PHP Web Developers- Responsibilities-Dec 2008

Responsibilities:

• Designs and constructs web pages/sites including incorporating graphic user interface (GUI) features and other techniques.
• Maintains and provides ongoing design of the website.
• Interviews clients to help them clarify goals.
• Designs digitized images, banners, bullets, charts, image maps and other graphics to enhance appearance of site.
• Applies knowledge of programming techniques and computer internet systems.
• Custom tailors a plan for site using combination of graphic and written material, and modifies proposal as necessary.
• Writes, or edits and formats, copy to present message effectively.
• Designs screen displays to accomplish goals of site.
• Provides specifications, using flowcharts and diagrams, into sequence of detailed instructions and logical steps for coding into language that can be processed by computer.
• Converts project specifications into sequence of detailed instructions and logical steps for coding into language that can be processed by computer, applying knowledge of computer programming techniques and computer languages.
• Applies knowledge of database design standards and database management.
• Programs, runs and tests programs.
• Determines if project requires new programs or modifying existing programs that access data stored in databases.
• Replaces, deletes, or modifies codes to correct errors.
• Writes documentation to describe program development, logic, coding, and corrections.
• Assists in solving operating problems with site.
• Reads manuals, periodicals, and technical reports to learn ways to develop programs.
• Manages version control s/w including test to production promotion model.
• Modifies/compiles underlying system components (e.g. Apache, )
• Designs and implements new databases.
• Generally supervised environment.
• Effort requires following well-defined standards.
• Decisions and actions may affect programs or projects.
• Budgets own time to carry out assigned duties.
• Multiple but similar tasks requiring some choices from among clearly defined alternatives.
• Differing but recurring problems and/or duties.
• Required procedural proficiency and attention to policies and guidelines.
• Thinking may be guided by standard practices.
• Key benchmark: procedural proficiency, thinking guided by standard practices.
• Individual performance of or supervision of several different activities usually in a single function.
• Requires integration and coordination of work.

Required Skills

• PHP, MySQL, JavaScript
• E-Commerce and/or highly transactional databases
• UNIX exp w/Sun/Solaris or Linux
• Object Oriented Programming
• LAMP and PDF.Lib a plus

• Bachelors preferred.
• 1-5 years experience.
• May accept equivalent education and experience combined.
• Typical background requirements include knowledge in the field of computer science along with advanced knowledge of various web-enabling computer languages.
• Problems follow a standard pattern but involve a variety of administrative and/or technical solutions.
• Utilize thorough technical and theoretical understanding of several techniques to complete assigned tasks.
• Understand and reproducibly follow documented procedures; provide input for process/documentation improvements.
• Recognizes, anticipates and resolves problems.

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• 5+ years of interactive advertising experience, e.g., creating HTML and CSS pages based on comps created in Illustrator and Photoshop
• 1+ year using Actionscript and Flash
• Advanced skills in coding, web pages, banners, and emails in HTML & CSS
• Experience with rich-media platforms including Eyeblaster a plus
• Proficient in hand-coded html, both table-based and CSS (Javascript ability a plus)
• Proficient in php and mySQL
• Proficient in Adobe web suite tools (PhotoShop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver)
• Basic familiarity with flash and communication through PHP
• An ambidextrous brain that can work in Mac and PC platforms

You're capable of:

• Work on projects primarily under the direction of the interactive creative director, but also with art directors and designers to make sure that creative specs, project goals and deadlines are met
• Work from client-approved concepts or comps from art directors to build online advertising campaigns
• Make revisions and subsequent versions with little supervision
• Remain flexible and sane in a high-pressure, deadline-driven environment
• Pay exceptional attention to details in graphics, layout and typography to maintain brand integrity
• Stay abreast of emerging tools and techniques with web applications and share your knowledge with the rest of us
• Juggle multiple projects simultaneously
• Organize and archive digital assets per company standards

Senior PHP Developer / Architect position:
You will be involved in a small team and will be expected to make sensible and informed decisions, take responsibility and turn ideas into real things that work. You will not be shy of large and complex queries, statistics or developing for high traffic.

The ideal candidate enjoys working in a small environment, has a start up mentality as well as good project management skills.

Essential technical skills and experience:

• PHP 5
• MySQL 5
• XHTML
• CSS
• Javascript
• MVC Design pattern
• Linux server (preferably Ubuntu)

Experience with any of the following will be advantageous:

• Apache,
• XML,
• Ajax,
• memcached,
• Sphinx,
• jQuery,
• LightTPD,
• mod_rewrite,
• GD graphics library,
• Subversion,
• PHPEclipse