Now Hiring Digital Optimizers: UX Lead and Magento Developer

May 20, 2014 By Digital Operative,

If you're a strategic thinker who is passionate about innovative web and mobile design, then keep reading. And if a you're creative type that thrives in a fast-paced environment that features nerf guns and bagel fridays, then you will most definitely want to keep reading. But let's get serious here...DO is looking to hire two amazing individuals that will challenge cross-functional team leads on the daily, as well as get their hands dirty collaborating with engineers, back-end developers all while creating amazing web and mobile ecommerce websites. Check out the positions below: User Experience Lead Position Responsibilities

Requirements gathering that includes user research, stakeholder interviews, technical feasibility assessments, design concepting and future thinking with clients
Ownership of user experience for agency and its products
Champion principles of usability and user-centered design across the agency
Work with Strategy team during research process and participate in user testing and field research as needed
Develop logic flows, storyboards, personas, wireframes, low fidelity mock-ups, sitemaps, high fidelity prototypes, and UI specifications
Participate in pitch work and business development to represent User Experience
Contribute to the agency’s process and knowledge-base as it pertains to User Experience
Work with engineering team to determine tradeoffs based on business needs, user experience outcomes, and technology constraints
Provide quality assurance during development to ensure quality of user experience and revising experience documents
Provide support as needed in the areas of visual design or information design

Position Requirements

4+ years creating amazing experiences including user interfaces and multi-device digital experiences
Complete understanding of how to combine interaction design principles with user research
Have practical experience working on digital commerce projects (ecommerce, mobile)
Expert experience with toolset (Microsoft suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, Visio, Omnigraffle, Balsamiq, etc.)
Exceptional presentation abilities, both verbal and visual
Solid understanding of interactive experiences and technologies
Ability to inspire confidence in client interactions
Team player
Proven experience as a team leader and client contact
Ability to question the norm when optimal and create the remarkable
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Magento Developer Postion Responsibilities

Understanding client short and long term goals and recommending a solution
Keeping up to date on the latest and greatest technologies
Setting up, configuring and optimizing enterprise level ecommerce software and servers
Developing custom modules for integration into ERP, accounting, fulfillment and marketing systems
Integrating user interface designs, flows and processes
Mentoring junior developers as needed

Postion Requirements

3-5 years of experience building scalable robust web or ecommerce applications using PHP and MySQL
Solid understanding of OOP and development design patterns
Experience with HTML, CSS and JS (JQuery)
Experience working with SVN, SSH and linux command line
Experience setting up and configuring Apache, APC, Memcached and MySQL
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Oh yeah, we'll be looking for amazing interns soon too! In the next couple of months, DO will be in search of young, passionate and ambitious individuals in the following departments: social media, design, strategy and marketing. Stay tuned for more details!