Front-End/Web Developer

New York  ‐ Remote
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 Smithsonian Channel Digital is seeking a Freelance Senior Front-End Web Developer to join our team. Our ideal candidate is highly skilled in advanced JavaScript and modern HTML/CSS, and has experience in at least one server-side scripting language (ideally JSP w/JSTL).We are looking for someone who thinks creatively and constantly looks for ways to innovate and improve existing technologies, processes and systems.   You will join a small but mighty team and play a key role in developing technical solutions for our strategic initiatives. Your work will be essential in supporting our business and driving our organization forward. You should be flexible and enterprising, thrive in a small team and startup atmosphere, and be passionate about digital media (and ideally Smithsonian Channel content). You will work in a collaborative environment that encourages shared responsibility and prides itself on high-quality work.  
Responsibilities ·       
Collaborate with digital media team (including product/tech, editorial, design, marketing) on the ideation, requirements, specifications, development and testing on new products and features that strengthen and expand Smithsonian Channel’s digital presence   
Partner with our front-end developer to develop interactive web and mobile web experiences, leveraging advanced JavaScript (along with JQuery and various libraries), modern HTML/CSS, and JSP/JSTL - with an eye to to scalability, design, and performance      
Partner with our Java engineer on developing and integrating the application logic for the data that will drive the content experience
Modify legacy code, and leave the code in better shape than you found it. Make recommendations on how to streamline and performance-tune existing codebase    
Write new code, and ensure new development emphasizes efficient and structured coding (with an eye to reusability and future development) over quick short-term solutions, and promotes web standards, usability concepts and best practices      
Resolve bugs, support testing efforts, and deploy production code on a frequent basis     
Participate in scoping, prioritizing and scheduling new projects ·         Translate designs and style guides into functional user interfaces, ensuring cross browser compatibility and performance 
Contribute to continual improvement by suggesting enhancements to user interface, software architecture and processes      
  Keep abreast of new and emerging technologies and proactively make recommendations where they might be leveraged   
Use agile methodologies when practical and appropriate

Required Skills/Experience ·       
5 + years of web development, including mastery of modern HTML & CSS and proven expertise in advanced JavaScript development (+ libraries like JQuery and JQueryUI) - not just wiring up events in the DOM 
3+ years of experience with a server-side scripting language (we use JSP with JSTL) ·        
Strong grasp of AJAX/JSON technologies  
Knowledge of current best practices for cross-browser compatibility, performance tuning and scalability, SEO, and accessibility        
Ability to efficiently develop and implement high-quality, reusable and scalable code      
Attention to detail and adherence to proper testing process      
Effective verbal and written communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences ·        
Good analytical skills and ability to evaluate multiple approaches to a problem
 Previous digital media experience preferred 
BS/BA degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience required Preferred Skills/Experience         
Experience with video player development and integration (ideally Brightcove)  Experience working with legacy code and sharing code with other developers      
Experience with version control system, e.g. SVN or Git      
Familiarity with the use of CSS preprocessors (we use LESS) 
Familiarity with the command line/bash scripts       
Understanding of object oriented programming, design patterns, MVC framework and best practices        
Experience with social APIs/plugins such as Facebook, Google, or Twitter a plus        
Experience writing technical specifications a plus   
Knowledge of and experience with responsive design a plus     
Interest in Smithsonian Channel content Please make sure to provide links to sample work (along with descriptions), your Github account, and/or a link to your portfolio.


Start date
n.a
From
Showtime Networks
Published at
24.07.2013
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Project ID:
572263
Contract type
Freelance
Workplace
100 % remote
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