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Information Technology Manager I

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Lexington, KY

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $52K - $86K

💻 Project Management

🗓️ August 27th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

University of Kentucky is hiring an Information Technology Manager I, also titled Associate Director of Digital Communications. This role involves supervising the digital communications team to manage servers, network programming, and over 120 websites, enhancing the college's digital presence and ensuring compliance with relevant policies.

Highlights
  • Supervise day-to-day operations of the college's digital communications team.
  • Manage Drupal installation and ongoing website implementations.
  • Create feed-driven pages and improve existing websites for seamless user experience.
  • Review and analyze web, social media, and email campaign data.
  • Design databases, forms, and customer interfaces.
  • Conduct and maintain search engine optimization (SEO).
  • Lead strategic planning and implementation of mobile architectures and technologies.
  • Evaluate and implement new technologies for servers, networks, and websites independently.
  • Required skills include experience with Drupal, CMS, web technologies, SEO, and digital communication strategies.
  • Salary range is $52,021 to $85,800 per year with a full-time staff position requiring a BS degree and 4 years of related experience.

Information Technology Manager I Full Description

Information Technology Manager I
Job Title  | Information Technology Manager I
Requisition Number  | RE51463
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 supervises 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 closely with the Marketing & Communications team to enhance the digital presence of the college 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 serve as a technical resource to for projects related to a variety of online, digital, and technical communications 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  | 09/09/2025

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.

The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status.

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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