OnMilwaukee.com is growing, and that means we've created a new position that needs to be filled. Call it programmer or Web developer, but this an especially exciting job, because it means you're an instrumental part in building the ever-evolving software that powers Milwaukee's best (and only) daily online magazine.
The official job description is below, but if you really want to stand out, prove to us that you're an excellent communicator, that you love Milwaukee, and you're coming in with great ideas about how to make our business even better.
Is this you? Let's talk.
Job description:
The Web Developer provides task-level development and support for the OnMilwaukee.com development team. Duties include front end (HTML, CSS, and javascript) and back end (Ruby on Rails, perl, PHP, mySQL, linux) development and support. The Web Developer reports to the Senior Programmer and assists the programming team. This is a full-time position.
Key Responsibilities
- Web development
- This position is responsible for development and maintenance, including programming, testing and documentation
- Cross platform browser testing and troubleshooting
- Continually seek opportunities to increase efficiencies and grow professionally and personally
- General IT support for OnMilwaukee.com staff
- Communicate effectively with fellow team members
Other Responsibilities
- Customer contact
- Provide support for Systems Administrator
Required Skills
- Great communications skills
- Experience with programming languages, preferred include: Ruby, Perl, and PHP, as well as relational databases.
- Experience with front-end development: HTML, CSS and javascript
Preferred Skills
- Experience with content management systems
- Experience working with Ruby on Rails or other MVC framework
- Knowledge of UNIX systems
- Working knowledge of HTML5 and CSS3
- Proficiency with social media tools
Salary is commensurate with experience. E-mails only, please.
Andy is the president, publisher and founder of OnMilwaukee. He returned to Milwaukee in 1996 after living on the East Coast for nine years, where he wrote for The Dallas Morning News Washington Bureau and worked in the White House Office of Communications. He was also Associate Editor of The GW Hatchet, his college newspaper at The George Washington University.
Before launching OnMilwaukee.com in 1998 at age 23, he worked in public relations for two Milwaukee firms, most of the time daydreaming about starting his own publication.
Hobbies include running when he finds the time, fixing the rust on his '75 MGB, mowing the lawn at his cottage in the Northwoods, and making an annual pilgrimage to Phoenix for Brewers Spring Training.
