POSITION SUMMARY

This role will support the maintenance of several websites hosting editorially independent online publications covering research in autism, data and life sciences, mathematics and physics, as well as sites providing information about the foundation's support of basic and applied research.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support back-end and front-end WordPress development for a diverse collection of foundation-affiliated websites
• Work collaboratively and closely with editors, front-end designers, web producers and other developers.
• Effectively manage priorities for multiple concurrent projects
• Performs any other duties or tasks as assigned or required

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• A bachelor's degree is required.

Experience

• Proficient with WordPress, with 3+ years of experience developing custom WP sites
• Advanced expertise with PHP and MySQL
• Deep understanding of HTML and CSS
• Experience with JavaScript and jQuery
• Experience with responsive web development
• Proficient with version control tools, such as Git and SVN.
• Comfort with Adobe Creative Cloud
• Portfolio of work products that function well on multiple device types
• Excellent communication skills

Desirable

• Background in User Experience and User Interface
• Experience with Python and Django
• Experience with responsive web design, integration and usability testing.
• Experience with high-volume websites
• Familiarity with React or similar front-end frameworks

The Simons Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.



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