{"id":1093,"date":"2009-01-30T20:16:22","date_gmt":"2009-01-30T16:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2009\/01\/30\/passing-along-this-job-opportunity\/"},"modified":"2009-01-30T20:16:22","modified_gmt":"2009-01-30T16:16:22","slug":"passing-along-this-job-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2009\/01\/30\/passing-along-this-job-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Passing along this job opportunity &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"3DSection1\">\n<p class=\"3DMsoNormal\"><font size=\"3D2\" color=\"3D=\" face=\"3DArial\"><span>Just<br \/>\npassing along a job opportunity from a friend:<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"3DMsoNormal\"><font size=\"3D2\" color=\"3D=\" face=\"3DArial\"><span>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-=<br \/>\n<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"3DMsoNormal\"><font size=\"3D2\" color=\"3D=\" face=\"3DArial\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"3DMsoNormal\"><font size=\"3D2\" color=\"3D=\" face=\"3DArial\"><span>AVASCRIPT<br \/>\nDEVELOPER<br \/>\nLeading Social Networking Platform<br \/>\nLuxury Brand Leader, Internet Publishing \/ Community, Fashion, Art, Travel<br \/>\n<br \/>\nASMALLWORLD (ASW) is a dynamic invitation-only social networking site that<br \/>\nuniquely brings together an international group of influential people with<br \/>\ndiverse backgrounds and interests. The network is different from all other<br \/>\nsocial networks in that the contacts and relationships that occur online mi=<br \/>\nmic<br \/>\nthose that occur in the real world. Member profiles are real and validated,<br \/>\nrelationships and friends trusted, and connections authentic. At its core t=<br \/>\nhis<br \/>\nsocial network is a media company targeting international luxury brand<br \/>\nadvertisers seeking to attract valuable trendsetters and tastemakers.<\/p>\n<p>We seek a Javascript Developer who enjoys pushing the limits of their craft=<br \/>\n in<br \/>\na truly unique and privileged environment. The position requires daily<br \/>\ninteraction with the marketing and product development teams in New York.&nbsp; =<br \/>\nThis<br \/>\nrole will be responsible for the development of innovative user interfaces,<br \/>\nfeature enhancements and other compelling applications for premier luxury<br \/>\nbrands and advertisers.&nbsp; There will be a strong preference for candida=<br \/>\ntes<br \/>\nwith a background developing modular components for large-scale web<br \/>\napplications that extensively leverage AJAX,<br \/>\nJavaScript libraries, and web services.&nbsp; The ideal candidate will be a=<br \/>\nble<br \/>\nto demonstrate an adherence to best practices in their work regarding brows=<br \/>\ner<br \/>\ncompatibility, maintainability and code reuse.<\/p>\n<p>You will work with a highly experienced team of designers and developers<br \/>\nhelping to build a cutting-edge technology platform to lead our company thr=<br \/>\nough<br \/>\nan exciting period of growth. We offer competitive compensation and a<br \/>\ncomprehensive benefits package. This position is located in our New York office.=<br \/>\n&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Responsibilities<br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Implement modular widgets, applications and other<br \/>\nfront-end components in Javascript as well as other technologies such as XH=<br \/>\nTML,<br \/>\nCSS, XML, JSON and microformats<br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Develop high-volume traffic websites<br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Take client requests and analyze needs to create =<br \/>\nfast<br \/>\nloading, clear and creative solutions for business to consumer websites<br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Optimize pages for cross-browser and cross-platfo=<br \/>\nrm<br \/>\ncompatibility<br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Troubleshoot JavaScript bugs and optimize existin=<br \/>\ng<br \/>\ncodebase<br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Follow coding conventions and recommend new stand=<br \/>\nards<br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Collaborate with UI Designers, Software Developer=<br \/>\ns<br \/>\nand Product Marketing managers<\/p>\n<p>Requirements<br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; JavaScript 1.0 and above <br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Proficiency with Javascript libraries, preferably=<br \/>\n YUI<br \/>\nand JQuery<br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fluent in event-driven programming techniques<br \/>\nutilizing AJAX,<br \/>\ncallbacks, and closures<br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Strong DOM manipulation and form handling skills<br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Experience creating or consuming web services<br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exceptional cross-browser debugging expertise<br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ability to write semantic XHTML markup<br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Familiar with using CSS for table-less layouts<br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Superior attention to detail <br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Professional demeanor and strong work ethic <br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Time-management and work prioritizing skills<\/p>\n<p>Strong pluses include:<br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Photoshop CS<br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Familiarity with PHP or Ruby on Rails<br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Knowledge of Flash 8 or above<br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ability to write and update design specification<br \/>\ndocuments <br \/>\n&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Database experience with MySQL and\/or PostgreSQL<br \/>\n<br \/>\nPlease send resume and cover letter to jobs@asmallworld.net.&nbsp; <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"3DMsoNormal\"><font size=\"3D2\" color=\"3Dnavy\" face=\"3DArial\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><BR><br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\nbe296b3d9de53741@lists.nyu.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just passing along a job opportunity from a friend: &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-= &nbsp; AVASCRIPT DEVELOPER Leading Social Networking Platform Luxury Brand Leader, Internet Publishing \/ Community, Fashion,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-job","category-listserv","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1093\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}