Web Manager, McCourt School of Public Policy

Job Overview

Georgetown University comprises two unique campuses in the nation’s capital. With the Hilltop Campus located in the heart of the historic Georgetown neighborhood, and the Capitol Campus, just minutes from the U.S. Capitol and U.S. Supreme Court, Georgetown University offers rigorous academic programs, a global perspective, and unparalleled opportunities to engage with Washington, D.C. Our community is a close-knit group of remarkable individuals driven by intellectual inquiry, a commitment to social justice, and a shared dedication to making a difference in the world.

The Web Manager develops and maintains the online presence for Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy (McCourt). They are responsible for ongoing web development, content production, maintenance, meeting the university's accessibility policy, user experience design, and search engine and site speed performance optimizations for the primary web properties of McCourt. This position will work with stakeholders across McCourt and Georgetown University as a member of the McCourt Strategic Communications team to ensure that primary business objectives tied to online properties are successfully met and essential platform standards are maintained.

The Web Manager will also track metrics and analytics and provide ongoing reporting and analysis and context on the main site’s performance. This position will be the primary point of contact for all content updates to and governance of the McCourt website. The Web Manager will work closely with the Web Services team in University Information Services (UIS) and Information Systems Technology (IST) to ensure McCourt’s website functionality and design adhere to the University’s central Word Press codebase.

Any front-end development in the central CMS (Word Press) will follow all Web Services code standards and processes. The candidate will monitor Google Analytics (GA4), Siteimprove, and other server and site performance tools to maintain Section 508 compliance and core website performance standards.

The McCourt School website and other web properties represent cornerstones of our brand and act as the hub for all earned, owned and paid media efforts, prospective student engagement, current student and faculty communications, and alumni community engagement.

The Web Manager will be a nimble, creative web professional with a passion for advancing the mission of a nonprofit university in the digital space.

The Web Manager reports to the McCourt Director of Communications and works closely and collaboratively with the central McCourt Strategic Communications team, the McCourt Dean’s Office and other stakeholders across McCourt and Georgetown University, including academic and research faculty and staff.

The Web Manager will also interact with members of the Mar Tech team (a central team at Georgetown whose work focuses on the intersection of marketing and technology) on web updates related to search engine optimization (SEO) and McCourt’s paid marketing activities.

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional work experience in website content management, front-end programming, and/or digital marketing
• Strong experience with at least one enterprise web content management system, preferably Word Press
• Intermediate knowledge of HTML and CSS and their application within a centrally-managed Word Press environment
• Experience ensuring and maintaining Section 508 web accessibility in compliance with WCAG 2.2
• Experience in responsive web design and mobile-first methodologies
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Fluency in the use of design software for web development, such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Experience Designer and/or Figma
• Strong organizational, project and time management skills
• Ability to work both collaboratively in a team environment and independently with minimal supervision
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace and using Google Analytics as a diagnostic tool for site performance and SEO

• Knowledge of JavaScript programming language, particularly jQuery
• Famil…