Hill+Knowlton Strategies/Calgary, AB, Canada
(You eat, sleep and breathe PHP and Javascript)
Hill+Knowlton Strategies is seeking a full stack developer to join a team that is revolutionizing the way that communications campaigns are run across the world. You'll be working in a fast-paced environment both building new products and consulting with some of Canada's largest companies and brands.
We are the nation's leading strategic communications consultancy and part of a worldwide network of communications specialists. Regularly recognized as one of Canada's Best Workplaces; our employees work in a friendly, fast-paced environment. We're part of a global team of top talent and are committed to being, simply, the best. There are exciting opportunities for promotion, travel and training alongside competitive compensation and benefits.
So what does being a developer at a communications consultancy entail? Well, it's a little different each day, depending on our client needs. But some of the things we've built from scratch in the past year include customized polling and analysis platforms, social media plugins, dashboards to monitor advertising campaign performance, and all sorts of other communications and outreach tools that are too confidential to talk about in a job posting like this.
Applicants for this position should have:
Full-stack developer experience-and be comfortable both in languages like PHP and developing within rich Front End js frameworks
Passion for software excellence
Experience designing new web from the ground up
Fluency in Front End implementation/prototyping (HTML5 and CSS)
Experience developing across multiple channels (desktop, mobile)
Familiarity with current and emerging web standards, responsive frameworks and CMS
Strong understanding of user experience design
Understanding of cross-platform and cross-browser compatibility issues
Proven ability to outline how you've arrived at strong creative solutions
Experience with test-driven development
Worked with relational databases (MySQL or postgresql)
And, we'd be really pleased if you were able to:
Develop in a Ruby on Rails environment
Work with the Twitter and Facebook APIs
Develop in Xcode for the iOS family of mobile devices
Use the Adobe Creative Suite of software.
With nine offices across the country, Hill+Knowlton Strategies is a leader in both public relations and government relations. The company is the No. 1-rated strategic communications firm in Canada. Its experts specialize in corporate communications, public affairs, marketing communications, crisis, energy, technology, health care, digital communications, financial communications and transactions. The only communications firm to have earned the Order of Excellence from Excellence Canada, it is also recognized as one of the 2013 Best Workplaces in Canada. Its parent company, Hill+Knowlton Strategies Inc., has 89 offices in 52 countries as well as an extensive associate network and is a member of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY), one of the world's largest communications services groups.
If you are thinking about your next career move and might enjoy a life of coding, consulting and communications we would like to talk with you.
Please send your CV and a link to your portfolio.
Employment Type: Permanent
Note: Applicants must be eligible to work in the specified location. No sponsorship is available unless noted in the description above.
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