Refresh the Triangle

Monday, March 01, 2010

Drupal Developer at hesketh.com

Do you find beauty in the right tool for the right job? Were you so excited when you launched your first Drupal project — leveraging the power of the platform and its community — that friends thought you drank special kool-aid at a meetup? Passionate for empowering non-profits to build strong communities? Then, we are equally enthusiastic about you!

Key Duties and Responsibilities
1. Contribute to compelling user experiences. Collaborate with designers to leverage the power of Drupal to meet client organizational goals, including custom theming.
2. Create standards-compliant markup. Implement designs using HTML and CSS progressive enhancement markup strategies.
3. Participate in feature ideation and selection. Participate in cross-functional brainstorming sessions to determine Web site features and functionality based on business objectives and user research findings. Provide insights into feasibility, solution analysis, project scope and execution.
4. Love your tools. Evaluate and know when to use third-party tools and modules to achieve business goals and when a new module needs to be written.
5. Innovation. Assess new standards, technologies and trends as they relate to our target markets of caused-based organizations and higher education. Demonstrate an eagerness to learn, the patience to share and the ability to apply new skills and trends within a diverse, user-centered design team.
6. Facilitate collaboration. Participate in a highly collaborative relationship and help bridge would-be gaps between design and development.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

Experience
* 2+ years developing and maintaining Drupal sites OR a combination of PHP and Drupal experience.
* Several Drupal projects under your belt (more than theming) or one really complicated project that was all yours.
* Survived a Drupal upgrade, or two.
* Consulting firm (agency) experience preferred.
* Non-profit or EDU experience desired.

Skills

Must-haves
* Proficient with Drupal architecture, module installation and configuration.
* Expertise in creating and revising Drupal themes.
* Ninja skills for identifying the right module for the right outcome and when custom modules are required.
* Core Web development skills: HTML, CSS, jQuery (or other JavaScript library flavor), and MySQL.
* Comfort with light systems administration (LAMP configuration helpful).
* Active participation in the Drupal community.
* Ability to estimate hours needed to complete Drupal projects.
* Enthusiasm for open source, authenticity, and transparency.
* Experience with at least one other CMS or micro-CMS.
* Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
* Passion for doing well by doing good.

Nice-to-haves
* Ability and/or desire to write modules for Drupal.
* Ability to use version control systems like Subversion or Git.
* Experience with one or more non-profit technology (ex., CiviCRM, Donor Perfect, Blackbaud, Convio).
* Enthusiasm for Agile practices: user-centered design collaboration and scrum meetings.
* Foosball skills.

P.S. Yes, we are planning to move our own site from Radiant CMS to Drupal. Want to help?

Send resumes and salary history to…
hesketh.com/inc.
ATTN: Personnel
1101 Haynes Street
Suite 109
Raleigh, NC 27604

fax: 919.834.2553
email: careers@hesketh.com

hesketh.com/inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, or disability.

Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Director of Interactive Operations at Capstrat

Do you love all things interactive? Do you have an interest in managing and growing an awesome team of interactive minds?

Capstrat seeks a dynamic interactive leader to join our team. Our Director of Interactive Operations will be responsible for managing the delivery and operation of Capstrat’s Interactive projects and campaigns.

This position will report to the Executive Vice President of Interactive and be involved in delivery management, 3rd party management, operations and people management. You will play a team leadership role, leading a group of talented developers to deliver projects for multiple clients. You will also be held accountable for key metrics like profit margins, client satisfaction and of course quality of work.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage the day to day development teams’ schedule, resources, personnel and quality of work.
  
• Direct the delivery and financial profitability of the interactive team balancing scope, time, cost and quality.
  
• Develop proposals and costs and timelines for new business development.
  
• Candidate must be able to present ideas and proposals to potential new clients.
  
• Drive compliance and innovation of organizational processes and tools within the team, including quality standards.
  
• The director will have direct reports. He/she is responsible for managing them and providing feedback and quarterly reports.
  
• Partner with Executive Producer and the Creative teams Traffic Director to ensure resources are assigned correctly and timelines are being met.
  
• Identify and realize business opportunities with new or existing clients.
  
• Share and leverage best practices across the delivery leadership community.
  

EXPERIENCE GUIDELINES:

• Bachelor’s degree, advanced degree desired.
  
• 7-10 years relevant work experience, including leadership experience in leading large/medium sized client engagements in an ad agency or interactive shop.
  
• Experience in managing multiple full project lifecycles from inception to final delivery - creative, marketing and technology focused.
  
• Strong experience managing Web development teams.
  
• Must be able to manage multiple projects at the same time and be able to handle course and scope changes with ease.
  
• Experience in some or all of the following technologies: Django, .Net, HTML, Flash.
  
• Deep understanding of the digital and advertising space
  
• Strong analytical skills and business judgment
  
• Strong leadership skills, with prior experience of managing teams
  
• Extensive program management and client interaction skills
  
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
  
• Deep understanding of multiple roles and how they work together in an agency (flash, design, copy and front-end developers, media, strategy, research)
  

To apply for this position, please email your resume with cover letter to careers@capstrat.com. 

Senior Interactive Art Director opening at Capstrat

Capstrat is a multi-disciplinary, media-neutral and mega-hyphenated creative communications agency seeking a problem-solving, concept-focused, passion-fueled and equally multifaceted Interactive Art Director.

We’re a multi-disciplinary, media-neutral and mega-hyphenated creative communications agency seeking a problem-solving, concept-focused, passion-fueled and equally multifaceted Interactive art director.

We’re look for game-changing talent that thrives in redefining expectations. Is that you?

Does your portfolio show a strong grasp of concepts, user-centered design and your understanding of the importance of design in strategic business thinking?

Does your background include six or more years of experience and a Bachelor’s in Graphic Design, Interactive Design, or equivalent? Do you get CSS-based web layout, HTML, DHTML and XHTML, and can optimize graphics for web? Do you know online design from usability to information architecture to typography? In short, can you tell a story online?

If your aesthetic sense is strong and you know what makes a truly great interactive experience. If your inspiration is contagious and you’re comfortable presenting to clients, hiring illustrators and photographers and mentoring the less experienced. If you’re up on emerging trends, shunning the expected and sweating the details, then we need to meet.

We know we’re asking a lot. But we offer a lot in return. We have strong relationships with a roster of visionary clients, which means nonstop opportunities to do great work.

Further, Capstrat is a company that truly puts its employees first and believes in a healthy work-life balance. We have some great benefits too, which you’ll learn more about. Check out our stuff, send us yours and let’s see if there’s a fit.

Capstrat creative sampler: www.capstrat.com/examples/hotlist/

To apply for this position, please email your resume with cover letter to careers@capstrat.com. Be sure to provide a link to your portfolio or attach a PDF containing work samples.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

UI Engineer opportunity at Bronto Software

Do you have a love of design principles, next generation web user interfaces and coding?  Do Javascript, CSS and HTML comprise your native language? Then check out the UI Engineer opportunity at Bronto Software.

Bronto Software, a dynamic SaaS organization, is seeking a well-rounded User Interface (UI) Engineer to assist in the development of our web application.

The User Interface Engineer’s primary responsibility is to drive the interactive design process from initial concept through implementation.  The UI Engineer will work closely with the product team and other engineers to develop models/mock-ups, wireframes, workflow, and the final user interfaces.  The engineer set the course for the application appearance and usability for all existing and new features within Bronto.

Bronto is expanding our client list which includes: Trek Bikes, Gander Mtn, and Duke University.  The UI Engineer will have a direct impact on this growth and the marketability of our application.

If you have the technical experience and the self-motivation required, we would love to hear from you!  For immediate, confidential consideration, please apply online at bronto careers site

Requirements include:

• BS degree in Computer Science, Humand Factors, HCI or related area
• Extensive experience with web UI technologies, including HTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX, and JSON
• Experience with OOP and SQL (PHP, Ruby, or Perl a plus)
• Experience with MVC frameworks
• Comfortable developing in a Unix/Linux environment
• Must provide a portfolio or examples of work with resume
• Local candidates only, relocation is currently not available
• Eligibility to work in the US without sponsorship
• A sense of humor helps too!

Friday, September 25, 2009

Web Developer for Hire

We’re pleased to announce that Caktus Consulting Group is looking for a developer to join our team on a contract basis!

What do we do? We build custom web applications for local and remote clients using a variety of open-source technologies.  We are a small team founded in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area (currently residing in Carrboro Creative Coworking) who believe in face-to-face contact and employ agile development techniques that emphasize teamwork and collaboration.

We’re looking for a strong software developer who enjoys working on a team and is excited to learn and experiment with new technologies.  We do have a preference for local candidates, but will consider all submissions.  Initial work will focus on maintaining small Django-powered websites.  This will involve HTML/CSS (including converting Photoshop designs), Django Templates, and writing Unit Tests.  Later work will involve creating and integrating Django apps into larger projects, deployment, and database work.

You will be working in Linux (Debian-flavor) production environments with Apache and WSGI.  Python/Django experience is not required, but will be used on a daily basis.  Relational database experience is a must.  HTML/CSS and JavaScript experience are also a must, and jQuery is a plus.

If you’re interested in this position, please send us your resume, some example code, links to any open-source projects you’ve contributed to, and expected compensation.  We’re exited to bring on a new team member!

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Job Opening: Nonprofit Web Developer

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) is seeking a Web Application Developer to work as part of the IT Team to develop web applications that help universities share information and measure their progress toward meeting sustainability goals.

Position Description

Acting as a key member of the IT team, the Web Application Developer will be responsible for building web solutions using a combination of MySQL, PHP, Python, Django and Drupal.

Position responsibilities

* Developing AASHE web applications in PHP and Python
* Working with non-technical stakeholders to develop specifications
* Testing and documenting project code
* Coordinating with the IT Team on related efforts

Requirements

At minimum a BA degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Sciences or similar curriculum with software development emphasis or equivalent work experience.

* 3+ years experience in server-side web development (PHP/MySQL or Python)
* 2+ years experience in client-side web development (HTML, CSS, JS)
* Experience developing large-scale, database-driven Web applications
* Familiarity with web standards and cross-browser issues
* Experience using version control systems
* Familiarity with Django or Drupal
* Familiarity with jQuery
* Familiarity with Salesforce
* Ability to work well with diverse colleagues and stakeholders
* Commitment to sustainable practices
* Commitment to diversity in the workplace

Salary

$40,000 - $50,000 per year

Location

The web application developer should be prepared to work remotely from a home office or from our central office in Lexington, Kentucky. The web application developer will be working primarily with AASHE staff in the Research Triangle(Durham, Chapel Hill, Raleigh), NC and Providence, RI. As a result, being located in either region would be ideal but not necessary.

Application Instructions

Send a resume, cover letter, and AASHE employment application using our online application form. You will have to create an AASHE website account in order to use the online system.

About AASHE

AASHE is an association of colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada working to create a sustainable future. Our mission is to empower higher education to lead the sustainability transformation. We do this by providing resources, professional development, and a network of support to enable institutions of higher education to model and advance sustainability in everything they do, from governance and operations to education and research.

AASHE is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and to achieving an inclusive, diverse workplace that values every individual. Members of under-represented groups are encouraged to apply.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Job Opening: Web Developer / IT Specialist

Company:

Merge Records, founded in 1989, is an independent music label based in downtown Durham. We release approximately 30 albums (in LP, CD, and digital formats) each year, representing artists from the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Mergerecords.com is a media-rich e-commerce site that receives over 150,000 unique visits a month.

Description:

The Web Developer is solely responsible for the ongoing programming maintenance and updating of mergerecords.com. In this capacity, he/she supports company-wide marketing campaigns and goals, coordinating with the marketing, press, digital promotions, and art departments. The Web Developer is also responsible for working with third-party developers as needed.

Responsibilities include:
• maintaining and updating a media-heavy custom e-commerce content management system
• maintaining email marketing campaign strategies, tools, and basic analytics
• closely working with all departments to ensure best technical practices and decisions
• coordinating and programming promotional e-commerce projects
• ensuring copy and photo editing for news and newsletters
• ensuring timely updates and producing content for mergerecords.com
• analyzing and reporting on site metrics and revenue streams
• site testing and troubleshooting
• maintaining and enforcing a site-wide style guide

Skills & Abilities:
• At lease 2 years experience with PHP and SQL databases
• At lease 2 years experience in developing standards-compliant HTML, CSS, Javascript, and AJAX techniques
• Experience working with content management systems
• Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop / Fireworks

Preferred Skills:
• Ideally, this person can also provide basic IT support for our small office, which includes 15 computers (Macs and PCs), as well as two windows server. As such, he/she will act as the first contact for all IT issues, and coordinate with external IT personnel when necessary.
• Experience administering client PCs and Macs in a networked environment, Windows Small Business Server administration; and use of imaging backup software.

Contact:

Please submit letter of interest and PDF of resumé to jobs@mergerecords.com. No phone calls please.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Senior Developer / Team Lead

Do you know those mechanics who can tell what’s wrong with your car just listening to the engine? We’re looking for that, but for Web applications. You should also be able to assemble the car from the ground up and show other people how to do it as well.

If you can do all that and predict how long it will take you, then hesketh.com might be the right place for you!

Occupational Summary
The Senior Developer’s responsibilities are two-fold—project leadership and hands-on development. You will have the opportunity to mentor other programmers and hack code to your heart’s delight. You will exercise your exceptional creativity and pragmatism in the full life-cycle development of web applications.

Duties and Responsibilities
1. Application Development. Apply a deep understanding of software design to create custom software or modify packaged solutions. Decide whether to make or build. Design the system. Write tests. Deliver a working solution.
2. Team Leadership. Lead a team of two to four programmers in turning requirements and wireframes into working applications. Estimate how long projects will take to complete, and be able to execute on the project plans you create.
3. Innovation. Assess new standards, technologies and trends as they relate to our target markets of caused-based organizations and higher education. Continually learn, mentor, and grow.

Qualifications-
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

Experience:
* 5+ years developing, integrating, extending, and maintaining large-scale Web applications.
* Experience creating estimates and scoping client work as part of new business development process.
* Consulting firm (agency) experience preferred.
* Non-profit or EDU experience desired.

Skills-
Must-haves:
* Senior-level experience with the Ruby on Rails or PHP platforms.
* Core Web development skills: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and SQL.
* Experience with content management systems such as Drupal, Wordpress, Moveable Type, and Expression Engine.
* Enthusiastic user of version control systems like Subversion, Git, and Mercurial. Experience setting up and administering code repositories is a plus
* Experience mentoring other programmers as a lead developer on a project team.
* Enthusiasm for Agile practices: user-centered design collaboration, scrum meetings, and test-driven development.
* Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions, assessing technical feasibility, possibilities, and constraints.
* Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

Nice-to-haves:
* Passion for doing well by doing good.
* Web server (Apache) and/or system (Unix) administration.
* Active interest or participation in open source development projects.
* Foosball skills.

Location - In-house, Raleigh, NC.
Relocation - Not covered.

Please email Cover Letter and Resume to careers@hesketh.com

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

rPath is hiring Two UI Engineers

rPath is hiring two User Interface Engineers (as well as a Linux Distro Engineer, QA, and Windows Installer Engineer). If you are interested please contact elliot@rpath.com.

For all the job descriptions see http://people.rpath.com/~elliot/jobpostings
(I pasted the UI Engineer description below the cut.)

User Interface Engineers (X2)

rPath, Inc. is seeking two User Interface Engineers to join our team. We’re
changing the face of computing; for that we need your help.

We’re looking for two engineers to join our UI team and help us give our
best-of-breed technologies best-in-class user experiences with gorgeous
visuals.  Ideally, we’d like one person with experiences emphasizing UX and
visual design, and one person heavy on UI implementation, but if you have
skills in either/both areas, fear not—we’ll make the position fit the
right candidates, so apply now!

These positions are located in Raleigh, NC - if you’re not local, you must
be willing to relocate.

These positions may require infrequent travel. Still interested? You’ll
need to be able to say “yes” to the following:

o Solid experience with Adobe Flex preferred, but a strong ActionScript
3 or Javascript background would be acceptable, too.

o Experience with HTML/AJAX.

o Good “design skills”—being able to produce appealing and
intuitive interfaces is a big plus.

o Availability of online examples preferred.

o Comfortable in an entrepreneurial environment (prior startup
experience a plus).

In other words, if you’re the kind of person that looks at your cellphone’s
screen and says, “I could do better”—*and you can*—you could right
for this job.

Did we just describe you? If so, let’s talk! If you make the grade, you’ll
be working with some of the best and brightest the industry has to offer.

Monday, July 27, 2009

Gig: Joomla implementation

Gig: Joomla implementation for a history reference website.

Contact:
Marek McKenna—marek_mckenna@yahoo.com

Gig description:
I want to house the biggest collection of historical primary sources on one place.  There are several sites that house large collections, but they are maintained on institutional websites and as a result are not updated often and are incomplete.

Here are two examples:

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html

So I think there will be roughly 10,000 documents when this project is completed.  So the database needs to be very robust.

The documents need to be easily organized under lots of categories with the capacity to cross reference.  For example—the 19th Amendment would be under women’s history and Legal History.

Currently a version of JOOMLA! DOCMAN was installed on the site. Perhaps it was not set up right. This might work, but the person that put the site together seems to be out of his depth. His reply to my push back—this is what you need. I uploaded two documents to the same category on docman and it crashed.  Obviously if this can’t handle two documents in the same category there is going to be a problem when there are 10k.  Plus I do not see how to cross reference documents in docman and it requires documents to be converted into pdf.

When uploading or updating the documents I want to copy and paste the document. I do not want to convert them to a pdf file before uploading them. I want my visitors to be able to click on a hyperlink and view the document like on the two sample sites listed above.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Web Designer / Front-end Developer

We’re hiring!
Do you find beauty in the right tool for the right job and well-written, semantic markup? Do validation errors make you bristle with righteous indignation? Do you believe responsible web design goes beyond pretty pictures and incorporates concepts like accessibility and progressive enhancement?

If you answer yes to these questions, then hesketh.com may be the team for you

Occupational Summary

As a Web Designer you will be responsible for visual design and translating that design online using HTML/CSS templating and framework development. You will have the opportunity to exercise your exceptional creativity and pragmatism while participating in the full life-cycle development of web sites and applications.
Key Duties and Responsibilities

1. Contribute to compelling user experiences. Establish and apply visual design based on client business goals and ideation in a collaborative team environment.
2. Create standards-compliant markup. Implement designs using HTML and CSS progressive enhancement markup strategies.
3. Participate in feature ideation and selection. Participate in cross-functional brainstorming sessions to determine Web site features and functionality based on business objectives and user research findings. Provide insights into feasibility, solution analysis, project scope, and execution.
4. Love your tools. Evaluate and know when to use third-party tools to achieve business goals.
5. Innovate. Assess new standards, technologies and trends, and formulate strategies and plans for future Web site and application enhancements. Demonstrate an eagerness to learn, patience to share, and ability to apply new skills and trends within a diverse, user-centered design.
6. Facilitate collaboration. Participate in a highly collaborative relationship and help bridge would be gaps between design and development.

Qualifications
Education

BA or BS degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
Experience

* Minimum three years of experience in Web development.
* Experience with large, complex, and dynamic Web sites.
* Portfolio that demonstrates expertise in both Web design and execution using HTML and CSS.
* Agency experience is preferred.

Skills
Required Skills

* Expertise in…
o Coding browser-independent, standards-compliant HTML and CSS.
o Coding around browser/device display differences.
o Content management systems such as Drupal, Wordpress, Moveable Type, and Expression Engine.
o Client-side web technologies: HTML, CSS, and AJAX.
* Working knowledge of the following software tools: Adobe Software (Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Dreamweaver).
* Insatiable thirst for staying on top of Web trends and emerging technology.
* Creativity and expertise in Web visual design.
* Ability to analyze, define, and complete tasks with minimal direction/supervision.
* Thoroughness and an eye for detail.
* Good written and verbal communications skills.
* Integrity, courtesy, and professionalism.
* Sense of humor.

Desired Skills

* Flash.
* Experience working within an agile process.
* Foosball.

Location

In-house, Raleigh, NC.
Relocation not covered.

Send resumes and salary history to careers@hesketh.com

Monday, May 18, 2009

Senior User Experience Designer, EMC/RSA

Saw this opening for a Senior User Experience Designer with EMC (RSA) in RTP and I thought I’d share it.

Senior Experience Designer EMC (RSA)

Contact Mitch Schneir at RSA ( mschneir@rsasecurity.com ) for more information.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Merge Records looking for Content Management Internship (1-2 days a week)

Content Management Internship (1-2 days a week)

Merge Records, founded in 1989, is an independent music label based in downtown Durham. The label releases approximately 30 albums (in LP, CD, and digital formats) each year, representing artists from the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

We are looking for a Type A personality to update, edit and organize much of our digital content including band information, video assets, and catalog items. This individual must be self-motivated and have an eye for detail. This is an unpaid internship (with free music and admission to various concerts) and reports to the IT manager. This is an opportunity to participate in the day-to-day operation of an active e-commerce website.

Responsibilities include:

* coordinating with publicity team to update all artist pages on mergerecords.com (e.g. making the language current, removing outdated information, incorporating news.)
* proofreading descriptions of all online catalog items
* converting and uploading old video formats to Merge Record’s youtube collection.

Minimum Requirements:

* individual must show experience using computer software other than MS Office applications
* candidates must have a B.A. / B.S. or be currently enrolled toward the pursuit of a B.A. / B.S.

Please send you resume to Thomas Nickles thomas@mergerecords.com. Emails without attached resumes will not be considered.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

HASTAC Seeking New Media Strategist

Duke University is hiring a New Media Strategist for HASTAC.

Duke University is hiring a New Media Strategist for the HASTAC Consortium, loking for Drupal experience among other requirements. I saw this job posting and thought it might be of interest to the Refresh the Triangle community. I believe the application deadline is March 27th.

http://www.hastac.org/node/2026

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Project Coordinator Available for Hire

I am a Project/Production Coordinator that has recently moved to the Downtown Durham area from New York. I have 3+ years freelance working experience on national television commercials, still shoot advertisements, internationally syndicated publications, and a great rapporte with well-known design houses.

If you are hiring and would like to see a portfolio or know of anyone who is looking for a person with my capabilities please do not hesitate to comment or email me at Nicole.Ranucci@gmail.com. Looking forward to meeting you all at the next refresh meeting.

Much appreciated, have a great day!
-NR