Web Developer

Givex is looking for Web Designers with strong graphic design and HTML skills and an interest in print media. If you have a solid foundation of both technical knowledge and artistic principles and are a dual-brained Designer - programmer & artist with writing and project managing skills - you are a perfect fit.

Experience in all 3 areas is an asset:

Visual Design; come up with creative and appealing designs for all media
Front-end development; fluent in (X)HTML/CSS, knowledgeable in standards, accessibility & flow and able to convert the visual design into a remarkable website
Back-end development; fluent in scripting, web servers and operating systems (tinkering to proficient)

Givex is performance based; if you have the talent and the burning desire to learn and expand your expertise, you can grow and learn with Givex - building experience!

Roles and Responsibilities

Work with a creative team of 5-6 individuals, sharing knowledge, designing and building media products
Web site development, content management and routine reviews for improvement of numerous Givex and clients sites
Communicate with developers, coordinating web front-end and back-end functionality
Create and design aesthetic web page layouts; quickly delivering numerous scenarios, mockups and proofs of concept for presentation to clients
Learn technical artwork specifications for plastic card artwork
Manipulation of client artwork - for web and gift & loyalty card production
Support Marketing department; design collateral, tradeshow booths and material, all in-house marketing material
Support Sales department; understand specifications and user requirements and produce various media deliverables for approval
Desire and aptitude to learn new technologies
Advanced computer skills in MS Office
Education: Computer Studies, Fine Arts, Interactive Media or equivalent experience

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Experience in Web Development; extensive knowledge in hand-code (X)HTML, CSS, and the ability to adapt and learn any new language or application on the fly
Working knowledge of PHP/ASP/Flash/script language(s)
Experience in graphic design
Knowledge of .NET, Coldfusion, Javascript, mySQL, MsSQL, Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress and InDesign
Fluent in numerous web browsers; behaviour, interfaces and outcomes
Experience with programming languages, CMS (Plone) and web interface design is an asset
Understand capabilities of back-end programming web development - not how to do it, but fully comprehend the options of what could be done

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