Web Designer/Developer
The BD Performing Arts Organization establishes the position of Web Designer/Developer to serve at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer to address the daily needs and strategic outlook for the website and all supporting programs and activities that are part of its operating infrastructure.
BD Performing Arts is looking for a full stack web developer to manage and enhance public web properties as well as internal web-based tools. This position will work with a small-but-collaborative team to push the technology envelope in a highly-visible and fast-paced non-profit organization. You'll own decisions about which web services to use, how to implement new features, and the overall design of multiple related websites. You'll build tools and features from the ground up. Duties include but are not limited to:
General Duties
Site Updates, Maintenance, New Development
Keep the site up-to-date with content and images (schedules, photo galleries, etc.). As new initiatives form, design and develop web components to complement.
Database Management
Maintain and develop the database schema to accurately capture and report information about members, staff, donors, events, media, content, and more. Each department uses the infrastructure in a different way, so this person is the go-to person to get stakeholders the information they need.
Communication
This person should have excellent communication skills as they will be interacting with all aspects of the company and stakeholders in multiple projects. They will lend support to the marketing team, social media/video team, fundraising team, program directors, and events team. This support involves anything from conceptual development of a project, to graphic production, to new website pages, to new website features. Because this position is cross-functional, the person should be able to see the bigger picture and help develop ideas that span beyond what may be initially suggested.
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this document, based on the business needs of the organization.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Job Qualifications
- Excellent knowledge and a working command of the full LAMP stack (CentOS, Apache, MariaDB, PHP) – including design, development, shell scripting, service configuration, firewalls and system security, backup strategies, and administration.
- Excellent knowledge and a working command of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, JSON – including application design, development, and system administration.
- Experience in object-oriented PHP application design and development, class design and implementation, debugging techniques, REST API development and use, integration of 3rd party libraries, and best practices.
- Experience in relational database design, table and index design and best practices, MySQL syntax and query construction, table and query optimization, report creation with complex queries, and MySQL database administration.
- Experience with third-party APIs, i.e. G Suite, Google Maps, Eventbrite, Dark Sky, Twilio, Authorize.net, DocuSign, YouTube, Mailchimp, and more
- Keen eye for UI/UX...the user always comes first
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Analytical skills with good reporting accuracy
- A strong ability to translate user requests into an efficient and timely solution.
- Strong attention to detail and thoroughness in identifying and resolving problems
- Strong organizational and coordination skills, with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple
- projects with competing deadlines
- Ability to multi-task and remain focused and professional despite repeated interruptions
- Comfortable working in a dynamic work environment, with strong ability to multi-task.
- Highly motivated, independent, self-starter who can also take direction from CEO, COO and
- Board members.
- Must be able to work some weekends and some evenings
- iOS development (the iOS app is mostly Swift, but has a bit of Objective-C) a Plus
- Deep knowledge of Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign a Plus
Education
AAS or BS degree in Computer sciences or computer related programs. 5 years of experience in full stack website development and system administration.
Employment
The Web Designer/Developer is a salaried position with compensation commensurate with the experience level of the candidate.