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Description BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Web Developer Department of Innovation & Technology
Number of Positions: 2
(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)
Starting Salary: $90,732
This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City’s collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) – BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.
BID INSTRUCTIONS:
Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND
1. Check the box on your profile titled “Currently employed by the City of Chicago.”
2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled ‘payee/employee number’)
3. Select your correct bargaining unit
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION. Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59 pm CDT on 07/1/2026.
Position introduction here
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- Design and build responsive webpage layouts and components using modern front-end technologies and CMS platforms.
- Meets with business owners to review website templates or refine their designs and runs tests to preview layouts and website features.
- Creates graphics (e.g., illustrations, photographs) and uses graphic design principles to create visual assets that support accessible, user-centered web experiences.
- Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to ensure cohesive design, content, and user experience.
- Presents creative concepts, perspectives, and recommendations for internal teams and business partners.
- Update and maintain website content through a CMS, ensuring accuracy, consistency, accessibility, and adherence to design standards.
- Conduct cross-browser and cross-device testing to ensure compatibility, performance, and accessibility.
- Follow established security and accessibility standards when designing and publishing web content.
- Drafts and updates design guidelines, style standards, and web governance procedures.
- Use analytics tools to evaluate user behavior, page performance, and engagement to inform design improvements.
- Supports city departments in the planning, content development, and maintenance of respective websites.
- Conducts training for end-users on CMS environment, provides guidance and best practices.
- Receives, tracks, and resolves content issues and escalates technical matters to the city’s web support team.
- Coordinates with vendors and internal teams on design-related enhancements and user experience improvements.
- Additional duties may be required for this position.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Three (3) years of work experience performing digital graphic design.
Should the above criteria not be fulfilled, the following options are acceptable:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate’s degree or higher, plus two (2) years of work experience performing digital graphic design.
Educational & Employment Verification:
Please be advised that if you are selected to be hired, you must provide, upon request, adequate information regarding your education and employment history as it relates to the qualifications of the position for which you are applying. If you received your degree internationally, all international transcripts/diplomas must be accompanied by a Foreign Credential Evaluation. If the City of Chicago cannot verify this information, any offer extended to you will be withdrawn and you will not be hired.
SELECTION REQUIREMENTS
This position requires applicants to successfully complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) who possess the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.
Desired Skills
- Modern digital product design, including responsive/mobile-first UI design, WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards, and performance-aware layout practices.
- HTML/CSS, semantic structure, and component-based design systems used in contemporary CMS and front-end environments.
- Design platforms capable of producing pixel-perfect mockups, design tokens, component libraries, auto-layout, and developer-ready specifications.
- Current writing and formatting conventions used in web design, including UX writing, microcopy, and content hierarchy.
- Contemporary web design principles, usability heuristics, user-centered design methods, and iterative prototyping.
- Design and prototyping tools, including Figma plugins, Adobe Creative Cloud, and browser-based inspection tools for handoff and QA.
- Basic front-end workflow awareness, including how designers collaborate with developers using Git-based workflows, design tokens, and component libraries.
- Browser behavior and web performance fundamentals, including responsive images, caching basics, and layout rendering considerations.
- Web security basics relevant to design and content (HTTPS, safe asset handling, privacy-by-design considerations).
- Digital asset management, version control for design files, structured file organization, and backup/recovery best practices.
For Information on our employees' benefits, please visit our benefits website at: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html
For Information on our salary and title structure, visit our classifications website at: https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf
APPLICATION EVALUATION:
Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resources staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state, and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview or employment with the City of Chicago.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:
To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience, the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances: 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA), and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates, to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices, click here.
ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.
The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.
City of Chicago
Brandon Johnson, Mayor
Job Posting: Jun 17, 2026, 12:01:00 AM | Closing Date (Period for Applying) - External: Jul 1, 2026, 11:59:00 PM
BU: 00 | Salary: $90,732
Pay Basis: Yearly
Job Number: 416789
Description BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Web Developer Department of Innovation & Technology
Number of Positions: 2
(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)
Starting Salary: $90,732
This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City’s collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) – BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.
BID INSTRUCTIONS:
Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND
1. Check the box on your profile titled “Currently employed by the City of Chicago.”
2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled ‘payee/employee number’)
3. Select your correct bargaining unit
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION. Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59 pm CDT on 07/1/2026.
Position introduction here
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- Design and build responsive webpage layouts and components using modern front-end technologies and CMS platforms.
- Meets with business owners to review website templates or refine their designs and runs tests to preview layouts and website features.
- Creates graphics (e.g., illustrations, photographs) and uses graphic design principles to create visual assets that support accessible, user-centered web experiences.
- Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to ensure cohesive design, content, and user experience.
- Presents creative concepts, perspectives, and recommendations for internal teams and business partners.
- Update and maintain website content through a CMS, ensuring accuracy, consistency, accessibility, and adherence to design standards.
- Conduct cross-browser and cross-device testing to ensure compatibility, performance, and accessibility.
- Follow established security and accessibility standards when designing and publishing web content.
- Drafts and updates design guidelines, style standards, and web governance procedures.
- Use analytics tools to evaluate user behavior, page performance, and engagement to inform design improvements.
- Supports city departments in the planning, content development, and maintenance of respective websites.
- Conducts training for end-users on CMS environment, provides guidance and best practices.
- Receives, tracks, and resolves content issues and escalates technical matters to the city’s web support team.
- Coordinates with vendors and internal teams on design-related enhancements and user experience improvements.
- Additional duties may be required for this position.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Three (3) years of work experience performing digital graphic design.
Should the above criteria not be fulfilled, the following options are acceptable:
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate’s degree or higher, plus two (2) years of work experience performing digital graphic design.
Educational & Employment Verification:
Please be advised that if you are selected to be hired, you must provide, upon request, adequate information regarding your education and employment history as it relates to the qualifications of the position for which you are applying. If you received your degree internationally, all international transcripts/diplomas must be accompanied by a Foreign Credential Evaluation. If the City of Chicago cannot verify this information, any offer extended to you will be withdrawn and you will not be hired.
SELECTION REQUIREMENTS
This position requires applicants to successfully complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) who possess the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.
Desired Skills
- Modern digital product design, including responsive/mobile-first UI design, WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards, and performance-aware layout practices.
- HTML/CSS, semantic structure, and component-based design systems used in contemporary CMS and front-end environments.
- Design platforms capable of producing pixel-perfect mockups, design tokens, component libraries, auto-layout, and developer-ready specifications.
- Current writing and formatting conventions used in web design, including UX writing, microcopy, and content hierarchy.
- Contemporary web design principles, usability heuristics, user-centered design methods, and iterative prototyping.
- Design and prototyping tools, including Figma plugins, Adobe Creative Cloud, and browser-based inspection tools for handoff and QA.
- Basic front-end workflow awareness, including how designers collaborate with developers using Git-based workflows, design tokens, and component libraries.
- Browser behavior and web performance fundamentals, including responsive images, caching basics, and layout rendering considerations.
- Web security basics relevant to design and content (HTTPS, safe asset handling, privacy-by-design considerations).
- Digital asset management, version control for design files, structured file organization, and backup/recovery best practices.
For Information on our employees' benefits, please visit our benefits website at: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html
For Information on our salary and title structure, visit our classifications website at: https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf
APPLICATION EVALUATION:
Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resources staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state, and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview or employment with the City of Chicago.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:
To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience, the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances: 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA), and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates, to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices, click here.
ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.
The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.
City of Chicago
Brandon Johnson, Mayor
Job Posting: Jun 17, 2026, 12:01:00 AM | Closing Date (Period for Applying) - External: Jul 1, 2026, 11:59:00 PM
BU: 00 | Salary: $90,732
Pay Basis: Yearly
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Web Designer
Document your degree-to-role alignment
USCIS scrutinizes Web Designer petitions because some officers question whether the role meets the specialty occupation standard. Gather transcripts showing coursework in UI/UX, typography, or visual communication that maps directly to your job duties.
Search LCA filings for design-specific roles
Use the OFLC Wage Search to filter Labor Condition Applications by the SOC code for Web Designers. Employers who have filed LCAs for this exact title have already cleared DOL's prevailing-wage process and are more likely to repeat it.
Target agencies alongside in-house design teams
Digital agencies and design studios file H-1B petitions regularly and often have in-house immigration counsel. Filtering by employer type on Migrate Mate lets you identify which studios have active H-1B filing histories for design roles.
Clarify your portfolio tool stack before interviews
Employers assessing H-1B viability often check whether your skills match the LCA job description precisely. If your portfolio includes Figma, Adobe XD, or similar tools, confirm the job posting lists them so the petition's specialty occupation argument holds.
Ask about cap-exempt employer status early
Universities, nonprofits affiliated with higher education, and qualifying research institutions are cap-exempt, meaning they can file an H-1B petition for you at any time of year without entering the April lottery. Design roles at these institutions are worth prioritizing if you've been unlucky in prior lotteries.
Confirm premium processing before accepting an offer
Standard H-1B adjudication can run months past an October 1 start date. Ask your prospective employer whether they'll pay for USCIS premium processing, which guarantees a decision within 15 business days, so your start date doesn't slip into the next fiscal year.
H-1B Visa Web Designer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Web Designer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It can, but the petition needs to demonstrate that the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific, directly related field, not just any degree. USCIS has issued RFEs on Web Designer petitions where employers listed broad educational requirements. Strengthening the petition means tying your exact coursework to your specific job duties, not just listing a degree.
Which employers are most likely to sponsor H-1B visas for Web Designers?
Employers with established immigration programs, mid-to-large tech companies, digital agencies, e-commerce platforms, and universities, are most likely to sponsor. Cap-exempt institutions like universities can file year-round outside the lottery. Use Migrate Mate to filter for employers with verified H-1B LCA filing histories specific to design and web roles, rather than applying broadly.
What SOC code does USCIS use for Web Designer H-1B petitions?
Web Designers are typically classified under SOC 15-1255 (Web and Digital Interface Designers) as of the 2018 SOC update. The DOL uses this code to set the prevailing wage the employer must pay, and USCIS uses it to assess specialty occupation. The O*NET profile for this code outlines the knowledge, skills, and degree requirements that support the petition.
Can I switch Web Designer jobs while on H-1B status?
Yes. Under AC21 portability, if your I-140 has been approved for 180 days or more, you can change employers in the same or a similar occupation without losing your priority date. Even without an approved I-140, you can change H-1B employers if the new employer files a transfer petition before your current status expires.
How does the H-1B lottery affect my timeline as a Web Designer?
USCIS accepts H-1B cap registrations in March for an October 1 start date. If selected, your employer typically has until June 30 to file the full petition. For Web Designers whose employers won't commit until after lottery results, this creates a five-to-six month window between registration and work authorization, plan your contract end dates and OPT or grace period accordingly.