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NOVA Senior Developer
at Alyssa Mullen in Boston, MA
JOB REQ#: P-0704
DATE POSTED: 11/3/2011
TITLE: Sr Developer
DEPARTMENT: Nova
TYPE OF POSITION: Management, Full-time, Project Contract
PROJECT LENGTH: 52 Weeks
Department Overview:
NOVA pioneered the science documentary series in the U.S. and remains the gold standard for engaging, accurate, and thought-provoking coverage, seen on TV by over 25 million people each month. Working with WGBH’s Interactive department, NOVA has developed a cross-platform presence and reaches more than a million visitors monthly on its website. Come and exchange ideas with a smart and passionate team that produces one-third of PBS content and creates innovative public media.
Position Overview:
NOVA Labs is a trailblazing initiative that will create an interactive experience for users to work with real-time scientific data and contribute to ongoing research for research institutions such as NASA. Think of it as a startup within a large and well-respected education icon in the community. The Lead Developer will define and architect the NOVA Labs platform. Working with a small cross-functional team chosen to work on this project, the Lead Developer will: • Collaborate with the team in a fast-paced environment • Gather requirements from WGBH technical stakeholders • Write technical specifications and testing procedures • Interface with vendors and distributors • Write code The Senior Developer for http://pbs.org/nova works closely with interactive designers and NOVA producers to create several highly trafficked, user-friendly, engaging and educational web sites and other products. The primary role of the Senior Developer will be to architect a new NOVA Labs platform, an interactive experience for users to work with live scientific data and contribute to ongoing research. As part of a cross-functional team, the Senior Developer's role will include requirements gathering, writing technical specifications (including testing procedures) and interfacing with vendors and distributors (i.e. PBS.org) as well as writing code. Responsible for maintaining a working environment that leverages the potential and diversity of the department's entire staff. Provide direction and leadership in such a way as to nurture, create and maintain an environment that is (1) free from discrimination, intolerance and harassment and (2) provides employees with equal access to opportunities for growth and advancement including professional development whenever possible.
Skills Required:
• Skills and qualities required to complete a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science • More than 5 years of work experience solving problems for web-based environments • Advanced mastery of Internet technologies, including jQuery and the Django and Zend frameworks • Experience developing cross-platform HTML, CSS and JavaScript • Experience developing and implementing web-based APIs and working with cloud services (particularly Amazon) • Demonstrated ability and experience effectively communicating technical concepts to non-technical colleagues • Candidates should be prepared to share and discuss code samples. We are a Macintosh shop that creates web sites for users on many platforms and browsers
Educational Requirements:
A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
Please submit your resume to: Alyssa_Mullen@wgbh.org and to the WGBH job site at http://www.wgbh.org/about/employmentOpportunities.cfm
DATE POSTED: 11/3/2011
TITLE: Sr Developer
DEPARTMENT: Nova
TYPE OF POSITION: Management, Full-time, Project Contract
PROJECT LENGTH: 52 Weeks
Department Overview:
NOVA pioneered the science documentary series in the U.S. and remains the gold standard for engaging, accurate, and thought-provoking coverage, seen on TV by over 25 million people each month. Working with WGBH’s Interactive department, NOVA has developed a cross-platform presence and reaches more than a million visitors monthly on its website. Come and exchange ideas with a smart and passionate team that produces one-third of PBS content and creates innovative public media.
Position Overview:
NOVA Labs is a trailblazing initiative that will create an interactive experience for users to work with real-time scientific data and contribute to ongoing research for research institutions such as NASA. Think of it as a startup within a large and well-respected education icon in the community. The Lead Developer will define and architect the NOVA Labs platform. Working with a small cross-functional team chosen to work on this project, the Lead Developer will: • Collaborate with the team in a fast-paced environment • Gather requirements from WGBH technical stakeholders • Write technical specifications and testing procedures • Interface with vendors and distributors • Write code The Senior Developer for http://pbs.org/nova works closely with interactive designers and NOVA producers to create several highly trafficked, user-friendly, engaging and educational web sites and other products. The primary role of the Senior Developer will be to architect a new NOVA Labs platform, an interactive experience for users to work with live scientific data and contribute to ongoing research. As part of a cross-functional team, the Senior Developer's role will include requirements gathering, writing technical specifications (including testing procedures) and interfacing with vendors and distributors (i.e. PBS.org) as well as writing code. Responsible for maintaining a working environment that leverages the potential and diversity of the department's entire staff. Provide direction and leadership in such a way as to nurture, create and maintain an environment that is (1) free from discrimination, intolerance and harassment and (2) provides employees with equal access to opportunities for growth and advancement including professional development whenever possible.
Skills Required:
• Skills and qualities required to complete a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science • More than 5 years of work experience solving problems for web-based environments • Advanced mastery of Internet technologies, including jQuery and the Django and Zend frameworks • Experience developing cross-platform HTML, CSS and JavaScript • Experience developing and implementing web-based APIs and working with cloud services (particularly Amazon) • Demonstrated ability and experience effectively communicating technical concepts to non-technical colleagues • Candidates should be prepared to share and discuss code samples. We are a Macintosh shop that creates web sites for users on many platforms and browsers
Educational Requirements:
A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
Please submit your resume to: Alyssa_Mullen@wgbh.org and to the WGBH job site at http://www.wgbh.org/about/employmentOpportunities.cfm
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