Job Opportunities: MTA Headquarters Seeking Web Developer and Internet Communications Manager

[Aaron Donovan]

Hi All,

The MTA is looking for a Senior Manager of Internet Communications and
Technology and a Senior Web Developer.

If you're interested, go to http://www.mta.info/mta/employment/employment_out.html

Then,
(1) Review the Privacy Policy and click "Agree";
(2) Select "MTA Headquarters" on the Careers page;
(3) Select "Last 3 months" under "Posted" and you will see the
description of both positions toward the bottom of the list and
instructions on how to apply.

(Sorry for the multi-step process. There are no direct links to the
postings.)

-Aaron

Here are summaries of the job descriptions:

Senior Manager, Internet Communications & Technologies

This position creates and implements long-term strategy for all
internet communications between the MTA and the public as well as
within MTA Operating Agencies. Will drive front-end web development
while keeping abreast of all new technologies to determine their
usefulness and appropriateness in serving both the public users of the
MTA website and the MTA itself. Provides oversight for all MTA
internet, intranet, and mobile website initiatives, social media, paid
internet advertising, and internal and external email communications,
creating and ensuring implementation of standards for information
architecture, content and graphic presentation.

To accomplish these goals the Senior Manager works closely with the
staffs of all MTA agencies, including IT, marketing communications,
press and other staff at HQ and the Operating Agencies, advocacy
groups, developers, and other related groups, and through face-to-
face, oral and written communications, presentations, position papers,
and documentation, as well as on- and off-site training. The Senior
Manager creates working groups to ensure that MTA policies are adhered
to, while at the same time providing customization capabilities to the
agencies to ensure accuracy, creativity, timeliness, and growth of all
internet communications. Coordinates with the Director of Marketing &
Corporate Communications and the Deputy Executive Director of
Corporate and Community Affairs in creating content, staffing, and
budgeting for the website.

Senior Web Developer

Will assist the Senior Manager, Internet Communications and
Technologies on all areas of content creation and maintenance for the
MTA internet, mobile, intranet and extranet web sites, including
working with MTA Agencies and consultants; designing and coding new
web applications and content; developing and maintaining a content
management system (CMS); evaluating and designing a database for web
content and applications; evaluating and advising on all technical
aspects of the MTA web environment (i.e., frameworks, information
architecture, database design, collaboration tools, change management,
etc.); keeping web site current and standards compliant; reviewing and
optimizing existing web pages; and providing off-hours support for
urgent MTA requests on a 24-hour basis. The position will be required
to design and model the MTA web database, as well as create proper and
relative database structure for MTA web applications and pages.