Programmer
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer the incumbent designs, produces and maintains various corporate websites, works on the main corporate site, and contributes to the overall Web Communications strategy and special projects.
Primary responsibilities
- Create design prototypes, including graphic design, site navigation, and layout of content, for the main corporate web site and for station websites.
- Ensure that the layout of the content is accessible and logical; recommend improvements if necessary.
- Create visual concepts that match the content and the image wanted by the clients but that fit in the schools global image; ensure that sites are easy to navigate.
- Build websites using technologies that conform to international standards and make sure that they are universally accessible.
- Perform maintenance and updates to existing websites.
Requirements
- Two to four years of experience in web design, of which a minimum of one year producing table-less, XHTML, standards-compliant cross browser, and gracefully-degrading code.
- Experience working in a communications/ public relations environment, particularly in a television environment desirable.
- Advanced knowledge of XHTML, CSS, and of digital imaging and illustration with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator with formal training an asset.
- Knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, PHP, Drupal and dynamic HTML; experience with Macromedia Flash.
- Knowledge and demonstrated experience with cross-browser and cross-platform issues (IE, Firefox, Safari, etc.)
- Extensive experience working on a Mac platform.
- Attention to detail, customer-service orientation, and creativity in problem-solving.
- Ability to work in a team and to communicate in a clear way to provide training to staff and faculty.
- Formal training in desktop publishing applications, and photography definite assets.
- Superior knowledge of current web-design trends and techniques, a strong online portfolio displaying user-centered design, and experience with web database solutions definite assets.
Please remit resumes to HR@TCNCountry.com.
