Director, Digital Experience Group

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Working Title: Director, Digital Experience Group

Department: Department Office of University Communication-0852

Requisition Number: S_260088

Posting Open Date: 02/06/2026

Application Review Date: To ensure consideration, please submit all application materials before review date 02/20/2026

Posting Close Date: Open Until Filled Yes

Description of Work: The Director, Digital Experience Group leads the overall direction and strategy of the university’s owned digital media, including:
Coordination with University Communications and Marketing (UComm) and other marketing staff to support the overall communication priorities of the university; development of accessible content-authoring and publishing applications to support all university units; oversight of design of the university’s brand in digital environments; and facilitation of communication, collaboration and governance within the university web community. As leader of the Digital Experience Group (DXG), this position cultivates and grows the central digital communications team and the overall web community at UNL, defines the priorities and strategies for the institution’s ‘digital campus’ , and helps align the efforts of the content creators and strategists, as well as frontend and backend developers across the University.

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• Bachelor’s degree in communication, computer science, business or related field plus five years experience building user-centered websites required; additional years of relevant experience or completed relevant education may substitute for required education/experience on a year-for-year basis.
• Management experience organizing and facilitating efforts of teams with varying skill sets
• Knowledge of current technologies used in web and new media communication, including hosting platforms, file types, and coding and markup languages such as HTML, CSS
• Knowledge of issues affecting higher ed digital environments, including accessibility, analytics and usability, audience research methods and reporting, and quality considerations such as optimization, stability and performance.

• Knowledge of Content Management Systems (Drupal preferred)
• Experience managing larger teams (ex; 7 employees)
• Previous experience managing a developer team.
• Broad knowledge of communications and marketing in a higher ed environment.

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Posted Salary $90,000/yr. minimum

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Job Category (old):
Managerial/Professional

Job Type: Full-Time

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Work Location (City, State):
Lincoln, NE

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No

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