Description:
The Senior Digital Specialist (Front-End Developer) is a seasoned professional who provides high-quality development and design solutions across the Sinai Health digital ecosystem. As an instrumental member of the Digital Communications team, they help shape the future of digital at Sinai Health, with an emphasis on superior user experience and adherence to accessibility standards.
This individual is a self-starter and thought-leader in front-end development best practices, with strong knowledge of user-centric design, web analytics and proven experience implementing accessibility standards. Working in a fast-paced and service-focused environment, this maverick can work hand-in-hand with technology professionals in IS, and translate complex technical solutions to provide outstanding client support to non-technical colleagues.
Responsibilities
- Field client requests, make strategic recommendations and implement changes to the Sinai Health website properties, including all corporate websites and commercial business websites.
- Take a client-focused approach to requests from internal stakeholders to update web properties to ensure patient care, education and research mandates are met through digital channels.
- Collaborate with the Information Services team to plan, develop, test, and debug code for the Sinai Health digital ecosystem, including web and mobile applications, using broadly adopted development frameworks and programming languages.
- As a subject matter expert in website analytics, track, monitor and use insights derived from analytic reporting tools (like Google Analytics and Hotjar) to make data-driven decisions on improvements to digital properties.
- Provide training to colleagues on content management systems.
- Be a subject matter expert of the Drupal CMS and web development platform as provided on Acquia’s Platform as a Service (PaaS).
- Provide leadership to ensure we are meeting the WCAG 2.1 guidelines (Levels AA and AAA) as it relates to the writing and implementation of code.
- Advise on testing strategies, security standards, performance and technical architecture.
- Research new and emerging trends in support of advancing our implementation of front-end web development, user experience, analytics and accessibility standards.
- Act as the lead designate and decision maker when the Senior Manager, Digital Communications, is unavailable.
Job Requirements
- Successful completion of a degree/diploma from an accredited educational institution in a relevant discipline (Computer Programming, Computer Science, Web Design and Development) and 5+ years of recent and related work experience.
- Deep knowledge and extensive experience working with modern web technologies, frameworks and techniques, including: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, React.
- Proven experience working with content management systems, including Drupal and WordPress.
- Experience with Adobe Creative suite: Photoshop, Illustrator.
- Knowledge of the intricacies of working with different browsers (different vendors, versions, etc.) and mobile versus desktop.
- Proven expertise in user experience, design and front-end development.
- Credible (certificate or course work) understanding of web accessibility standards: (WCAG 2.1).
- Proficient (certificate or course work) in Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Google Webmaster tools, with the ability to draw insights from analytics and produce detailed reporting.
- Strong knowledge of digital presence optimization (DPO) tools (Siteimprove or similar tools, Google Lighthouse, aXe).
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills, to easily translate complex technical solutions or issues into plain language.
- Ability to organize information, data and visuals effectively, and to adapt content and presentation to fit audiences.
- Team player, sound judgment and self-directed individual.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and high personal standards to deliver highly responsive, quality and strategic results.
- Creative, professional, self-motivated and constantly looking to implement best practices in all areas of the communications field.
- Excellent project management skills and ability to prioritize work and to perform multiple tasks simultaneously while adhering to strict deadlines.
- Previous experience and/or understanding of the health care sector considered an asset.
- Experience dealing with outside agencies and vendors.
- Possesses a sense of personal responsibility for the overall success of the team, shares credit and recognizes people for their accomplishments.
- Proven demonstration of workplace excellence shown by commitment to strong job performance and attendance.