Rails Job

Rails Web Developer

Posted 4 months ago at 16 January 2012

Description:

Rails Web Developer

Pasadena, CA

Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) is a member-supported public radio network that operates 89.3 KPCC-FM in Los Angeles and Orange County, 89.1 KUOR-FM in the Inland Empire and 90.3 KPCV in the Coachella Valley. Reaching more than 600,000 listeners every week, SCPR is the most listened to public radio news service of any kind in Southern California and serves the diverse communities of Southern California with award winning local news coverage as well as the most NPR (National Public Radio) content available anywhere in the region.

SCPR’s flagship station, KPCC, has garnered over 200 journalistic honors including 3 Distinguished Radio Journalist awards (from the Greater LA Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists) and the 2008 top honor for Breaking News from the LA Press Club. SCPR also features signature public radio programs from American Public Media, the BBC and Public Radio International. Listeners around the globe can access news, join blogs, download podcasts, as well as hear a live web stream at www.scpr.org.

Our workplace is as dynamic as our programming! Diverse, creative and compelling doesn’t just describe what we do, but also who we are. We tap into the life experiences of our employees for perspective and balance. In addition to pursuing your talents in a creative, energetic workplace, you’ll discover competitive pay and benefits, a culture that encourages learning and development, and opportunities for advancement. A career at Southern California Public Radio is your opportunity to inspire – and to be inspired.

Position Summary:

The Django/Rails Web Developer will work closely with the technical and editorial staff to aid in the creation, production and maintenance of digital initiatives for 89.3 KPCC Southern California Public Radio (KPCC.org). He/She works in a creative and technical capacity to build and maintain underlying and top-level systems that support high-volume digital content distribution for KPCC public radio audiences. Candidate will work in a hands-on capacity to build and maintain KPCC websites and online tools. The Django/Rails Web Developer works on a variety of digital media platform products including websites, iPhone apps, mobile websites, blogs, streaming and downloadable audio and video services, RSS feeds, podcasts, wikis, e-mail newsletters, and more. Candidate will report to the Sr. UX Designer.

Position Responsibility:

• Responds to daily production priorities and Web development requests defined and assigned by the Sr. UX-Designer
• Works in conjunction with designer, programmers, and producers to create and support systems which allow digital and broadcast staff to build, maintain and deliver online content via a broad range of vehicles, including websites, mobile devices, streaming and downloaded media, newsletters, podcasts, etc.
• Checks work for CSS and HTML accuracy and browser compatibility
• Stays current with emerging trends in digital media to ensure the organization uses the latest technologies
• Contributes to the vision and planning of activities to advance Southern California Public Radio’s digital platforms

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in computer science, journalism, media, communications, design and/or equivalent experience
• Experience in web development with HTML/CSS mastery and fluency in Python and/or Ruby
• Experience with a full-stack MVC web framework (we use Django) and object-oriented design
• Experience with development of MySQL database-driven websites
• Experience with streaming and downloadable media formats and systems

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Comfortable on the command line
• Mastery of Django/Python, Rails/Ruby, or equivalent MVC framework
• Experience with DVCS (we use Git)
• Ability to work under heavy deadline pressure
• Ability to work with little supervision
• HTML/CSS mastery, with a passion for web standards
• Experience with JS frameworks (we use jQuery) and AJAX/JSON
• Experience maintaining, customizing and extending content management systems
• Experience publishing and consuming APIs using REST and/or SOAP
• Solid oral and written communication skills
• Solid information architecture sensibility
• Demonstrated ability to work in an interdisciplinary team environment
• Familiarity with communicating technical requirements
• Ability to analyze requirements and provide accurate work estimates

For a complete job description and to apply go to:

http://americanpublicmedia.iapplicants.com/ViewJob-236321.html

Southern California Public Radio is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We encourage candidates with a diversity of life experiences to apply.

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