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Developer

DeveloperJoin one of the fastest growing digital teams in the state.  OPUBCO Communications Group has immediate openings for internet and mobile developers.  Our company is a nationwide leader in digital media initiatives and local market share, with digital products that reach over 40% of the total Oklahoma City market.  Our products make a difference in people*s lives every day.

We offer a variety of cutting edge projects, premium work environment, team oriented co-workers, top notch benefits package, on site cafeteria and fitness center, 401(k) retirement savings plan, credit union, and competitive salary.

Developers will be responsible for working with Designers and Programmers to create next generation web sites and develop interactive web application user interfaces using open-source tools (LAMPhp).  Ideal candidates will have 2-5 years of web design and production experience and be highly skilled in hand-coding HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with strong work experience using JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) and Scriptaculous, JQuery, or equivalent AJAX toolkits.

Primary responsibilities

  • Works with designers to prototype and design user-friendly Web 2.0 interfaces that are cross-browser compliant.
  • Works with programmers to convert Photoshop designs into interactive web applications that adhere to current W3C coding standards.
  • Programs browser-side interactions using JavaScript, JSON, Smarty Templates, and calls to back-end PHP functions.
  • Works with Site Traffic Manager to insure that web pages are fully SEO optimized and tracked using Omniture Analytics.  

Requirements

  •  Strong visual design, layout and typographic skills with sharp attention to detail.
  •  Strong working knowledge of HTML/XHTML/DHTML to produce clean, well-formed documents.
  •  Strong working knowledge of CSS including CSS layout and style inheritance.  (Multi-platform CSS knowledge is a plus.)
  •  Strong working knowledge of JavaScript/ECMAscript.
  •  Thorough understanding of W3C coding standards, browser compatibility issues, accessibility guidelines, and search engine optimization techniques.
  •  Must be able to work with Photoshop to cut apart designs.
  •  Must be able to work well under tight deadlines and with minimal supervision.
  •  Must have excellent organizational skills.  

Experience with any of the following is a plus

  •  PHP/Smarty Templates
  •  AJAX code libraries
  •  Flash coding (Flex or ActionScript).
  •  Omniture
  •  Flash Video or Flash Animation
  •  Experience with content management systems like Drupal, Joomla, Mambo, etc.