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| Position Type: | Full-time |
| Location: | London, ON |
| Date Posted: | Oct 21, 2019 |
| Experience: | 5 Years |
| Education: | College Diploma (2 years) |
Job Description
Intermediate Front End Developer
Type: Full-time; Salary
No. of Positions: 1
Salary: To be discussed
Group Benefits: Yes
Start Date: November 18, 2019
Reports to: Andre Lefort, VP Technology
—tbk Creative is recognized as one of Canada’s premiere WordPress agencies – with 39 staff members; 14 of which are developers – and a focus on enterprise level solutions powered by the flexible and robust WordPress content management system. At tbk Creative, we help iconic brands become formidable online.
Working at tbk Creative means joining a world-class team that continues to contribute to Canada’s growing digital creative sector. We value independence, trust, communication, the drive to succeed and the ability to recognize failures. We like to spend our time on things that truly matter, both to our clients and our peers. With a company that was founded as a remote model (now with staff working from both our head office London, ON. office and from home), you have flexibility in your work environment.
tbk Creative has always had an intentional focus on technical excellence, and our team of 14 developers (56% of our workforce) is a testament to this commitment. Our team is varied in skill, with experts in every facet of the development and maintenance of websites. We’re looking to add another developer who’s seen it all, has forged their knowledge by way of education and “just getting it done” in the trenches. With an agile approach to development and in-house, cloud based hosting, we control every aspect of a project. We routinely celebrate accomplishments as a team and we acknowledge our failures as well.
Overview
You are someone who values elegant solutions to complex business problems. You’re compelled to design, build and document some of the country’s best software platforms and you do so passionately. Writing in PHP and working within major CMSs like WordPress inspires you and you are acutely attuned to improving process and the quality and delivery of your work. You thrive in a team environment and value the ability to focus on challenging problems. You value open and effortless communication within your team and the entire organization. You value being relied upon by your team members and you are inspired to collaborate with other team members while providing excellent value to not only your clients but tbk Creative.
The responsibilities of the Intermediate Front End Developer role includes:
- Translate artwork files (e.g., Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) into functional, standards compliant HTML, JavaScript and CSS (the digital work products).
- Implement wireframe prototypes into functional websites or website components.
- Integrate digital work products into a standards compliant WordPress theme or plugin as required.
- Adherence to WCAG 2.0 guidelines when authoring and managing digital work products.
- Implement enterprise-level, custom web-based software solutions for clients via modern web-based technologies and the delivery of best-in-class progressive web applications.
- Quality assurance testing of integrated artwork into WordPress themes and plugins as required.
- Write effective tests to support unit testing goals.
- Collaborate with designers and account representatives to complete tasks related to our clients’ marketing and technology needs.
- Provide mentorship to development team members in a way that supports their learning goals, improves them as professionals and strengthens the quality of the solutions created.
- Provide guidance to creative and technical teams on best practices and technologies to leverage in order to effectively solve business problems.
- Solve technical problems and present solutions to other colleagues (company-wide where applicable).
- Exceed targets set for the development of software modules.
- Provide project status updates to the Development Operations Manager, applicable accounts team members and leadership.
- Identify project risks and provide solutions to mitigate or avoid such risk.
- Attend and contribute to the daily Scrum Stand-up; listen and support the entire development team.
- Improve any and all areas of development process within the development team.
- Support in managing network and server infrastructure for client websites and digital products as required.
Requirements
- University degree or college diploma in engineering, programming, software development, software design or web design.
- Minimum 3 years professional experience designing and implementing websites in modern web technologies such as, but not limited to: HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript / TypeScript.
- Minimum 1-year professional experience with modern, browser-based frameworks and their concepts. These include but aren’t limited to: ReactJs, Angular, Vue.js.
- Working experience designing and implementing WordPress themes and plugins.
- Strong understanding of web design patterns and theories, general web functions and industry standards.
- Prior experience within a quality assurance (QA) role or QA process within a project. Knowledge of unit testing, continuous integration and industry standards for coding styles.
- Deep functional knowledge or hands-on design experience with Web Services (REST, SOAP, etc.).
- Strong grasp of security principles and how they apply to web-based applications and the protection of sensitive information.
- Prior experience with Git source control management process within an agile structure.
- Professional communication skills, both written and verbal.
To apply for this role, please send a cover letter and resume to: jointheteam@tbkCreative.com.
A message from the president of tbk Creative, Andrew Schiestel:
tbk takes care in producing some of Canada’s most effective web design, branding, digital marketing and marketing software solutions. The company is comprised of 39 team members and is based in downtown London, ON. right across from beautiful Victoria Park.
Our company has been recognized for many industry and business awards and for that we’re grateful. For instance, in 2019—and for four consecutive years (2016-2019)—tbk was named Top Web Design Provider in London by Consumer Choice Award. In 2016, tbk was named Small Business of the Yearat the London Chamber’s Business Achievement Awards and in 2019, tbk has been named a finalist for Medium-Sized Business of the Year at the same Awards.
By joining our team, you’ll be part of the company’s mission to help make businesses better through effective and intelligent use of technological and creative solutions. Some of our current clients include 3M® Canada, Extendicare Canada Inc., Hino® Canada, Jiffy Lube® Ontario (59 stores), Yogen Fruz® and Lerners LLP. You may also be involved in projects with tbk’s affiliated company, AODA Online, which is one of Canada’s most popular web accessibility software.
I respect every team member at tbk Creative because they have a sincere desire to produce high-quality solutions that make businesses better while creating an enjoyable and vibrant work environment for everyone. If you feel like you’d jive as a tbk employee and fit the requirements of this position, we look forward to hearing from you.
Together, we can make things better.
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Below is a video produced by the Local Employment Planning Council that features tbk Creative as a technology employer in our community:
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To apply for this role, please send a cover letter and resume to jointheteam@tbkCreative.com.