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Job title

Sr. Web Developer

Company The Walt Disney Company - Walt Disney Internet Gro
Wage Not specified
Location United States, California, North Hollywood
Employment type Full Time
Education Not Specified
Year Experience 4 - 5 Years of Practical Experience
Travel None
Published on 7/16/2008
Description
Contract Position- 6 months with possibility of extension

The Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) offers a compelling mix of interactive entertainment and informational content and services for Internet and mobile devices for audiences around the world. WDIG is both a developer of unique new media experiences specifically designed for Internet and mobile media and a developer of new platforms for distributing content selected from broad, existing entertainment divisions and libraries of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS). With a portfolio of products and services designed with quality and guest safety in mind, WDIG’s integration of Disney’s unmatched breadth of content with a best-practices approach to Internet and mobile technology drives multiple revenue streams from premium content offerings, advertising and ecommerce. WDIG’s suite of properties includes Disney.com, Family.com, and mDisney mobile entertainment. WDIG is an industry leader in online virtual worlds for kids and families, with offerings including Disney’s Club Penguin, Disney’s Toontown Online and the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean Online and Disney Fairies. WDIG, which is headquartered in North Hollywood, Calif., has operations in Asia-Pacific, Europe and across the Americas.

POSITION SUMMARY

Working with the Manager of Technology, the Senior Web Developer candidate will work closely with the ABC Daytime and Soapnet.com business and creative teams to develop or integrate new websites, web applications, feeds, and related technology, and help manage client and business expectations. The candidate will provide technical guidance, feedback, and oversight for all areas of front-end web development. As such, this candidate should excel in all components of web development including: layout, HTML, DHTML, CSS, AJAX, and integrating dynamic Flash components into a website, should be an expert in layout, working from wire frames, comps, or other high-concept documents.

The candidate should be experienced with Tea template development and integration with GoPublish, our Content Management System. Moreover, the candidate should be experienced in creating the initial structure for content in the CMS and the overall hierarchy for storing static content, all with an eye towards future maintainability.
The candidate for this position, working with other team members as necessary, is expected to be able to drive the development of a new website or component from prototype, wire frames, comps, or other high-concept documents to a finished product.

Additionally, the candidate will oversee day-to-day maintenance and enhancements to the existing websites, working with vendors, third-parties, and mentoring internal team members.

This candidate should be able to deliver projects successfully and on time with little oversight required and should be able to mentor other team members, and is also expected to contribute to new processes for streamlining development and deployment as needed.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Design and Development on New Projects
  • Project Leadership(including working with third parties)
  • Working with ABC Daytime and Soapnet.com Business, Participating in meetings and working with existing sites.

    QUALIFICATIONS FOR POSITION
  • Expert knowledge of DHTML, CSS and JavaScript
  • Experienced in JSP, PHP, ASP, or similar object-oriented server-side scripting languages.
  • Proven ability to work with and provide leadership to members of third party development teams.
  • Experience with a Content Management System, having architected a CMS structure for a new web site.
  • Ability to multi-task and manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously.
  • Experience as a liaison to business, creative, and design team members for front-end site related issues.
  • Experience using libraries and frameworks like Ajax libraries in Javascript.
  • Experience mentoring other team members a plus.
  • Experience in building prototypes to convey new ideas.
  • Can serve as point of escalation, coordinate daily activities as needed, and represent the technology team to various stakeholders.
  • Insures industry standard web practices are used where possible.
  • Experience working with dynamic Flash (Flash Remoting, XML, JavaSWF).
  • A keen interest in web2.0 websites, communities, blogging, music and video sites a plus.
  • An enthusiastic user of new technologies, i.e., an early adopter.
  • Must be interested in TV.

    SPECIFIC SKILLS REQUIRED
  • 4 year college degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
  • 5 or more years of web development, including expertise in HTML,DHTML, CSS, AJAX, JavaScript and at least one of the following - ASP/JSP/PHP or a similar object-oriented server-side scripting language.
  • Prior Tea template experience.
  • Prior experience setting up a GoPublish CMS and working with Content Editor.
  • Flash MX
  • Action Script
  • Photoshop
  • Eclipse or other Java IDE
  • Some understanding of basic Java would be a plus.
  • Some experience with HTTP protocol a plus.
  • Strong organizational skills.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate technical issues to a diverse non-technical audience
  • Extraordinary troubleshooting skills in a distributed web hosting platform.
  • Some experience leading teams and projects or serving in a lead role.
  • A team player
  • Ability to perform / learn new tasks outside the candidate’s immediate range of skills.

    TO APPLY, please visit www.disneycareers.com and search for JOB ID: 167649

    To expedite consideration, we highly recommend that you BOTH upload your resume AND copy and paste the text when creating your candidate profile.df-tc

    Experience/Skills
    Web Developer

    Other desired skills:
    manager, online, on-line, wireless, internet, development, flash, producers, producer, diversity, di
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