Web Developer

Silas Partners is seeking a qualified candidate to serve in the role of Web Developer. Our web production designers play a key role in the implementation of our client strategies. They are responsible for successfully executing online marketing projects in a timely and cost-efficient manner. Web Producers are well organized with a high attention to details and are flexible enough to react to competing demands from multiple projects.

Web Producers will work closely with web developers and graphic designers for the execution of the strategy while working within our project manager’s timeline. In this team environment the production designer will play a support role and their responsibilities are listed below.

The ideal candidate will be committed to quality, well-organized, a strong problem solver, a good communicator, experienced, enthusiastic, and eager to take on responsibility and learn new skills. He/she will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment while creating an exciting, fun, teamwork-oriented setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Ability to manage one’s time and meet time sensitive deadlines for multiple projects.
• Understand online communication objectives and creating a positive web audience experience.
• Production and layout of web pages for our client work which involves knowledge of CMS platforms, HTML and CSS.
• Create graphics that stay consistent with an established style and optimizing them for the web.
• Batch process product images and optimize for the web.
• Catalog content delivered and prep it for migration into a CMS.
• Participate in the team’s quality assurance phase of the project and understand the different web platform idiosyncrasies.
• Assist Creative Director and Marketing Director with internal marketing projects.
• Miscellaneous roles to support the operations of the company.

Key Qualifications

• Technically Adept - Deep technical expertise is not required, but you must be able to perform (or quickly learn) basic functions on website platforms.
• Team Player - You recognize that no one is good at everything, and so you work seamlessly with other team members to deliver integrated solutions for clients. You know your teammates strengths and work to bring out the best in them.
• Hard Working - Our clients are engaged in serious work and you would take seriously our obligation to serve them well. As a strategic partner, we give the extra effort that makes us more than just a vendor.
• Attention to Detail - You sweat the details, knowing that a great deal of value can be created through work that is not always glamorous.
• Good Organization - You can manage many different projects without things falling through the cracks. You instinctively know how to prioritize competing demands on your time.

Education/Experience

• 1-3 years experience in a web production role and/or prior experience working in a web-related field.
• Basic HTML and CSS. JavaScript and PHP skills are a plus.
• Basic knowledge of graphic design software is required.

Local candidates preferred, but out-of-town submissions are welcome. Compensation will be commensurate with abilities and experience.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send a cover letter, resume, and examples of previous work to hr@silaspartners.com. No phone calls please.

Please include WEB PRODUCER in the subject line.

About Silas Partners

Silas Partners helps Christian ministries and other humanitarian non-profit organizations to improve their communication and expand their reach through effective use of the Internet and other emerging technologies. The focus of Silas Partners is to provide online communication services to the ministry and non-profit community. We are a full-service web agency offering expertise in the areas of web strategy, web design, web programmin, multimedia production and delivery, and online marketing. Silas Partners is a for-profit company serving the non-profit market.

Silas Partners is located in Alexandria, Virginia, just north of Old Town. We are a division of Trinet Internet Solutions, based in Irvine, California. By joining Silas Partners, you will work in an environment where you can develop your professional skills and deliver work of the highest quality, while joining together with hundreds of non-profit organizations that are making a difference around the world.

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