Wix Website Specialist – Independent Contractor

Position Type: Independent Contractor

Compensation: $100 per hour

Estimated Hours: Approximately 1–2 hours per week, on average

Primary Location: Remote (However, onsite workspace is available during regular business hours.)

Mission

COA Youth & Family Centers nurtures children, supports families, and builds strong and resilient communities – one child, one family, one community at a time.

Summary

COA Youth & Family Centers seeks a skilled, creative, and detail-oriented Wix Website Specialist to provide ongoing maintenance, updates, and technical support for the organization’s website. This is an independent contractor engagement requiring approximately 1–2 hours per week at a rate of $100 per hour.

The Wix Specialist will collaborate with designated COA staff to ensure the website remains accurate, engaging, accessible, user-friendly, and reflective of COA’s mission, programs, and community impact.

The ideal contractor is highly proficient in the Wix platform, responsive to requests, proactive in identifying opportunities for improvement, and capable of working independently while managing time efficiently and meeting agreed-upon deadlines.

Main Responsibilities

• Website Maintenance: Maintain and update COA’s Wix website, ensuring content, images, links, forms, and other website elements remain accurate, current, and functional.
• Content Management: Add, edit, and publish website content, including program descriptions, announcements, events, news, and other organizational information as requested.
• Website Design and User Experience: Implement minor design and layout improvements to enhance visual appeal, navigation, mobile responsiveness, and consistency with COA’s branding.
• Technical Support: Troubleshoot and resolve website issues, including broken links, formatting inconsistencies, and functionality concerns.
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO): Apply basic SEO best practices to improve website visibility and help community members, prospective participants, and supporters find COA online.
• Website Accessibility: Support accessibility best practices to ensure website content is usable by individuals with varying abilities and across multiple devices.
• Website Functionality: Create, update, and maintain online forms, donation links, registration links, buttons, and other interactive website features.
• Website Performance: Periodically review website functionality, performance, and analytics, recommending practical improvements when appropriate.
• Collaboration and Communication: Coordinate with designated COA staff to prioritize requests, provide timely updates, and complete projects within agreed-upon timelines.
• Security and Platform Updates: Monitor relevant Wix platform updates and recommend improvements to maintain website functionality, reliability, and security.
• Continuous Improvement: Proactively identify and recommend cost-effective enhancements that strengthen COA’s online presence and support its mission.
• Additional Services: Perform other website-related services as mutually agreed upon within the contracted scope of work.

Qualifications

• Must have all technology/equipment required to be successful.
• Demonstrated proficiency and experience with the Wix website platform required.
• Must reside in the State of Wisconsin. (Southeast Wisconsin, preferred.)
• Experience with website design, content management, and basic SEO practices preferred.
• Familiarity with website accessibility and mobile-responsive design preferred.
• Ability to independently manage assignments and meet agreed-upon deadlines.
• Experience supporting nonprofit organizations is a plus.

Professional Competencies

• Commitment to COA’s mission and core values.
• Philosophical compatibility with COA’s mission and youth and family development approach.
• Strong creativity, attention to detail, and problem-solving abilities.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and take initiative.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Responsiveness, reliability, and commitment to delivering quality work.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion when accessing organizational information and website systems.

Contractor Expectations

The Wix Specialist will coordinate with a designated COA representative to establish priorities, timelines, and expected deliverables.

The contractor is expected to communicate promptly regarding requests, anticipated completion dates, and any issues affecting website functionality.

All work exceeding the anticipated 1–2 hours per week, or requiring additional expenses, must receive advance approval from COA’s designated representative.

The contractor will provide an itemized invoice documenting services performed and hours worked in accordance with the terms of the independent contractor agreement.

Working Conditions

Services will be performed primarily remotely, with onsite workspace available during regular business hours when mutually arranged.

The work generally involves prolonged computer use and may occasionally require availability during evenings or weekends, subject to mutual agreement.

Reasonable accommodations may be considered to support individuals with disabilities in performing the contracted services.

Independent Contractor Relationship

This position is structured as an independent contractor engagement and does not constitute an offer of employment. The contractor will provide services under a separate written independent contractor agreement defining the scope of work, compensation, invoicing procedures, confidentiality obligations, and other applicable terms.

The contractor will retain responsibility for determining the manner and means of performing the agreed-upon services, consistent with project requirements, deadlines, and applicable organizational security standards.

Any changes to the scope of services will be mutually agreed upon by the contractor and COA Youth & Family Centers.

Scope of Services Disclaimer

This description outlines the general nature and anticipated scope of the contracted services. It is not intended to be an exhaustive statement of responsibilities or requirements. Additional or modified services may be incorporated through mutual agreement between COA Youth & Family Centers and the contractor.