Developer

at Personal Democracy Forum

Jobs available  |  February 22, 2010 at 2:16pm

New York, NY The Personal Democracy Forum (PdF) is seeking a Drupal developer to work as a full-time contractor. Compensation is commensurate with experience.
Position Responsibilities include the following:
• Maintain two Drupal websites: personaldemocracy.com and techpresident.com
• Maintain security and server updates
• Modify backend and integrate CSS to reflect forthcoming information re-architecture and new design templates
• Install new modules and create new functionality as needed
• Evaluate and support integration and maintenance of 3rd party applications as needed
• Manage project plan for all development related projects
• Report weekly to the COO; interface with editorial and business staff on website needs

Skills and Experience
Viable candidates will have the following skills and experience:
• A minimum of 3 years experience developing and maintaining content-rich, Drupal-based sites with Web 2.0 functionality
• Proficiency in PHP, MySQL, HTML, and CSS
• In-depth and up-to-date knowledge of the functionality available within the Drupal core and modules
• A team player, creative problem-solver, and self-starter able to manage and complete projects on time with minimum supervision
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of SEO, as well as effective information architecture practices
• Ability to maintain clean, documented code
• Knowledge of emerging open-source and 2.0 technologies and the ability to creatively apply them to PdF initiatives

The following are desired, but not required:
• Experience working within small teams
• Experience applying technology to the political, advocacy, or non-profit initiatives

About the Personal Democracy Forum
The Personal Democracy Forum (PdF) is the leading non-partisan organization in the field of politics and technology. Since the launch of its first conference in 2004, PdF has grown steadily, expanding its conference offerings to include international events and building its online presence as an industry resource for those operating in the world of political technology, further solidifying its reputation as a thought leader in the field and the go-to resource for analysis. In 2007, PdF launched its award-winning techPresident blog, featuring a seasoned and crosspartisan team of internet campaigners blogging about how campaigns are using the web and vice versa. techPresident won the Knight-Batten Award for Innovation in Journalism that year. The blog tracks trends in how campaigns and organizations are using social media, as well as how ordinary citizens and activists are using new technologies to insert their voices and concerns into the political process.

Tags: Drupal, developer.

Contact: How to apply
Please email cover letter, resume, and compensation requirements to jobs@personaldemocracy.com. Please include links to relevant work samples..