Web Development Specialist

Position: Web Development Specialist

Posted: June 15, 2010

Company: HEROweb Marketing and Design
Location: 4660 Main Street, Building D, Springfield OR 97478

Company Description: HEROweb Marketing and Design is a web services firm based in Springfield, OR. We specialize in providing Internet marketing services, ecommerce and dynamic content website development, and hosting services for small businesses.

Overall Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality websites from start to finish using the MightyMerchant suite of Ecommerce and web development tools
• Understand our company's vision and philosophy and work as part of a team to help us reach our goals
• Manage projects and keep customers on task
• Create beautiful visual web designs and/or be able to work with and manage contract graphic designers to implement web projects
• Project energy, enthusiasm, and knowledge about our services and doing business online

Essential Functions

• Build database/template-driven websites.
• Implement Javascripts and Cascading Style Sheets
• Build site interfaces with jQuery
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with customers
• Demonstrate proficiency with graphic design tools such as Photoshop and Fireworks
• Develop functionality related to MightyMerchant and our customers' websites, using php/mysql
• Assist with integrating MightyMerchant with third-party applications using published APIs
• Contribute to development of new technologies and initiatives
• Be actively engaged with Social Media
• Contribute to end-user and developer documentation
• Become an expert in web usability
• Gain a strong working knowledge of Search Engine Optimization principals
• Streamline processes for integrating customer data, images, and copy into websites
• Do website updates and maintenance
• Test sites for functionality and accuracy
• Communicate with customers throughout the design process
• Put in place processes and documentation related to web development practices and business processes

Skills and Abilities

• Exceptional attention to detail
• Awesome writing skills
• Quick thinker
• Loves to learn
• Great business sense
• Excellent at listening and asking questions
• Looking to work for a small company where you can be part of a team and make a difference
• Able to take lots of things thrown at you
• Full of energy
• Outgoing
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to keep a consistent work schedule
• Keep MightyMerchant's proprietary technology confidential
• Excellent grammar and spelling
• Ability to understand the goals of our business customers
• Ability to prioritize projects and meet deadlines
• Understand the importance of professional quality work
• Strong interest in E-commerce and web development
  

Job Demands

• Continuous alertness, precision, and concentration to ensure accuracy of work
• Continuous performance of basic numeric calculations, as well as writing, reading, comparing, and analyzing
• Frequent use of judgment, reasoning, patience, and negotiation in solving problems
• Normal workday with occasional overtime

Compensation

Hourly - based on experience

If you are interested in working for HEROweb, we encourage you to review the content of our site to learn about our company. We also recommend checking out http://www.mightymerchant.com

NOTE: Job descriptions are not intended, and should not be construed to be exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with a job. They are intended to be accurate reflections of those principal job elements essential for successfully executing this job.

If you would like to be considered for this position, please send your resume, salary requirements, and a cover letter to 0610jobs@hero-web.com