Javascript Backend Developer Jobs in Charlottesville, VA

Web and Graphics Web Developer

90% remote position, 10% in-person (Charlottesville, VA)

Position Summary: The Web and Graphics Developer designs, maintains, and continuously improves the organization's digital ecosystem. This role owns the end-to-end creation of web pages, UI/UX elements, and multimedia assets across our main websites and LMS platforms. You will partner closely with key stakeholders to deliver seamless, accessible, and user-friendly digital environments.

Core Responsibilities:

• Design and develop responsive web pages, custom templates, and digital assets using modern frontend frameworks and design tools, ensuring strict adherence to WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.
• Produce high-fidelity graphics, UI layouts, and interactive multimedia assets that support instructional design, training programs, and organization communication campaigns.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, subject matter experts (SMEs), and the site manager to translate complex requirements into intuitive user journeys and rapid wireframes/prototypes.
• Debug, optimize, and maintain web properties to ensure cross-browser compatibility, rapid page-load speeds, and flawless user experiences.
• Lead front-end customization within CMS (DNN) and LMS (Moodle) environments, integrating dynamic content and APIs where necessary.
• Act as the brand guardian across all digital touchpoints, ensuring consistent visual identity, typography, and image standards across websites, LMS, and portals.
• Monitor and analyze web traffic and user behavior using tools like Google Analytics, translating data into actionable design and performance optimizations.
• Manage the end-to-end publishing pipeline for multiple podcast shows, including uploading audio files, configuring metadata, generating custom episode artwork, and integrating player widgets/links across the DNN CMS and LMS platforms.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Experience managing content, configuring modules, and implementing UI layouts within enterprise CMS environments (DNN/DotNetNuke experience highly preferred).
• 3+ years of professional experience bridging digital design and front-end development, with a strong track record of collaborating with backend engineering teams.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating modern UI/UX design capabilities, user journey mapping, and a "mobile-first" responsive design philosophy.
• Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript to build engaging, responsive content blocks and interactive elements that integrate seamlessly into existing CMS themes.
• High proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator) and modern UI/UX prototyping tools (such as Figma or Adobe XD).
• Bachelor's degree in web design, graphic design, communications, or a related field (equivalent professional experience will be considered).

Key Attributes

• Cross-Functional Translator: Ability to work autonomously while seamlessly bridging the gap between technical teams (like your backend developer) and non-technical stakeholders to turn ideas into digital realities.
• Articulate Communicator: Excellent verbal and written skills, with the ability to clearly explain design decisions, technical constraints, and UI/UX best practices to stakeholders of all technical levels.
• Disciplined Project Owner: Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the proven ability to prioritize a diverse queue of design and development requests in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive Problem Solver: A self-starter who doesn't just identify website or layout issues, but actively designs and proposes creative, user-friendly solutions.
• Highly Efficient Remote Professional: Proven ability to maintain peak productivity and meet project deadlines in a fully virtual environment, leveraging asynchronous communication and collaborative tools (like MS Teams) to stay seamlessly aligned with the team.

STOPSO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, or transgender status), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.