Website Specialist

Website Specialist

Salary

$69,243.20 - $83,096.00 Annually

Location

City Hall 105 N Brushy St, Leander, TX

Job Type

Full time

Job Number

2601867

Department

City Manager

Opening Date

11/12/2026

Closing Date

11/26/2026 11:59 PM Central

FLSA

Non-Exempt

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Performs complex mid-level website work. This role involves creating and optimizing website pages, ensuring alignment with the City guidelines and staying up to date with trends in web design, accessibility and usability. Maintaining the day-to-day operation and administration of websites for internal and external communications. This is an essential position that requires flexibility in scheduling and may be responsible for working weekends, morning, evening, and holidays. Works under general supervisor, with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Essential Duties & Required Qualifications

• The work schedule is Monday through Friday. May be needed to work other than the regular daytime schedule such as on call, or emergency response situations (i.e., early-mornings, afternoons, evenings, and late-nights, weekends).
• Maintains the City's external website, including creating and maintaining web pages.
• Coordinates content with internal departments to support their respective missions, ensuring consistency in voice and cultivating an engaged digital community. This includes advising departments, programs and campaigns for website strategy, content and organization.
• Creates and updates pages and content, in coordination with other communications professionals and web contacts for department.
• Creates engaging and sharable content across all content management system (CMS) channels, including social media, websites and mobile apps.
• Works with the Communications and Community Engagement team to develop effective storytelling.
• Ensures website design and content meet style guide, user-experience, and graphics standards.
• Creates and adheres to regular review of website content to ensure accuracy and consistency with the City's branding and ensuring user experience This includes checking for broken links, outdated information, and incorrect style/template, developing a schedule for retiring pages no longer in use, and other troubleshooting.
• Tests and reviews website accessibility, compliance and functionality.
• Analyzes data and develops testing plans to continuously improve campaign and website performance.
• Designs and conducts regular training sessions for users, including on our templates, our website, our style, user experience, plain writing, website best practices, etc.
• Maintains a list of website contacts for department/programs.
• Assists with responding to resident and business inquiries.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

• High School diploma or its equivalent.
• Minimum of six years of full-time work experience in managing websites or a closely related work experience managing, editing, and developing website content.

OR:

• Associates degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university in a related field.
• Minimum of four years of full-time work experience in managing websites or a closely related work experience managing, editing, and developing website content.

OR:

• A Bachelors degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or public administration and a minimum of two years of experience managing, editing, and developing website content.

Required Certificates and Licenses

• Valid Class "C" Drivers License from any U.S. State. Must be able to obtain a Texas license within 90 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in creating website pages.
• Experience designing website pages.
• Experience using CivicPlus websites.
• Experience in developing solutions for webpage design and content.
• Experience using Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Experience training users to use software or a website.
• Experience working for a government entity such as a City, County, or a State agency.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of CivicPlus.
• Knowledge of the limitations and capabilities of computer systems, techniques used in the design of web applications, and programming languages.
• Knowledge of current and emerging web publishing standards and best practices related to accessibility, usability and writing for the web.
• Knowledge of user-centered design process, specifically related to accessibility and web standards.
• Skill in design, illustrations, infographics and data visualizations.
• Skill in CSS, HTML, JavaScript, and prototyping and wireframe creation tools.
• Ability to work with Adobe programs.
• Ability to design web pages; to handle multiple projects; to schedule, test, and install web pages.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to follow detailed verbal and written instructions.
• Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
• Skill in using computers and related software applications.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with City employees, the public, elected officials, and boards and commissions.
• Ability to work hours other than the regular daytime schedule such as on call, or emergency response situations (i.e., early-morning, afternoons, evenings, and late-nights shifts, weekends).

Physical Demands & Additional Information

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle and feel items, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, talk, and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus. Must be able to lift or move 10 lbs. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be considered to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified in this position.

Job offer and continuation of employment with the City of Leander is contingent upon:

• Proof of education, certification(s) and experience as listed on the employment application based on the job posting requirements.
• Satisfactory results from a pre-employment criminal history background and driving record check.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship. *
• Compliance with the Selective Service Registration for male US citizens and immigrants, who are ages 18-25.
• The City of Leander participates in E-Verify! Information from each new employee's Form I-9 will be provided to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to confirm work authorization.

The City of Leander is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information in employment.

Applicants should communicate requests for disability-related accommodations during the application process to our Human Resources Department at hr@leandertx.gov or 512-528-2708. Deaf and hard of hearing applicants may contact our office via Relay Texas at 7-1-1 or 1-800-735- 2989 (TTY/TDD).

For detailed information regarding our benefits package including our Benefits Guide, please visit this link: City of Leander 2026 Benefit Booklet

01

Select how you meet the minimum education and experience requirements for this positoin.

• I have a High School diploma or its equivalent and a of six years of full-time work experience experience managing, editing, and developing website content.
• I have an Associates degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university in a related field and a minimum of four years of full-time work experience managing, editing, and developing website content.
• I have a Bachelors degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or public administration and a minimum of two years of experience managing, editing, and developing website content.
• I dont meet the minimum requirements for this position

02

Do you have a valid Texas drivers license or equivalent from any other US state.

• Yes
• No

03

Select all of the following PREFERRED qualifications that apply to you.

• Experience in creating website pages.
• Experience designing website pages.
• Experience using CivicPlus websites.
• Experience in developing solutions for webpage design and content.
• Experience using Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Experience training users to use software or a website.
• Experience working for a government entity such as a City, County, or a State agency.
• None of the above apply to me.

Required Question

Employer City of Leander

Department City Manager Address 105 N Brushy Street

Leander, Texas, 78641

Phone 512-528-2700

Website https://www.leandertx.gov