PANMA - Philadelphia Area New Media Association

Location: Huntingdon Valley, PA

3 full time opportunities for Software Engineers, developing and maintaining Python web based applications run on Unix based open source platforms. Our software is utilized by over 100,000 customers on a 24/7 basis requiring well planned, robust implementations to streamline the user experience. Our team includes smart people who appreciate talented goal seekers, continuous learning, experimentation and a lust for creating and implementing cutting edge technologies. We welcome those who share these passions to apply.

Requirements
• Python and related tool chains (pip, distribute, fabric, virtualenv).
• Experience with UNIX development tools (make, shell scripting).
• Document Oriented databases (MongoDB) and SQL (PostgreSQL).
• Test Driven Development (TDD).
• Be assertive and have good communication skills.
• Comfortable working in an informal, high-energy environment.
• Relocation assistance maybe available to qualified candidates.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities
• Developing web based services like AWeber.com, and others.
• Participating in the evolution to Python, MongoDB, SQLAlchemy, and Pylons system wide.
• Being part of a team that provides 24×7 coverage for the production environment.
• Monitoring the production environment and fixing or escalating problems that arise on production machines.
• Handling project oriented work, including developing and maintaining APIs, creating and maintaining web applications & training others in the production environment.
• Capacity and performance optimization and planning recommendations.
• Designing program models and behaviors.
• Integrating new tools into our processes and suggesting new ways of improving systems.

About AWeber
Located in Huntingdon Valley, PA AWeber develops and manages an online opt-in email marketing and follow-up service. A growing 100,000+ international customer base access our website 24/7 to manage and send their newsletters to recipients who have specifically opted in on their website to receive that information.

Benefits
• Company paid PPO medical, dental, and vision health insurance. (including domestic partner benefits)
• 3 weeks paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• 401K retirement benefits with company match and profit sharing.
• Free daily catered lunches, soda, juice, and coffee.
• MacBook Pro laptops and 30″ monitors for all development team members.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Wii and Xbox 360 high definition theatre projection system.
• Recognized in 2009 as one of the best places to work in PA.

How to Apply:
Please email with the subject “Software Engineer” a cover letter describing why you feel this is the position for you, salary requirements, your preferred desktop OS and detailed PDF resume.

Cover letters are great; we read lots of them, but we’re also open to video cover letters. They’re not required, but if you send one, we promise to watch it!

Email: resumes@aweber.com

Contact: resumes@aweber.com

Location: Huntingdon Valley, PA

3 full time opportunities for Front End Developers, developing and maintaining JavaScript thick client front end applications. Our software is utilized by over 100,000 customers on a 24/7 basis requiring well planned, robust implementations to streamline the user experience. Our team includes smart people who appreciate talented goal seekers, continuous learning, experimentation and a lust for creating and implementing cutting edge technologies. We welcome those who share these passions to apply.

Requirements
• Extensive knowledge of the CommonJS standard and Extensive experience in DOM manipulation.
• Behavior Driven Development (BDD) specifically Jasmine and js-test-driver.
• Experience with node.js and its related tool chain (npm packaging specifically), CoffeeScript and jQuery a big plus.
• Good HTML/CSS knowledge.
• Be assertive and have good communication skills. • Comfortable working in an informal, high-energy environment.
• Relocation assistance maybe available to qualified candidates.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities
• Developing web based applications like AWeber.com, and others.
• Participating in the evolution of thick client applications at Aweber.
• Utilizing JavaScript and cutting edge frameworks. • Handling project oriented work, including developing and maintaining APIs, creating and maintaining web applications & training others.
• Integrating new tools into our processes and suggesting new ways of improving systems.

About AWeber
Located in Huntingdon Valley, PA AWeber develops and manages an online opt-in email marketing and follow-up service. A growing 100,000+ international customer base access our website 24/7 to manage and send their newsletters to recipients who have specifically opted in on their website to receive that information.

Benefits
• Company paid PPO medical, dental, and vision health insurance. (including domestic partner benefits)
• 3 weeks paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• 401K retirement benefits with company match and profit sharing.
• Free daily catered lunches, soda, juice, and coffee. • MacBook Pro laptops and 30″ monitors for all development team members.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Wii and Xbox 360 high definition theatre projection system.
• Recognized in 2009 as one of the best places to work in PA.

How to Apply:
Please email with the subject “Front End Developer” a cover letter describing why you feel this is the position for you, salary requirements, your preferred desktop OS and detailed PDF resume. (No recruiters please)

Cover letters are great; we read lots of them, but we’re also open to video cover letters. They’re not required, but if you send one, we promise to watch it!

Email: resumes@aweber.com

Contact: resumes@aweber.com

Location: Huntingdon Valley, PA

Full time opportunity for a Web Operations Specialist managing the daily operations of AWeber’s SAAS web applications. You want to know how things work, how they integrate together, and how you can make them work all the time. Whether you’re gathering statistics about how a new application is running, or analyzing performance data on an existing system your goal is troubleshoot known and unknown issues to either resolve them yourself or escalate to appropriate development teams. Our software is utilized by over 100,000 customers on a 24/7 basis requiring well planned, robust implementations to streamline the user experience. Keeping those systems running at peak performance insures optimal value for clients. Our team includes smart people who appreciate talented goal seekers, continuous learning, experimentation and a lust for creating and implementing cutting edge technologies. We welcome those who share these passions to apply.

Requirements
• Previous experience in a web operations or relevant role.
• Experience running and troubleshooting large clustered web operations.
• Object oriented Python, PHP (CakePHP), Javascript (JQuery).
• SQL (PostgreSQL).
• Test Driven Development (TDD).
• Good HTML/CSS knowledge.
• Be assertive and have good communication skills. • Comfortable working in an informal, high-energy environment.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities
• Resolution or escalation of issues reported by Customer Solutions.
• Utilizing Python, PHP5, Perl, SQL, Javascript, and HTML for troubleshooting.
• Monitoring the production environment (Nagios) and fixing of escalating problems.
• Being part of a team that provides 24×7 coverage for the production environment.
• Capacity and performance monitoring for planning upgrade recommendations.
• Maximizing application uptime and minimizing response times.
• Updating and monitoring third party applications (WordPress and others).
• Integrating new tools into our processes and suggesting new ways of improving systems.

About AWeber
Located in Huntingdon Valley, PA AWeber develops and manages an online opt-in email marketing and follow-up service. A growing 100,000+ international customer base access our website 24/7 to manage and send their newsletters to recipients who have specifically opted in on their website to receive that information.

Benefits
• Company paid PPO medical, dental, and vision health insurance.
• 3 weeks paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• 401K retirement benefits with company match and profit sharing.
• Free daily catered lunches, soda, juice, and coffee.
• MacBook Pro laptops and 30″ monitors for all development team members.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Wii and Xbox 360 high definition theatre projection system.
• Recognized in 2009 as one of the best places to work in PA.

How to Apply:
Please email with the subject “Web Operations Specialist” a cover letter describing why you feel this is the position for you, salary requirements, your preferred desktop OS and detailed PDF resume. (No recruiters please)

Cover letters are great; we read lots of them, but we’re also open to video cover letters. They’re not required, but if you send one, we promise to watch it!

Email: resumes@aweber.com

Contact: resumes@aweber.com

Location: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Reporting to the Communications Web Manager, the Web Developer will work with department and constituencies throughout the University to create and maintain websites using the Drupal content management system.

Qualifications:

A Bachelor’s Degree and at least 1 year of related experience is required or equivalent education and experience. Proven Drupal development skills, including conversion of existing websites, evaluations of plug-in modules, execution of super-administrative duties. Proficient with PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, XML. Must be experienced with high-profile, high-traffic websites. High level of motivation, attention to detail, clear communication skills and problem-solving ability.

Application must be made through the Penn HR website at http://jobs.hr.upenn.edu/ . The job reference number is 110630907.

Any questions may be directed to Steven Minicola minicola@upenn.edu.

Contact: minicola@upenn.edu

Location: Wilmington, DE

Brandywine Technology is currently seeking candidates for one of our clients in the Wilmington area. Our client is looking to add to their User Experience Team, they are seeking individuals with experience in cutting edge technologies and research methodologies. The Usability Analyst II will plan and conduct usability evaluations and other user research, utilizing a broad knowledge of user experience and user-centered design principles. The Usability Analyst II will work closely with business partners, design, and development teams and external vendors.

This person, along with the team, will be responsible for the design collaboration and development of prototypes, page designs, graphics and mockups to support research activities. They will be responsible for reporting research findings and recommendations to business and executive teams. Maintain knowledge of evolving UX design/usability principles and best practices.

Requirements:

4+ years of relevant experience in creating and conducting user research studies and translating results into design decisions. Proven experience generating research plans, defining and tracking user experience metrics; coordinating work on multiple products/releases. Demonstrated ability to plan and execute usability tests and other UX research; provide analysis and specific and prioritized recommendations. Strong understanding of user experience testing and analysis. Experience with one or more graphics tools (Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, etc.). Experience with one or more wireframe, prototyping tools (Axure, Visio, Dreamweaver, etc.).

If you would like to learn more about this exciting opportunity please apply or send your resume or if you know someone who would be interested please let me know. Thanks

Contact: Spalat@brandywinetehnology.com or 302.656.6100 and ask for Sean Palat

Compensation: open for the right person

Location: University City – Philadelphia

Resolves end-user issues, updates and maintains web-sites and supports a content management systems; participates in aspects of web site design and development as well as training and go-live supports; resolves complex customer application issues; manages the resolution of cases that involve areas of technical expertise; supports site launches, application go-lives and upgrades; performs other job related duties as required.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree or equivalent industry experience in a health care specialty, business, education or other relevant field required; previous experience working with a content management system; must have at least one year experience providing application support and professional technology services in a healthcare specialty, business, education or relevant field; knowledge of HTML, xHTML, CSS, Javascript and Photoshop required; must have experience with web design and development; previous experience working with physicians and academic staff a plus; must be able to work off hours and weekends as required; excellent organization and communication skills

Contact: vincent.matyi@uphs.upenn.edu

Location: Center City – work with editor remotely for Sarasota, FL company

We are looking for a jack-of-all trades art director who can do anything from wireframes/designs for websites, to page design for print, photo collection, Photoshop, setting up photo shoots, hiring illustrators. Miles Media is small and ambitious, but there is definitely room for growth, with an opportunity to travel and experience the tourism product of the clients. The person would be responsible for conceptual development and execution of creative ideas in products across a wide range of platforms: print, web, electronic marketing and multi-media.

Strategic brainstorming, ability to present concepts to the client, design execution of ideas and quality assurance of all creative deliverables will be key parts of the job. The person will work with a publisher, editor, manager, advertising account manager and will be able to communicate and delegate tasks and assignments on multiple schedules and deadlines.

The person must have expert knowledge in In-Design, Photoshop, Illustrator, and a sold working knowledge of Flash, HTML and CSS.

Contact: erica.zelinger@milesmedia.com

Location: Old City / telecommute

NavigationArts is a leading Internet strategy and consulting firm specializing in the fast-growing field of information architecture and usability design. We help companies and organizations transform the way they do business by integrating strategic, creative and technical disciplines into powerful Internet solutions that optimize online business processes. We differentiate ourselves by our ability to convert complex informational and transactional processes into highly intuitive user experiences that drive value for our clients.

We are seeking a PHP Developer who has a passion for analyzing problems and writing code. The ideal candidate will have solid programming experience in a number of languages and technologies, including PHP, Perl, Python, JavaScript, AJAX, SOAP, XML and others, as well as a love for Drupal and all things open source. Drupal 7 experience is required but can be substituted with a strong background in computer science and/or engineering. A desire to learn and grow is a must. We are looking for a programmer, not a site builder or themer.

The PHP Developer will work with the Drupal and front-end development teams to create custom Drupal modules, integrate Drupal with 3rd party systems and mobile applications, write scripts, assist with advanced LAMP implementations and configurations, evaluate existing solutions and offer recommendations, provide thought leadership, collaborate with clients and other developers, and more.

NavArts is a great place to work. We pay good salaries, offer competitive benefits, have flexible schedules, allow telecommuting, go out to happy hours, and more. Join us to create some of the most interesting and challenging sites on the interwebz.

Responsibilities

• Develop custom Drupal modules by writing original code
• Provide technical advice on website design and development throughout the entire planning, designing, coding, testing, and support lifecycle.
• Assist with Drupal site administration and configuration/development requests
• Contribute to our development environment and staging processes by writing scripts, recommending best practices, improving current practices, and more.
• Build basic Drupal websites
• Document software specifications, comment code, and write technical papers, reports, and client deliverables

Qualifications

• Proficient in Drupal module development, understanding of theme development
• Experienced with internal workings of Drupal, including core and contributed modules (actions, triggers, views, content types, panels, context, fields, etc), the various APIs and hooks (cache, node, etc), Drush, and more.
• Experienced in deploying a Drupal project across multiple environments (dev -> stage -> prod, etc.) using SVN or Git.
• Experience with LAMP performance tools such as Varnish, memcache, APC
• Experienced with user-contributed module landscape/ecosystem/Research needs to determine if existing contributed modules can fulfill solution requirements
• Experience with integrating third party systems into an application
• Working knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, and other web standards
• Broad knowledge of JavaScript/jQuery/Ajax, etc.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience in other portal and content management products and tools
• Background in traditional software development methodologies and environments, including a willingness to learn and apply new software development tools, technologies, and methodologies
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously and in team environments
• Ability to manage and deliver on multiple concurrent project tasks
• Capable of managing client expectations and explaining technical matters to non-technical people
• Demonstrate valuable contribution to the Drupal community

Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or related years of experience
• 5+ years’ experience coding web applications in PHP and MySQL in a Linux environment, at least 3 years developing on Drupal
• Experience with enterprise applications preferred

Benefits

• Salary negotiable, commensurate with experience
• Competitive benefits including health, medical, vision, and dental
• Dynamic, energetic work environment with a proven industry leader
• Interesting and challenging projects

Location: VA, Mclean (Headquarters) or Philadelphia, PA (Satellite)
Apply online.

Contact: rjtownsend@gmail.com

Location: Central New Jersey

My client is seeking a highly motivated Interaction Designer (IxD) to join our fast-growing product design team. The primary focus of this position will be to help shape design vision for mobile products.

Responsibilities

* Work with product management to craft and execute on plans for appropriate user research to generate novel mobile interactions and also discover mobile interaction patterns.
* Become a key resource for others trying to understand emerging trends in the mobile space to help shape design vision for mobile products.
* Distill your research into effective and usable formats (e.g., personas, high-level goal and activity analysis summaries).
* Collaborate with other IxDs in the group on design ideas and actively critique your own and others’ sketches, and iterate to discover the best designs.
* Create prototypes of varying fidelities based on the needs of the given design problems (e.g., prototype for user-based evaluation and prototypes for communicating your design vision).
* Communicate your designs effectively to visual designers and engineers and actively collaborate with them through implementation to resolve design questions and ensure desired execution.
* Facilitate usability testing as needed on your designs, prototypes & products.

Qualifications

* A bachelor’s or higher degree, preferably in HCI, Design, library sciences, or humanities; or equivalent experience in interaction design.
* Portfolio illustrating your interaction design work. In the least, send us a design flow that you love discussing or are proud of!
* Demonstrable knowledge of human factors, user/design research techniques, UCD or Design-based process (Agile—a plus), and how to create common interaction design deliverables.
* Familiarity with usability testing.
* Experience working with real-world business software applications; experience designing for Microsoft technologies a plus.
* Interpersonal skills, consensus builder, comfortable with critique, empathetic & passionate.

Contact: s.straube@thebossgroup.com

Compensation: Highly Competitive

Location: Philadelphia

Creates, design and maintain clients’ websites according to specification. Works closely with front-end designers.

Responsibilities and Duties
• Design and develop websites ensuring strong optimization and functionality
• Assist in the planning of overall company policy regarding search engine optimization and web development
• Monitor site technical performance and web server
• Work on projects including web layout enhancements, desktop applications, website enhancements, web-based applications, database-backed websites and e commerce.
• Code web pages utilizing CSS, DHTML, XHTML, XML and other programming languages including JavaScript, SQL and PHP and combinations of languages for instance AJAX.
• Interact with servers using SSH, FTP and Telnet protocols.
• Work in a variety of development frameworks including WordPress. Ruby on Rails, .NET, PEAR, Smarty or Drupal a plus.
• Work with various database systems including PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQL Server and frameworks including ADO and ODBC.
• Analyze, review and modify web systems by designing, maintaining, documenting, testing, developing and monitoring
• Responsible for troubleshooting any computer related problems. Repairs and Installs software, hardware, peripherals and upgrading the OS on both the MAC and Windows platforms.

Skills and specifications
Good understanding of major operating systems
Desire to stay updated on current and new technologies
Ability to multitask and strong time management and organizational skills
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent communication skills and attention to detail

Education and Qualifications
At least a 2-year degree/ diploma in a computer-related field (computer science/programming).
Knowledge of common programming languages including XML and PHP
In depth knowledge of ASP, JavaScript, JSP, CSS, HTML and XHTML, JQuery
Good database knowledge especially SQL Server or MySQL

About studio z design
studio z design is a small print and web design studio with a staff of 5 located in the Crane Arts Building – 2 blocks north of Girard Ave. and Northern Liberties. We are looking for a person who is smart, highly motivated and enjoys technology along with contemporary art and design. We need someone who is collaborative but can also work independently, who has integrity and is socially responsible.
studio z design supports and works with InLiquid, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit which provides a variety of services to artists and designers and supports art education in the community. studio z design also provides studio space for InLiquid’s staff of 5 and collaborates with InLiquid on many different projects.

We value quality of life both within and outside the workplace. A core belief is that it’s extremely important to have a creative, collaborative and fun environment. We offer full medical benefits along with a dental plan, paid vacation, holidays and sick days. We have a plan of negotiated partial reimbursement for professional development or training. We also provide commissions for introducing new clients to the studio.

Contact: boyko@studiozdesign.net

Contact: boyko@studiozdesign.net