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Information Technology Manager I

🇺🇸 Lexington, KY

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $52K - $86K

💻 Information Technology

🗓️ August 7th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

The University of Kentucky is hiring an Information Technology Manager I, also known as the Associate Director of Digital Communications. This role supervises the development and management of the College of Engineering's servers, network programming, and extensive website properties, while leading the digital communications team and collaborating with the Marketing & Communications team to enhance the college's digital presence.

Highlights

  • Supervise day-to-day operations of the digital communications team managing over 120 websites.
  • Manage Drupal installation, ongoing implementation, and create feed-driven pages.
  • Improve existing websites for seamless web-service experience and conduct search engine optimization.
  • Analyze web, social media, and email campaign data for strategic improvement.
  • Design databases, forms, and other customer interfaces for digital communications.
  • Monitor industry trends and implement new technologies for college-wide servers, networks, and websites.
  • Ensure compliance with federal and university policies.
  • Required software knowledge includes Drupal, CMS, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, and PHP.
  • Must have a BS degree and at least 4 years of related experience.
  • Salary range is $52,021 to $85,800 per year with a full-time, staff position.

Information Technology Manager I Full Description


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Information Technology Manager I
Posting Details
 Posting Details 
Job Title  | Information Technology Manager I
Requisition Number  | RE51188
Working Title  | Associate Director of Digital Communications
Department Name  | 8H055:Engineering Marketing and Communications
Work Location  | Lexington, KY
Grade Level  | 46
Salary Range  | $52,021-85,800/year
Type of Position  | Staff
Position Time Status  | Full-Time
Required Education  | BS
Click here for more information about equivalencies:  | https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies
Required Related Experience  | 4 yrs
Required License/Registration/Certification  | None.
Physical Requirements  | Sitting for long periods.
Shift  | Monday – Friday, 8:00 am EST – 5:00 pm EST; and other hours as required.
Can be fully remote or hybrid if near Lexington, KY.
Job Summary  | The University of Kentucky Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering is seeking an experienced Associate Director of Digital Communications to supervise the development and management of the college’s servers, network programming and extensive website properties as part of a cohesive Marketing & Communications team.The Associate Director of Digital Communications will supervise day-to-day operations and assignments of the College’s digital communications team, providing support service for over 120 websites used by our faculty, staff, and students used for research, learning, and administrative activities. The Associate Director of Digital Communications will work closing with the Marketing & Communications team to enhance the digital presence of the college.The Associate Director of Digital Communications will manage Drupal installation and ongoing implementation for the Pigman College of Engineering’s websites; create feed-driven pages; continually improve existing sites to provide seamless web-service experience for clients; review and analyze web, social media and email campaign data; design databases, forms, and other customer interfaces; conduct and maintain search engine optimization; provide strategic planning, thought leadership and implementation for mobile architectures and technologies; work independently to evaluate and implement new technologies for college-wide server, network and website needs; monitor industry trends to maintain current knowledge of the latest strategies; and serve as a technical resource to for projects related to a variety of online, digital and technical communications.This position will also be responsible for keeping the college in compliance with federal and university policies.

Please provide a required link(s) to website samples using Specific Request 1 which can be found in the Applicant Documents section of the application.
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities  |
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?  | No
Preferred Education/Experience  |
Deadline to Apply  | 09/01/2025
Our University Community  | We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.


As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.


Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
  1. * Please describe your experience working with Content Management Systems, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, and PHP. 
    (Open Ended Question)
  2. * How many years of experience do you have managing a CMS website? 
    • None
    • More than 0, up through 1 year
    • More than 1 year, up through 3 years
    • More than 3 years, up through 5 years
    • More than 5 years
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter
  3. Specific Request 1
Optional Documents

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