Siebel Center for Design

Job Openings

Are you creative? Curious? Always moving toward your next big idea? Join our team! SCD offers a flexible, fast-paced, and progress-oriented environment for big thinkers, makers, and do-ers. 

Student Web Developer

The Web Developer will build and maintain front-end features for the CES Portal and related
websites, emphasizing accessibility, performance, and usability.

Unit: Community Engagement Studio, Office of Public Engagement + Siebel Center for Design
Appointment Type: Undergraduate or Graduate Hourly
Supervisor: Noelyn Stephens, Director, Community Engagement Studio
Hours: 10-20 / week
Apply: Send resume and portfolio to noelyns2@illinois.edu

About CES

The Community Engagement Studio (CES) exists to strengthen relationships between the university and the broader community by applying human-centered design to public engagement. It offers tools, facilitation, and strategic support to ensure that community engagement efforts serve both the Champaign County community and the Illinois campus in mutually beneficial and sustainable ways. By embedding design thinking into this work, CES helps align university resources with community-identified priorities—supporting co-created solutions, pilot grant development, and shared capacity-building.

Deadline to apply: February 13, 2026

What you'll do

  • Develop and maintain responsive web applications for CES tools and pages.
  • Integrate APIs, manage data connections, and support dynamic content rendering.
  • Conduct QA testing and ensure adherence to accessibility standards (WCAG).
  • Collaborate with the CES Director, Designer, and Data Analyst to align functionality with user needs.
  • Maintain content management systems
  • Implement analytics tracking and maintain documentation for digital systems.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Student in any field, but preference for Computer Science, Information Science, or
    related field.
  • Demonstrated experience with modern web frameworks and accessibility principles.

Preferred Skills

  • React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS
  • GitHub (version control, pull requests, issue tracking, collaboration)
  • API integration
  • QA testing and debugging
  • Google Analytics Tag Manager
  • Database management
  • Knowledge of W3C and web accessibility guidelines
Additional Skills (Not Required)
  • Familiarity with UI/UX design and component-based development.
  • Understanding of data visualization software.
  • Extensive experience with content management systems.
  • Extensive experience managing databases, including schema design, querying, and integrating data with web applications.

Appointment Details
Start Date: Spring 2026 or earlier
Hours: Up to 20 hours per week
Duration: Spring 2026 semester
Compensation: $15 - $18/hour depending on experience