PANMA - Philadelphia Area New Media Association

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