Toronto, ON
Scott Thornley and Company (STC) is a results driven creative agency committed to making a difference for clients in the arts, government, health and not-for-profit sectors.
Job description / skills
- 2-5 years experience working in a web production environment
- Programming/coding – ASP, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, Flash, ActionScript CSS, XML, MySQL, MsSQL
- File management – keeping a live site, development site and source files organized
- Experience in working with and developing Content Management Systems (CMS)
- Experience with version-control software such as subversion (SVN)
- Understanding and interest in Web 2.0 – online communities, blogs, wiki, UGC etc.
- Manage all aspects of web production including consultation and briefings with client, information architecture and wireframe development, liaising with designers, developers and consultants
- Familiarity and experience with web development best practices, technologies and usability standards
- Experience developing cross-browser compatible code, based on web standards
- Commitment to profitability – revising project estimates and managing client
- budgets as requirements and deliverables change
- Managing and outsourcing third-party suppliers: requires understanding of web development techniques
- Design skills an asset, as well as ability to enhance provided creative and art direction
- Image work – Photoshop conversion of images to web format and development of web graphics
- Administrative – budgeting, estimating, invoicing, project briefs, project tracking, working with studio
- Top-line tech support – PC, Mac as well as Servers
- Liaise with outside tech support
- Software experience – Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Visio
- Industry savvy – can represent the category and knows what can and can’t be done
- Creative and passionate about the web user experiences and new technologies
Desired personal qualities
- Meticulous – high attention to detail and commitment to quality
- Problem solver – ability to come up with new and efficient solutions
- Team player – works well and respectfully with both staff and clients
- Time manager/multi tasker – thrives on working under pressure in a fast paced multi-project environment
- Excellent communicator – can translate technical jargon to clients in an easily understandable way
- Entrepreneurial – committed to revenue building
- Imaginative – able to see ways a project can be improved to provide a better end product