Front-End Web Development job opportunity - HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript

[Emily Langhals]

Hi Everyone! 

Brooksource, an IT services firm here in Columbus, is working exclusively with a large retail organization here in town to find talented Front-End Web Developers.  There are a couple of openings, and they are all on their e-commerce UI team.  This is a great opportunity to use and sharpen your skills with some of the newest web technologies, and this is a fun/laid back team to work with!  A brief job description is below. 

 

If you're interested, just email your resume directly to me:  elan...@brooksource.com, and mention that you saw this post on the GDIC group forum!  Referrals are welcome too, and referral bonuses will be given.

 

Thanks,

Emily

 

Front-End Web Developer

3+ years experience writing custom HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. Expertise writing semantic, modular front end code using HTML5, CSS3, and W3C coding practices a must. Experience with CSS frameworks (e.g. SASS, LESS) and Javascript MV* Frameworks (e.g. Backbone, AngularJS, Ember) is a plus.

Additional requirements:
- Familiarity with browser testing and debugging
- Expertise in performance optimization using tools such as YSlow or PageSpeed
- Experience navigating Photoshop and slicing/saving images for the web.
- Experience writing simple SQL statements (SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, DELETE)
- Experience using jQuery
- Experience using JSP/JSTL or equivalent server side templating language (PHP, ASP)
- Experience developing cross-platform experiences; mobile, tablet, desktop
- A firm grasp of SEO / SEM best practices

Personality/Behaviors:
- We like people who stays up to date with current technologies. They read development blogs, newsletters, follow other notable developers on Twitter, etc.
- We like people who are passionate about what they do. They have side projects, their own website, and contribute to Github projects.
- For the marketing stream especially, we like an adaptive person who can handle rapidly changing requirements; this person should be able to prototype UX/UI frameworks with minimal design lead, and stay on the forefront of emerging front end development techniques.