Specialist, Web Developer; Chicago​/Hybrid

Description

Work. Serve. Thrive.

Imagine a place where your talent can make a meaningful difference in peoples' lives. Working at Feeding America is a uniquely rewarding experience in which our employees work together as vital parts of a much larger mission. We are innovative, mission-focused, diverse, collaborative, values-driven and focused on results.

Feeding America is the nation's largest charity and the leading domestic hunger-relief charity in the United States. Our mission is to feed America's hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger.

Learn more about Feeding America here.

The Opportunity

The Specialist, Web Developer maintains, develops, and optimizes (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).'s technical infrastructure-ensuring high performance, accessibility, and seamless integration with tools and platforms that support user journeys across donor, neighbor, and supporter audiences

All applicants should include a link to their public Git Hub account or examples of their recent projects in their resume.

This is ahybrid position based out of Feeding America's Chicago office location. At Feeding America, we believe in offering a flexible work environment. Employees can be in the office an average of 2 days a week (when not travelling for work) and work from home on other days. Employees also have access to a 30-day "work anywhere" program during the course of each calendar year that can be combined with PTO and/or holidays.

Compensation

Here at Feeding America national organization, equality is central to our mission and is an integral part of our compensation policies and structures. As such, we maintain transparent salary ranges and clearly defined practices for how our team, including new hire salary offers, moves through these ranges. You can expect us to offer the best salary up front based on these clearly defined pay practices with little room for negotiation.

We make exceptions for highly experienced (multiple years of at-level experience) new hires in accordance with our pay practices. Once hired, employees have the opportunity to progress through salary ranges via regular merit increases and step promotions.

Salary Range: $79,000 - $84,000 Based on Experience and Location.

Benefits:A comprehensive list of benefits available to full-time employees can be found
here.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as the technical point of contact for Feeding America.org and supports cross-functional digital initiatives.
• Leads front-end development to support web functionality, security, and performance, ensuring responsive design, mobile optimization, technical SEO and accessibility (WCAG 2.1).
• Supports content strategy execution by developing and optimizing scalable CMS templates and themes to reflect design changes, ensure responsiveness, and maintain accessibility compliance (WCAG 2.1).
• Builds and enhances reusable CMS components and modules to support consistent and flexible presentation across multiple site sections and digital properties.
• Partners with UX, analytics, and marketing teams to implement site features that enhance engagement, support donor conversion, and optimize user experience.
• Builds and maintains reusable templates, components, and CMS structures to streamline content management and ensure brand consistency.
• Executes timely updates to support marketing campaigns, fundraising initiatives, and organizational storytelling across digital platforms.
• Coordinates with development partners and third-party vendors to facilitate website integration (e.g., donation platforms, marketing automation tools, CRM) to support seamless digital engagement.
• Monitors website health (e.g., link integrity, code quality, page speed) and manages routine maintenance to ensure optimal site performance.
• Leverages analytics and testing tools to support performance insights, tagging implementation, and data-driven optimization.
• Maintains thorough documentation of technical specifications, workflows, and CMS protocols.
• Stays current on industry trends and technologies to inform future enhancements and innovation.

Required Experience and Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of experience in…