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HTML
<div class="work-showcase">
<ul>
<li>Test</li>
</ul>
</div>
CSS
ul li {background:url('http://www.placekitten.com/300/300') top left; height:150px; width:150px; display:block;}
JavaScript
$('.work-showcase').click(function(){
$(this).find('ul li').css('background-position-x','100px');
});