Nonprofit
Website Specialist
Details
Description
Estimated time commitment: 6-8 hours per month
Position description
The Website Specialist helps maintain and enhance the Women in Science PDX website, ensuring it remains accurate, accessible, and visually engaging. Working primarily in Squarespace, you'll manage the organization's web presence by maintaining website pages, creating event listings, organizing website content, and continually improving the overall user experience. This role is ideal for someone interested in website management, user experience, and nonprofit communications.
Key Position Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the overall WIS PDX website strategy.
- Manage and maintain the WIS PDX website using Squarespace.
- Publish and update general website content, including event pages, organizational information, and other non-editorial content.
- Collaborate with the Field Notes Editor to support the Field Notes journal and maintain its integration with the WIS PDX website.
- Review the website regularly for usability, accessibility, SEO, broken links, outdated content, and opportunities for improvement.
- Recommend and implement improvements to website organization, navigation, templates, and user experience.
- Coordinate website support for organizational initiatives, campaigns, and communications priorities.
- Attend monthly Communications Committee meetings.
Ideal Experience
We're looking for someone who enjoys organizing information and creating user-friendly online experiences. Helpful experience includes:
- Squarespace or other website content management systems
- Basic understanding of web design and user experience
- Strong attention to detail
- Interest in digital communications or nonprofit websites
Professional web design or coding experience is not required. We'll provide guidance and support as you become familiar with our website and workflows.
What You'll Gain
As the Website Specialist, you'll have the opportunity to:
- Gain hands-on experience managing a nonprofit website using Squarespace.
- Learn website content management, accessibility, and user experience best practices.
- Develop skills in digital communications, information architecture, and web publishing.
- Contribute to ongoing improvements that make WIS PDX's website more engaging, accessible, and useful for our community.
- Build practical experience maintaining a professional website as part of a collaborative communications team.
