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Skyscraper Magazine is seeking a freelance webmaster.The webmaster will be responsible for planning and executing an extensive re-design of Skyscraper's website (www.skyscrapermagazine.com). This job will include upgrading the layout to accommodate both advertisements and multimedia content (such as audio and video), as well as adding search functions and more than doubling the amount of content featured on the homepage. It is mandatory that the design be highly accessible and provide a user-friendly content management system that will enable the site's editors to post and manage content without needing to know programming language. The webmaster must also create a multi-user login script and database for the site.
In addition to these duties, candidates should possess the following qualifications:
- A minimum of four years web design/development experience with both front-end and back-end systems. This should include a solid understanding of markup languages, style sheet languages, client- and server-side scripting, database technologies, and multimedia technologies.
- Strong graphic design skills and the ability to construct not only a functional but consistent and visually appealing website.
- Familiarity with a variety of web design disciplines, possibly including but not limited to: animation, typography, search engine optimization, and Web-enabled software (such as feed aggregators).
- Experience designing sites for multiple web browsers, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari.
- Ability to multitask and prioritize workload to meet strict deadlines.
- Strong communication skills, a detail-oriented personality, and an ability to both closely follow instructions and take initiative are essential. (As this is a freelance position and the webmaster will be working independently, he/she will be expected to perform his/her duties in a timely and thorough manner, as well as communicate with Skyscraper's publishers regularly via email and phone.)
- Strong familiarity with Skyscraper's content and core audience.
While it is essential that the webmaster develops a site that is highly functional (i.e. readable, easy to navigate), creativity and innovation are desired. Therefore, visual design skills are important, and the webmaster will be given considerable artistic freedom with regard to the graphic design of the site.
Candidates for this position will need to be available extensively during the months of July and August, during which time the initial design and framework of the website will be developed, including incorporating archived content into the new site. Once the new site is published, the required duties of this position are still to be determined, though the time commitment is sure to diminish considerably. Ideal candidates, however, should be able to stay on as webmaster at least through the end of 2009.
This position is unpaid, although a modest salary is likely to become available within a few month's time (once the site is published and begins generating advertising revenues). For students, academic internship credit can also be arranged, if applicable. Although candidates should possess all of the above-mentioned skills, Skyscraper welcomes students and other applicants who may lack considerable professional experience, so long as they show ability and dedication.
If you meet these qualifications, please email a resume, links to previous sites you've designed, and a brief note about yourself and your particular interest in working for Skyscraper to skyscraperz✧✧✧@hotm✧✧✧.c✧✧ with the subject line "webmaster application." The deadline for applications is Friday, June 26th.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Saturday, 20 June 2009 17:33 (sixteen years ago)