Assistant Web Developer

We are seeking a part time Assistant Web Developer. We are a small, but established, web design firm in South Austin seeking a part-time assistant web developer. We are laid back, but focused with a strong desire to grow. Our mission is to create affordable, custom-designed web sites and be a strategic partner for our client’s online marketing team. There is great potential to grow with us.

Department: Account Management / President

Reports to: Web Services Manager / President

Responsibilities:
The Assistant Web Developer will be responsible for creating web sites and applications from designs provided by the Creative department using current web standards including HTML, XHTML, CSS, Javascript & JQuery. The developer will also be responsible for maintaining current web sites and web applications based on update requests provided by the Account Management department. In addition to these key responsibilities, the Assistant Web Developer, will help implement websites on the WordPress platform. Our team is looking for a candidate that can efficiently create and maintain websites; handle update requests in a timely manner, and take care of the daily tasks of the Account Management department. Experience with design is a plus but not required. The ideal candidate will display a willingness to help and support the design and development process.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years experience in web development
• 1+ years experience creating WordPress themes
• Expert knowledge in XHTML/CSS and table-less design
• Intermediate to Expert knowledge of HTML 4.0 & HTML newsletter development
• Intermediate knowledge of Javascript and JQuery
• Excellent communication skills
• Intense attention to detail
• Excellent organization skills & ability to deliver projects quickly
• Proficient with Photoshop & graphic resizing
• Experience working on multiple projects

Desired Skills: (not reqired, but helpful)

• Some experience using PHP/MySQL in a LAMP environment
• Experience creating WordPress plugins

Key Measures of Success:

• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with attention to detail
• Ability to turnaround site updates quickly
• Ability to maintain valid HTML code without a WYSIWYG editor
• Willingness to learn new aspects of each department and help when needed

Ideal Candidate will be:

• Laid back, but focused
• Motivated to cross items of his/her to-do list
• Able to work independently, but will know when to ask questions
• Someone with a good attitude and sense of humor

Term of employment:
This position is a part-time ON-SITE position – approximately 20-30 hours per week. This is not a contract position and could turn into a full time position in the future.

Currently the position does not offer benefits, but benefits could become available if/when the position becomes full time.

The pay will be $16-$20 per hour depending on experience. Regular performance reviews will occur and your compensation will be directly affected by your performance.

You will not be required to sell. However, if you do bring in clients, there will be a commission available.

Local applicants only, all other inquiries will be ignored.