Undergraduate Web Content & Accessibility Assistant

The College Parent website is a University of Minnesota Extension resource developed in collaboration with the Department of Family Social Science. The website provides research-based information and resources for parents and families navigating the college years. It is designed to help families better understand the college experience and support students as they navigate increasing independence, responsibility, and decision-making.

Website content addresses common questions and experiences that arise throughout college, including the transition to college, academic success, majors and career planning, transfer experiences, family communication, and ways parents and families can support students while encouraging independence.

The College Parent website is being updated to improve its organization, accessibility, usability, and visual presentation. The project team will provide the revised content for the website. The student hired for this position will support implementation of that content on the website.


Position Summary:

The Undergraduate Web Content & Accessibility Assistant will support the redesign and updating of the College Parent website. The student will add and format project-provided content, organize information within webpages, check links and website functionality, apply accessibility best practices, and help create a website that is visually consistent and easy to navigate. The student will not be responsible for developing or writing website content.

Responsibilities (100%)

Support the redesign and updating of the College Parent website (70%)

• Add project-provided text, images, links, and other content to webpages
• Format and organize content to create clear, consistent, and visually appealing webpages
• Use headings, links, buttons, images, and other website elements consistently
• Follow University of Minnesota branding and website guidelines
• Apply web accessibility best practices, including appropriate heading structure, descriptive link text, alternative text for images, and accessible formatting
• Ensure webpages are easy to navigate and display appropriately on desktop and mobile devices

• Incorporate feedback and revisions from the project team

   

Conduct website testing and quality assurance (20%)

• Test links, buttons, navigation, and other website features
• Identify and correct broken or outdated links
• Review webpages for formatting inconsistencies, missing content, or other errors
• Use available accessibility-checking tools to identify and address potential accessibility concerns
• Proofread webpages for typographical or formatting errors and flag content questions for the project team

• Review completed webpages prior to publication

   

Coordinate with the project team and track project progress (10%)

• Maintain an organized record of webpages that have been updated, reviewed, and finalized
• Communicate questions, technical issues, or accessibility concerns to the project team
• Attend project meetings as needed

• Complete assigned tasks according to project timelines

   

Supervisor: The position will report to Dr. Jodi Dworkin, Professor and Extension Specialist in the Department of Family Social Science.

Required Qualifications:

• Undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota
• Organized, responsible, and detail-oriented
• Strong written communication and proofreading skills
• Ability to learn new technologies and website content management systems
• Takes initiative, asks questions, and clarifies directions and tasks as needed
• Ability to work independently with support from supervisors and manage assigned tasks in a timely manner
• Experience with web design, user experience, graphic design, digital communications, or related work
• Demonstrated commitment to advocating for an inclusive environment for all backgrounds and identities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience creating, editing, or maintaining webpages or other digital content
• Experience working with a website content management system
• Familiarity with web accessibility principles and accessible digital content practices
• Basic familiarity with HTML and CSS
• Experience working with a website content management system, such as Drupal or Drupal Lite
• Familiarity with web accessibility principles (WCAG 2.2) and accessible digital content practices
• Experience testing websites across desktop and mobile devices
• Strong visual judgment and ability to create clean, consistent, and easy-to-navigate webpage layouts

Department Overview:
The Department of Family Social Science (FSoS) prepares students to use research to discover and apply knowledge, build interpersonal communication skills, and develop personally and professionally. Considered one of the premier family departments in the United States and globally, our history reaches back to the very first classes taught at the University of Minnesota in 1884. We are leaders in community-based participatory research to develop community-based programs and educational models. We are dedicated to increasing equity, diversity, and inclusion across our academic programs, within our faculty, and in teaching and learning, research, outreach and engagement, and clinical practice.

College Overview:

The College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), the University's third largest college, contributes to a just and sustainable future through engagement with the local and global communities to enhance human learning and development at all stages of life. We know diversity is necessary to do our best work and foster our humanity. That’s why the CEHD community is collectively dedicated to cultivating an inclusive and equitable environment, embracing and celebrating all identities of our students, staff, and faculty. These values are also a moral imperative requiring continuous proactive measures and a firm stance against prejudice, discrimination, and systemic injustice.

Pay Range: $15.75/hour; depending on education/qualifications/experience

Please visit the Office of Student Health Benefits website for more information regarding benefit eligibility.
 

Student workers are eligible to participate in the Student Health Benefit Plan, if they maintain 6 or more eligible course credits within a given semester. The same applies for Undergraduate Students, Graduate Assistants, Residents, Fellows and Interns.

Application Deadline: April 13, 2027.

Student positions are a form of financial support while pursuing an education at the University of Minnesota.

Applications must be submitted online.  To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions.  You will have the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a resume.

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