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MediaStorm Welcomes Interactive Designer and Developer David Kofahl

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MediaStorm is excited to announce that summer intern David Kofahl will permanently join our staff as an Interactive Designer and Developer. David is a designer and programmer, who explores the intersection of technology and storytelling. Since joining the MediaStorm team in May, he has supported the web development team in revamping the MediaStorm Storytelling Platform. For the past two years he has collaborated on America Recycled, an interactive documentary that traces unique and radical communities across the Southern United States. He is currently developing the web application for the film. In 2009 he founded Studio Syndicate, a web firm focused on building digital interfaces for non-profit organizations. His work often extends beyond developing websites and includes designing print materials, writing grants, and consulting. He earned a bachelors degree in Political Science at the University of Florida.  

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MediaStorm Hiring Front-End Developer

MediaStorm is looking for a passionate and self-motivated Front-End Developer to implement and maintain web-based applications and websites for MediaStorm's publication and client projects, as well as in-house and public-facing products and tools. The ideal candidate will have proven technical expertise in creating complex web sites and applications using modern front-end technologies and frameworks. They will be working with back-end developers and interactive designers to lead and execute development. Description MediaStorm Front-End Developers will: Develop innovative production and workflow tools Work with Back-End Developers, Interactive Designers and Project Managers to establish production timelines Participate in client meetings and develop to their needs Work with designers to implement designs and user interfaces Be responsible for testing code across browsers and platforms Manage deployment of code updates to live websites Remain up-to-date with new web development trends and technologies Qualifications The successful applicant should have: At least three years of professional development experience Strong…

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MediaStorm Hiring Back-End Developer

MediaStorm is looking for a passionate and self-motivated back-end develop to implement and customize PHP and MySQL code for MediaStorm's publication and client projects. The ideal candidate will have proven technical expertise in creating scalable, database-driven web applications and websites in PHP, MySQL and MVC frameworks such as CodeIgniter. They will be working with front-end developers and interactive designers to lead and execute development. Back-End Developer Description MediaStorm Back-End Developers will: Code back-end website solutions in PHP and MySQL Develop and maintain elastic cloud scaling servers (Amazon EC2), along with other cloud-based third-party applications (Zencoder, Braintree, etc.) Develop back-end strategies for large-scale projects Develop innovative production and workflow tools Work with Front-End Developers, Interactive Designers and Project Managers to establish production timelines Participate in client meetings and develop to their needs Work with designers to implement designs and user interfaces Be responsible for testing code across browsers and platforms Be responsible for…

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MediaStorm Welcomes Taylor Buley

MediaStorm is excited to welcome Taylor Buley to the MediaStorm staff as a developer. Taylor Buley is a developer/journalist specializing in JavaScript. He studied Philosophy, Politics & Economics at the University of Pennsylvania and got his masters in Communication from Stanford. He started his career as a fact-checker at Forbes Magazine, where he later became a staff writer and developer and reported from Silicon Valley. Previous to Forbes, where he became a lead editorial developer, he was a Robert L. Bartley fellow at The Wall Street Journal's Editorial Page, a Burton C. Gray intern at Reason magazine and interned for the White House Council of Economic Advisers.

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Nielsen Photo Group Hiring Web Developer

The Nielsen Photo Group is currently hiring a web developer. This is a great opportunity to work as a web developer with a fun and creative team. The work location is conveniently midtown NYC, working for the Nielsen Photo Group, a subsidiary of Nielsen Business Media. The Nielsen Photo Group owns digital, trade show and print businesses like Photo District News, Rangefinder and After Capture. The ideal candidate is a responsible and independent programmer who will help us build and maintain the next generation of our suite of photography centric websites.​ Junior​ and senior​ level developer resumes are welcome for submission. Desired skills: PHP, Perl, Javascript, HTML, CSS, MySql, Linux, AJAX, mod_perl, Apache Salary: Commensurate with experience range $55,000 and up. Required for this position: Minimum of 2 years experience in website development Perl back-end or mod_perl is a major plus Strong background in HTML, Javascript and CSS Expert knowledge of AJAX…

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