Bradley University
Job Description
Be Connected Web & UX Assistant - 2025-2026 Academic Year
Make Your Mark on Bradley's Digital Experience!
Want to help shape the way your classmates, friends, and the entire Bradley community connect online? We're looking for a creative, tech-savvy student to help build and improve the Be Connected app (powered by Pathify)-our portal to everything Bradley.
Purpose of Be Connected at Bradley
The goal of Be Connected is to create a holistic, unified digital experience to support success, connection, and confidence for all Bradley communities. It gives our community easy access to information and resources available at Bradley, when they need it. Designed to be a one-stop shop, the platform connects users to systems, information, events, health and wellness, academics, res life, HR, and more with a customizable dashboard and Bradley-specific search.
What You'll Do:
Location: On campus at Morgan Hall
Pay Rate: $12.00/Hourly
Personal Benefits:
Thank you for your interest in employment at Bradley University. Some undergraduate students (with limited family resources as determined by the results of the FAFSA) qualify for Work Study funds to help offset costs of college. This is a federally-funded opportunity to earn "spending money" through part-time, on-campus employment. Eligibility for work-study does not guarantee you will find a campus job. Contact Financial Services for more information or to see if you qualify at 309-677-3089 or
Be Connected Web & UX Assistant - 2025-2026 Academic Year
Make Your Mark on Bradley's Digital Experience!
Want to help shape the way your classmates, friends, and the entire Bradley community connect online? We're looking for a creative, tech-savvy student to help build and improve the Be Connected app (powered by Pathify)-our portal to everything Bradley.
Purpose of Be Connected at Bradley
The goal of Be Connected is to create a holistic, unified digital experience to support success, connection, and confidence for all Bradley communities. It gives our community easy access to information and resources available at Bradley, when they need it. Designed to be a one-stop shop, the platform connects users to systems, information, events, health and wellness, academics, res life, HR, and more with a customizable dashboard and Bradley-specific search.
What You'll Do:
- Design and build pages, groups, and features that YOU and your classmates will actually use.
- Influence the look, feel, and functionality of Be Connected's dashboard and user experience.
- Make the platform easier, faster, and more fun for the entire community.
- Test new features and share feedback that directly shapes the user experience.
- Participate in user focus groups to improve student and employee experience.
- Work side-by-side with university staff on big-picture ideas and improvements.
Location: On campus at Morgan Hall
Pay Rate: $12.00/Hourly
Personal Benefits:
- Be part of a fun, forward-thinking project that's shaping the future of Bradley's digital experience.
- Gain skills that boost your education and future career through hands-on, real-world experience, while building a strong portfolio with real-world web design and UX projects.
- Grow as a professional-strengthen your leadership, design, communication, and project management skills.
- Work directly with classmates, faculty, and staff to create engaging digital experiences for the Bradley community.
- Collaborate with university teams on exciting initiatives that impact students across campus.
- Build your network by connecting with campus leaders and key university partners.
- Share your work confidently by presenting ideas and solutions that shape Bradley's digital portal
- Flexible schedule that works around your classes.
- Experience with web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript a plus).
- A strong eye for design and user experience-you love making things clean, simple, and engaging.
- Comfortable learning new tools (experience with content management systems is a bonus).
- Creative problem-solver and team player who can bring fresh ideas.
- Enrolled full-time with a minimum GPA of 3.0
- Able to work in this position for at least 2 consecutive semesters.
- Uphold confidentiality and integrity regarding student and employee records
- Comfortable with technology, with a willingness to learn new tools and software quickly.
- Dependable and professional, showing up on time and following through on commitments.
- Self-motivated and proactive, able to work independently while thriving as part of a team.
- Creative problem-solver who enjoys finding solutions and improving processes.
- Strong people skills-an active listener and collaborator.
- Resume with examples of previous web development or link to a portfolio
- A cover letter including answers to the following:
- What has been your experience using Be Connected or another digital portal?
- With that experience in mind, how do you see yourself contributing to Be Connected's future?
- Why are you interested in this position?
- If you feel you may not meet each of the requirements above, please briefly explain.
Thank you for your interest in employment at Bradley University. Some undergraduate students (with limited family resources as determined by the results of the FAFSA) qualify for Work Study funds to help offset costs of college. This is a federally-funded opportunity to earn "spending money" through part-time, on-campus employment. Eligibility for work-study does not guarantee you will find a campus job. Contact Financial Services for more information or to see if you qualify at 309-677-3089 or