Come help us get $#!+ done. Work with a growing team to transform the Philadelphia Museum of Art's online experience.
Apply online http://philamuseum.org/jobs/ The Philadelphia Museum of Art is currently seeking a Web Developer to work collaboratively with Museum staff to develop innovative online user experiences that are aligned with the Museum's goals of audience development, visitor experience, activating the collection and civic engagement. The Web Developer will manage all aspects of the Museum's website and will supervise Web staff responsible for the creation of online interactives. He/she will be responsible for effectively communicating user experience, information architecture, and design practices to internal stakeholders using design tools, visual communications, and narrative vision; and will advocate for the innovative use of technology in all aspects of the Museum's marketing, curatorial, education and visitor services programs. Specific functions of the Web Developer position include, but are not limited to: serving as the lead developer and technical expert in designing, developing, and maintaining innovative, dynamic, and complex digital applications online; configuring and optimizing the Museum's online digital environment and system architecture; and developing the connections between content management system (CMS), collections information system (CIS), linked data, application programming interfaces (APIs), and other shared systems, web services, and data sources. He/she will also be responsible for prototyping and delivering user-centered software solutions for search and discovery; serving as the Museum's primary expert on technical matters concerning web, semantic web, and other software applications; integrating online and infrastructure systems to feed content to all digital applications; researching existing and emerging technologies to determine appropriate methods of content delivery a nd presentation; and advising on applications, systems and metadata and writing technical documentation and specifications. Qualified candidate will have at least 5 years of agency (or institution) experience supervising and managing website development projects as well as a degree in Computer Science, Visual Communication, Interface Design, or equivalent work experience. Additional qualifications include: *Ability to develop and produce multimedia websites and applications using best practices for user experience and search engine optimization and technologies such as PHP, JavaScript, Ajax, jQuery, SQL, MySQL, HTML5 and CSS3. *Skilled in writing code for large-scale, dynamic web applications, including knowledge of a programming language for a framework such as PHP, Python, Perl, or Java. *Expert knowledge of content management systems and web development frameworks such as Drupal 7 and WordPress. *Knowledge of cross-platform, digital formats for multimedia delivery and digital asset management, including text, images, video, and audio on web, mobile devices, and tablets. *Skilled in interpersonal relations and communications in order to provide advisory services and establish productive and collaborative working relationships. *Knowledge of linked data and semantic web technologies such as RDF, XML, SPARQL, JSON-LD, or Schema.org. *Knowledge of analytics and reporting software and systems. *Understanding of video and audio production and delivery. *Understanding of traditional advertising channels and campaign development. *Demonstrable knowledge of multiple software applications, web services, and cross platform execution. *Strong technical skills focused on current web and mobile device content development and delivery. *Demonstrated ability to multi-task, handling frequent interruptions and shifting priorities. *Excellent written and verbal communication problem analysis and problem-solving skills. *Excellent staff management skills to nurture and lead a web development team. *Strong attention to detail. About the Museum The Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest art museums in the United States, showcasing more than 2,000 years of exceptional human creativity in masterpieces of painting, sculpture, works on paper, decorative arts and architectural settings from Europe, Asia and the Americas. The striking neoclassical building stands on a nine-acre site above the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and houses more than 200 galleries. The Museum offers a wide variety of enriching activities, including programs for children and families, lectures, concerts and films. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: [email protected] To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
