (if applicable)

Number of Positions: 2

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $90,732

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) - BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5 . Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago."

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59 pm CDT on 07/1/202 6

Position introduction here

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Design and build responsive webpage layouts and components using modern front-end technologies and CMS platforms.
• Meets with business owners to review website templates or refine their designs and runs tests to preview layouts and website features
• Creates graphics (e.g., illustrations, photographs) and uses graphic design principles to create visual assets that support accessible, user-centered web experiences.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to ensure cohesive design, content, and user experience.
• Presents creative concepts, perspectives, and recommendations for internal teams and business partners
• Update and maintain website content through a CMS, ensuring accuracy, consistency, accessibility, and adherence to design standards
• Conduct cross-browser and cross-device testing to ensure compatibility, performance, and accessibility
• Follow established security and accessibility standards when designing and publishing web content.
• Drafts and updates design guidelines, style standards, and web governance procedures.
• Use analytics tools to evaluate user behavior, page performance, and engagement to inform design improvements.
• Supports city departments in the planning, content development, and maintenance of respective websites
• Conducts training for end-users on CMS environment, provides guidance and best practices.
• Receives, tracks, and resolves content issues and escalates technical matters to the city's web support team
• Coordinates with vendors and internal teams on design-related enhancements and user experience improvements.

Additional duties may be required for this position

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Three (3) years of work experience performing digital graphic design

Should the above criteria not be fulfilled, the following options are acceptable:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's degree or

Higher, plus two (2) years of work experience performing digital graphic design

Educational & Employment Verification:

Please be advised that if you are selected to be hired, you must provide, upon request, adequate information regarding your education and employment history as it relates to the qualifications of the position for which you are applying. If you received your degree internationally, all international transcripts/diplomas must be accompanied by a Foreign Credential Evaluation. If the City of Chicago cannot verify this information, any offer extended to you will be withdrawn and you will not be hired.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to successfully complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) who possess the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

Desired Skills

• Modern digital product design, including responsive/mobile ‑ first UI design, WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards, and performance ‑ aware layout practices
• HTML/CSS, semantic structure, and component ‑ based design systems used in contemporary CMS and front ‑ end environments
• Design platforms capable of producing pixel ‑ perfect mockups, design tokens, component libraries, auto ‑ layout, and developer ‑ ready specifications
• Current writing and formatting conventions used in web design, including UX writing, microcopy, and content hierarchy
• Contemporary web design principles, usability heuristics, user ‑ centered design methods, and iterative prototyping
• Design and prototyping tools, including Figma plugins, Adobe Creative Cloud, and browser ‑ based inspection tools for handoff and QA
• Basic front ‑ end workflow awareness, including how designers collaborate with developers using Git ‑ based workflows, design tokens, and component libraries
• Browser behavior and web performance fundamentals, including responsive images, caching basics, and layout rendering considerations
• Web security basics relevant to design and content (HTTPS, safe asset handling, privacy ‑ by ‑ design considerations)
• Digital asset management, version control for design files, structured file organization, and backup/recovery best practices

For Information on our employees' benefits, please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure, visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resources staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state, and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview or employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience, the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances: 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA), and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates, to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices, click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor