1 Senior CMS Front End Designer and Developer

Closes in 13 daysSubmission deadline: 25 November 2026, 11:59 PM Australia/Sydney

Tender Overview

ReferenceLH-08507
Issued byNational Museum of Australia

About this tender

This Tender is invited by the Issuer. Overview The National Museum of Australia is rebuilding nma.gov.au as a modern digital experience platform (DXP) on Contentstack, a headless CMS, and is seeking a Senior CMS Front End Designer and Developer to support this work. About The Museum has chosen Astro, with TypeScript, as the front-end framework, deployed on Contentstack Launch with CI/CD through GitHub Actions. Astro components form the foundation of the front-end architecture, with React used selectively for interactive features that require client-side functionality. The new site will bring together the Museum's exhibitions, collections, learning resources, ticketing and retail into a single accessible, fast and engaging public experience. The Role As a Frontend Developer, the role is responsible for the experiences visitors see and interact with every day. The role includes: Translating Figma designs into a scalable, production-ready component library and page templates within Astro Helping define front-end standards for accessibility, performance and quality assurance Connecting components to Contentstack content models and to Museum APIs published through an AWS API Gateway Making Live Preview and Visual Builder work for content authors The role joins an Agile/Scrum team already working in three-week sprints, led by an Agile Delivery Lead and working alongside a Full Stack Developer, a Backend and a Frontend developer, and designers, plus Museum content specialists.

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