Senior Bilingual Web Designer who specializes in JavaScript (React.JS) to create Web pages, and define a web strategy using the GoC Guidelines and policies

Our public sector client is looking for a Senior Web Designer who specializes in JavaScript (React.JS) to create Web pages, and define a web strategy using the GoC Guidelines and policies.

The Strategic Communications Directorate (SCD) has launched the Web Modernization Project to ensure that the clients external website content is stable, consistent, accurate, modern and future proofed. SCD has put in place a dedicated project team for the Web Modernization Project, reporting directly to the Director General of SCD, to develop and implement digital best practices and put governance and training in place to optimize the content of the website to support users and business needs.

The client would like a resource to code and publishes web pages, and converts PDFs into accessible formats, using JavaScript frameworks, specifically React.js, Gatsby and headless content management systems, distributed source repository systems, specifically Git, Microsoft Azure DevOps tools, Microsoft Visual Studio and Microsoft Visual Code, and application program interface (APIs) for dynamic content, according to Government of Canada/Canada.ca Design System standards.

Tasks:

• Attend launch meeting with the project authority and other employees involved in the Web modernization project to discuss objectives and project plan.
• Track project deliverables, tasks, and any changes requested, from start to finish, to ensure a high-quality product and provide ongoing tracking of projects for statistical purposes;
• Report on and give briefings on progress and concerns related to web publishing on an ongoing basis and at scheduled points in the life cycle;
• Attend meetings as needed;
• Raise any concerns or quality issues with Technical Team Lead or the Senior Web Communications Advisor.
• Supported by the Technical Team Lead and Senior Web Communications Advisors, discuss publishing needs and provide recommendations to Web Communications Advisors on a case-by-case basis. Meetings will be held with internal contacts as required.

Must have:

• Reliability Clearance
• 10 years of Wet and WCAG
• 10 Published comprehensive web sections

Nice to have:

• 5 web publishing projects within their portfolio