Asia Society Career Opportunity 1
Location: New York
Position: Senior Technical Producer, Asia Society Online (Grade 7)
Code FY128
Posted: 1/20/11
Purpose:
The Senior Technical Producer, Asia Society Online, plays a key role in the ongoing development, maintenance, and integration of the front-end and back-end systems which enable Asia Society websites, including the web Content Management System, web page templates, multimedia, and audio and video players as well as assisting with the production and implementation of digital media content on AsiaSociety.org.
Responsibilities:
– Maintain AsiaSociety.org website front-end template system/CSS, adding new refinements as necessary.
– Assist with administration and evolution of Asia Society’s Drupal Content Management.
– Implement and maintain new website features such as multimedia presentations, blogs, Wikis, Intranet, audio and video players.
– Oversee development of Asia Society Intranet.
– Oversee development of standalone mini-sites for museum exhibitions, conferences, and other special projects.
– Assist with production of digital media content.
– Help train Asia Society staff in digital media production.
– Act as Liaison with outside contractors, website developers as required.
– Work with Executive Director, Online team, and Program Directors to help develop online strategy and tactics for specific Asia Society events, projects.
– Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
– Strong front-end web production skills: XHTML, Javascript, jQuery, CSS, Photoshop.
– Experience with web Content Management Systems, Drupal strongly preferred.
– Experience with web publishing systems, template programming desired: PHP, MySQL, XML, AJAX, JSON technologies.
– Strong understanding of information architecture, user interface, and website design best practices and standards.
– Experience installing and customizing blog (WordPress) and Wiki (MediaWiki) software.
– Multimedia production experience: digital audio and video editing, flash (scripting), webcasting, preferred.
Asia Society Career Opportunity 2
– Comfort with Version Control (Subversion, Git), Linux CLI and basic system administration.
– Experience/interest in social media.
– Project management experience and ability to oversee junior staff, interns, and outside contractors.
– Excellent problem-solving skills.
– Experience with website analytics, preferably Google Analytics.
– Experience with search and search engine optimization.
– Bachelor’s degree and 5-6 years experience in Internet/digital media production and development preferred.
How to apply:
For positions in New York, please email your cover letter and resume indicating position reference code and salary requirements to: onlinejobs@asiasociety.org. Indicate job title in the subject line. Resumes without cover letters will not be accepted. No phone calls, please. Only those candidates considered for an interview will be contacted. Please regard your resume as having been received unless your email is bounced back.
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