(New York, NY) About Quartz Quartz is a digitally native news outlet launched by Atlantic Media in September 2012. It provides a 24/7 digital guide to the new global economy designed to serve business professionals who travel the world, are focused on international markets, and value critical thinking. Quartz is optimized for access on tablets and mobile devices, and is also easily accessible on computers. Free and built for social distribution with no pay walls, registration walls, or app downloads, Quartz is ad-supported and can be accessed simply at qz.com. Job Description Quartz (http://qz.com), a recently launched global business news site from Atlantic Media, is seeking an experienced Web Applications Developer. You will work with other developers on a frontend unlike any other news site - one that places emphasis on the reading experience, seamless interaction, and values content over traditional business needs. This is an enormous opportunity to shape the news reading experience and help redefine the traditional ldquo;news site rdquo; as ldquo;news application rdquo;. To do this you should be a talented and experienced mobile web app developer with expertise in UI development. You should have strong technical knowledge in current web development and mobile technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). Words like Backbone, Modernizer, Github should resonate with you. When people talk about CSS3 you know which features are currently hardware accelerated and not. In terms of Mobile Safari you should know why ldquo;position: fixed rdquo; might have been a big deal for some before iOS5. You should love creating things and take great personal pride in building beautiful and functional user interfaces. This role is a hands-on position and you will be working closely with other developers and editorial. There is the opportunity to work on a large number of fun and challenging problems as the site and team grow. We also expect a solid background in the fundamentals of software development and have a deep understanding of best practices in mobile and website development, including cross-browser compatibility, performance tuning of UI/JavaScript applications, and user experience. The position is based out of our new Soho office in NYC. Compensation: commensurate with experience, but highly competitiveCore Skills and Experience Include:
Development and implementation experience of interactive web/mobile apps
Expertise with UI, MVC, and JS based frameworks such as jQuery, Backbone, Underscore
Prototyping and evaluating front-end designs
ldquo;HTML5 rdquo; (as well as CSS3, transitions, application cache, geo etc), DOM, HTML fragments
Familiarity with WordPress, client-side templating, JSON, and 3rd party APIs
Prior experience working in Agile Environment
Experience with cross-browser and platform issues
Managing version control systems (Github FTW) code releases (merging, tagging, etc)
Good communication and documentation skills
Self-motivated, detail-oriented, strong organizational skills, with a methodical approach to all tasks
Technical problem-solving skills, ability to succeed in a fast-moving high-demand environment, and a willingness to ldquo;roll up your sleeves rdquo; when necessary
Previous employment at early-stage companies, preferably digital media startups
Willingness to learn new skills, frameworks, and programming languages as necessary
Comfortable working with Linux and LAMP stack technologies
Bonus Points:
You've already built a reader-based mobile web app
Links to your work on GitHub or other public repos
StackOverflow profile (if relevant)
Links to websites or services where you've had a primary development role.
Core Attributes:
Force of Ideas -- At the center of Atlantic Media work are the ideas within our writing. We believe that ideas ndash; to the good and not ndash; have consequence. Our highest work is bringing rigor, insight, intellectual honesty, to that ultimate purpose of separating the bad from the good, giving voice, argument, and flight to the latter.
Spirit of Generosity -- Atlantic Media seeks in its ranks a spirit of generosity ndash; a natural disposition in each colleague toward service and selfless conduct. Atlantic Media writing should be cut from the same cloth ndash; critical on the merits but informed by charity and forbearance in measuring motive and personal character.
To apply, please visit us online at www.atlanticmedia.com.Atlantic Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Apply: