Job: Outstanding Opportunity for a Web Developer at Interactive Knowledge

JOB DESCRIPTION –WEB DEVELOPER

Interactive Knowledge is a unique, award-winning design and development group that produces online solutions for an expanding list of high-profile, non-profit clients. We've been in business for over 20 years, and in that time we've worked for names like the Smithsonian, PBS, The Whitney Museum, The Fetzer Foundation and many others. We've garnered recognition from the Webby Awards, Communication Arts, SXSW, Macromedia, USA Today, and The Scout Report. We pride ourselves on producing work that is both beautiful and functional, but our most important goal is to establish and maintain a strong relationship with our clients.

We are looking for a Web Developer to join our Interactive Knowledge family. Our new Developer will have the opportunity to work with folks who are friendly, organized, highly-skilled and dedicated to their projects and their clients. This person will work closely with our Creative Director to concept, design and produce large, complex, cutting-edge websites and online applications.

Our Web Developer must be capable of understanding the technical requirements of a website, collaborating on a design solution with our designers, then implementing that solution accurately and on schedule. We'll provide a competitive salary, benefits and exceptional growth opportunities for a detail-oriented person who knows current programming techniques and can follow a site from concept to QA.

This position is full time and located in Charlotte, N.C. We are a small company and provide a flexible, relaxed work environment. We will consider strong candidates who prefer to telecommute.

SALARY: Commensurate with experience

SKILLS REQUIRED

Very strong in PHP, Javascript, HTML/XHTML, CSS, MySQL

Proficient open-source tools, such as jQuery, Drupal, Joomla

Proficiency in designing relational databases

Compliant with modern coding standards (semantic, machine readable code)

Understanding of the Linux/Unix environment, including shell

Knowledge of Adobe's product line (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash )

ADDITIONAL SKILLS PREFERRED
Video codecs and compression mechanisms
Social-networking APIs (Twitter API, Facebook API, etc.)

Basic Linux server administration
Ability to generate a list of project deliverables and tasks
Ability to manage and track the QA process, generating review documents and checklists as needed

UNDERSTANDING OF THE FOLLOWING
The development cycle for websites: concept, proposal, scheduling, design, development, review & QA
Best practices in interactive usability
Web 2.0 principles and development trends
Social media tools and their evolution

PERSONALITY TRAITS REQUIRED
Highly self-motivated, able to work independently and with a team
Productive and consistent in meeting deadlines with good quality work
Detail-oriented and conscientious about accuracy
Comfortable learning new tools as needed

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APPLY FOR THIS JOB
Send resume and links to 3-5 websites that you have developed*
Please include written explanation of your participation in your site references
Include any wireframes or a writeup of your production process

*Note that candidates must have produced complex, functioning websites to be considered. Resumes without samples will be disqualified.

SEND ALL RESPONSES TO: TIM@INTERACTIVEKNOWLEDGE.COM