Director of Digital Technology
About the Position:
New York Public Radio’s Digital Media team seeks a lead developer with proven skills as a team
leader and a passion for public media, cool technology, and a mission to engage our audience in
a “conversation” across new and emerging platforms. This person will be the senior developer for
NYPR’s portfolio of products and applications and websites – including wnyc.org and wqxr.org –
as well as the systems architect and manager of a team of front- and back-end developers.
Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
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Lead our team in planning and developing a scalable and robust open-source systems
architecture for NYPR’s sites and products; turn non-technical requirements into tools that
solve problems; and make technical and strategic recommendations to senior management
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Work with NYPR digital operations team and content leaders to design solutions for
publishing a wide range of news and cultural programming, building communities, and
capturing audience data
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Oversee all development workflow, assign tasks and priorities to a team of up to five front-
and back-end developers, review work and ensure a healthy and efficient development
process
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Lead the continued development and maintenance of NYPR’s content management system
and associated applications, including mobile apps
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Using Agile and similar development methodologies, take leadership role in maximizing
operational flexibility and team productivity
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Mentor developers on development, design and architecture best practices
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Develop and maintain technical documentation on applications, processes and workflow
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Requires minimum of five years professional experience in software development, preferably
as a lead developer and manager
• Proficiency in such tools as Javascript, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Linux, bash, Python, Django
• Familiarity with version control systems like bazaar, hg, or git
• A strong ability to teach oneself new skills with minimal hand-holding
• Prior experience managing developers required
• Knowledge of Web 2.0 technologies including AJAX, social networking, DHTML, mobile and
emerging digital interfaces
• Requires ability to manage successfully multiple priorities and to navigate demands of
associates with competing needs
• Exceptional communication skills—both oral and written—with an impressive reputation
for building and maintaining relationships with people at all levels of an organization, across a
diverse range of cultural, generational, ethnic, racial, educational and social backgrounds
• Requires the intellectual and emotional depth, maturity, self-confidence and interpersonal
skills to work effectively and/or interact with the other digital staff, executives at NYPR, colleagues
and vendors as needed
Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being
performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities,
duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a
contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.
To Apply:
To apply for this opportunity, please submit a cover letter and resume online to
jobs@wnyc.org with “IC-Dir of Digital Tech” and your last name in the subject line.
New York Public Radio must receive all information requested in order to consider your
candidacy.
New York Public Radio is an Equal Opportunity Employer and invites and encourages qualified
applicants from all walks of life.
