Job Title: Web Developer for Leading Creative Writing School<\/p>\n
Job Duration: Full Time<\/p>\n
Company: Gotham Writers’ Workshop<\/p>\n
About Gotham Writers’:<\/p>\n
Gotham Writers’ Workshop is the leading private creative writing school in\u00a0New York City and online. Professional writers present workshops in more\u00a0than a dozen forms of writing. The schools interactive online classes,\u00a0selected as Best of the Web by Forbes, have attracted thousands of aspiring\u00a0writers from across the United States and more than one hundred countries.<\/p>\n
Gotham Writers’ Workshop launched its online division, WritingClasses.com,\u00a0in June of 1997. Using proprietary software, the online campus offers\u00a0interactive, craft-oriented classes and resources for writers. As virtual\u00a0replicates of the NYC classes, the online courses are accessible 24 hours a\u00a0day and are taught by the school’s expert faculty.<\/p>\n
Job Requirements and\/or Qualifications:<\/p>\n
Gotham Writers’ Workshop seeks a web developer with an adventurous spirit\u00a0whose ideas and work will play a major role in the experience of thousands\u00a0of students a year. It’s a chance to blend technical expertise with\u00a0creativity.<\/p>\n
While Gotham is highly respected, it bears little similarity to “academic”\u00a0institutions. The office staff is small and casual; the web developer will\u00a0work with the director of technology as a team of two, meaning this person’s\u00a0ideas and creativity are greatly valued. It’s also a “people” job as the web\u00a0developer will be interacting with teachers, students, and office staff on a\u00a0regular basis. In other words, you won’t be a cog in a cubicle here.<\/p>\n
The activities of the web developer are diverse, including front and back
\nend work, as well as a mixture of conceptual thinking and day-to-day\u00a0operational maintenance. Among the activities: redesigning the website and\u00a0in-house classroom software to stay on the leading edge; providing tech\u00a0support to students and teachers; improving content management, financial\u00a0software, and marketing communication; brainstorming with the office staff\u00a0on various ways to enhance the company.<\/p>\n
A strong technical background is necessary but there is leeway to develop\u00a0some of the necessary skills on the job.<\/p>\n
Skills (at least 2):<\/p>\n
LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL , PHP — OO preferred)
\nDatabase design and administration
\nMVC frameworks (Yii Preferred) + legacy non-MVC web code
\nHTML, CSS, jQuery, XML
\nLinux Systems Administration (Red Hat)
\nAbility to explain technical issues to non-technical people
\nInterest in educational technology<\/p>\n
Additional Skills (not deal breakers):<\/p>\n
Mobile Application development
\nSocial Media Application development
\nMercurial Version Control
\nPerl, Windows Systems Admin
\nKnowledge of design and UI aesthetics<\/p>\n
Education: Bachelor’s Degree (Masters preferred)<\/p>\n
Work Samples: Please include samples or your work – urls are fine -and let\u00a0us know specifically what your level of involvement was.<\/p>\n
Salary: Under $65,000
\nBenefits: 401K\/403B, Health
\nJob Location: New YorK, NY 10018 USA<\/p>\n
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