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Web Developer

Job Snapshot
Location:
609 New Hampshire St
Lawrence, KS 66044 (map it!Map it! )
Other Pay:
Competitive compensation and benefits package.
Employee Type:
Full-Time
Industry:
Newspaper
Manages Others:
No
Job Type:
Design
Information Technology
Experience:
Not Specified
Post Date:
11/3/2009
Contact Information
Contact:
Debbie Snyder
Phone:
785-832-7149
Ref ID:
09-123
Description

 

The online division of the World Company in Lawrence, Kansas, seeks a Web Developer to join our award-winning team in building the next generation of interactive community news and information web sites.

 

Web developers work in Django to create new content and interaction frameworks, and to support and extend existing features, on World Company desktop and mobile web sites; participate in collaboratively researching, imagining and creating innovative interactive community news environments; stay up to date on the latest online possibilities and trends; provide support for existing web site features; and in general take part in a fast-paced, collaborative team building our new generation of interactive publishing tools and web sites.

 

Our department has a long and outstanding history of open source involvement -- we're the birthplace of Django -- has won numerous awards for online excellence and is, in short, home to one of the best web teams anywhere. Our organization has been featured as media trendsetter by the New York Times and NPR, and we have a company-wide culture of forward-thinking excellence.

 

We offer an excellent benefits package including health, dental, 401k, plus employee discounts on your Sunflower Broadband cable, internet and phone services and on your Journal-World subscription.  Background check, preemployment drug screen and physical lift assessment required.

 

To apply, submit a cover letter, resume and samples of your work to  hrapplications@ljworld.com.  EOE

Requirements Ideal candidates will have experience with database-backed web development and a history of development in dynamic languages preferably on open-source (LAMP-style) platforms; strong teamwork skills; ability to conceptualize and problem solve; ability to work alongside designers to meet deadlines; database (SQL) theory and data modeling; understanding of web standards and web-development best practices; REST web services; knowledge of user interaction and information architecture concepts. Prior experience creating web sites with Django and a history of participation in the Django community a plus.
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