Current Vacancies

Web Developer

Company: APCO Online
Posted: 30th Jul 2007
Location: London - Covent Garden
Salary: Competitive + excellent benefits
Contract Type: Permanent
Start Date: Immediate
Ref: LON - Dev - 0707

Key Skills

The Web Developer works with project teams, online media strategists, and other developers to create interactive solutions. The position will build, test, debug and troubleshoot interactive deliverables for a wide range of project types.

Details

APCO Worldwide, a global communication consulting firm, is seeking a talented Interactive Developer with 2 years of experience to lead and assist in interactive development within a fast-paced agency environment. This position is based in our London office as part of our cutting edge European online team.

The applicant must be able to work as part of a close-knit, cross-functional project team with both technical and non-technical team members, while also being able to be proactive and function independently. Excellent communication, creativity and problem-solving skills are necessary. S/he must possess extreme attention to detail and a high level of accountability and responsibility.

Experience:
• Relevant work experience and strong knowledge of Macromedia Dreamweaver and ColdFusion a must.
• 1-2 years experience and strong knowledge of hand-coded front-end Web development, including: HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• 1-2 years strong JavaScript experience is a must; AJAX (Advanced DOM and XML) experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of Server-Side scripting, including Cold Fusion and database connectivity is required.
• Experience with ASP, ASP.NET (VB.Net or C#) or PHP is a plus.
• Experience building interactive online advertisements and Web sites.
• Experience in building relational databases required (preferably using SQL Server).
Consulting and/or Agency Experience:
• Client services or agency experience a plus but not required.
• Experience working with Marketing and Project teams
Software/Programs:
• Cold Fusion MX (6+)
• Macromedia Dreamweaver (hand-coding experience required)
• Adobe Photoshop and/or Macromedia Fireworks experience required
• Adobe Illustrator a plus
• Macromedia Studio 7 (MX) or later
• Knowledge of Macromedia Flash (7,8, and 9) a plus

APCO, recently named "2007 Public Affairs News Agency of the Year", “2006 PR Agency of the Year” by PR Week and a “Great Place to Work” by Washingtonian Magazine, offers a collegial work environment.