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Front-End Web Developer
NBC Universal
New York, NY, United States
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About Us
NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBCUniversal’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Responsibilities
We are looking for a Front-End Web Developer who is highly engaged and motivated to combine the art of design with the art of programming. Responsibilities will include the translation of design wire-frames to front-end code that will produce the visual elements of our applications. You will work with designers and the product team to bridge the gap between graphical design and technical implementation, taking an active role on both sides and defining how the application looks as well as how it works
Qualifications/Requirements
Develop new user-facing features
Build reusable code and libraries for future use
Communicate the technical feasibility of designs
Optimize application code for maximum speed and scalability
Collaboration and contribution to positive team morale
5+ years working with modern Web technologies (HTML, CSS, SASS, Javascript and JQuery, d3 and additional visualization libraries)
5+ years working with code versioning repositories (Git)
Experience with cross-browser compatibility issues and workarounds
Experience with Content Management Systems and system architecture
Working knowledge of the SAFE Agile workflow
Positive can-do attitude with ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced Agile work environment
Desired Characteristics
Degree or equivalent experience
5+ years of related professional work experience in media publishing environment (Newsroom experience a plus)
Familiarity working with APIs
Experience working with Video PDKs
Knowledge of industry standards and up-and-coming technologies (Apple News, AMP, Progressive Web Apps, Facebook Instant Articles, Google News, etc)
Knowledge SEO best practices
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to work on deadline and under pressure on multiple projects
Excellent knowledge of data tools such as spreadsheets and databases