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GEN is currently looking for:

  • Web Designer
  • Web Developer

See both position descriptions below.

Web Designer

Work Location: Remote, or from GEN Office in Findhorn, Scotland

Reports to: Communications & IT Director

As independent contractor, on specific projects

Compensation: £17 per hour, freelance, hours to be mutually agreed per month, max. 50h/month.

Trial period: This position is submitted to a trial period of 3 months.

Application deadline: October 22, 2019

Starting Date: November 12, 2019 (or as soon as possible)

To Apply for Webdesigner:

If you feel interested and skilled enough for this job position, please send us your job application (with CV, cover letter, 2-3 references and portfolio) to Gabriel Siqueira at [email protected] with the subject line “Your name” – Web Designer

Candidates selected for an interview will be notified via email until November 1. If you do not hear from us by then, you can assume the decision of not having been selected for an interview.

Please send applications to: [email protected] with the subject line “Your name” – Web Designer
Please include the following:

  • Cover Letter – outlining what motivates you to apply
  • Resume/CV
  • 2-3 References
  • Portfolio (link or attachment)

Detailed Requirements for Web Designer:

Summary: The Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) is looking for a talented digital designer to redesign GEN’s websites so they are more attractive, engaging and easy to use. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of implementing complex designs for large websites, and will have the opportunity to develop and implement the web architecture and GEN visual identity on our Website.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • After gaining a solid understanding of GEN’s needs, propose a set of designs for GEN’s main website, which fit with GEN’s existing brand guidelines and printed materials.
  • During this process, work with wireframes, storyboards user flows and other site design tools to engage stakeholders and find the best solutions to complex design problems.
  • Once the core design language is agreed, work with the web developer and content editors to implement the language consistently across the site.
  • Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices and standards to ensure that the designs are implemented consistently over time.

Technical Skills Required:

  • Proven track record leading web design projects, and working with technical and content teams to implement those designs.
  • Demonstrable graphic design skills with a strong portfolio
  • Solid experience in creating wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps
  • Proficiency in visual design and wireframing tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch etc.
  • Expert in HTML and CSS. Experience with javascript and PHP also desirable.
  • Good understanding of User Experience design, and a proven track record of creating sites with outstanding user experience.
  • Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively.
  • Up-to-date with the latest web trends, techniques and technologies.

Core Competencies:

  • Excellent written and spoken English communication skills. Further language competence is an appreciated bonus.
  • Ability to effectively communicate, build positive rapport, collaborate with other IT folks.
  • Understanding of and agreement to the vision, core values, and code of conduct of GEN.
  • High degree of integrity – that you do the work you commit to and are honest accounting for it.
  • Standard technological proficiency (Email, Google Drive, Zoom, etc.).
  • Ability to work independently and remotely.
  • Ability to work in diverse cultural settings.
  • Ability to work in an environment of emergence and complexity.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude.
  • Ability to be prepared and to maintain regular punctual attendance to meetings.

Other requirements:

  • Your own computer with relevant software required for website development.
  • High Speed Internet – access to reliable high speed connections for meetings and to work.

                                                                                        

Web Developer

Work Location: Remote, or from GEN Office in Findhorn, Scotland

Reports to: Senior Web Developer and Communications & IT Director

As independent contractor, on specific projects

Compensation: £17 per hour, freelance, hours to be mutually agreed per month, max. 50h/month.

Trial period: This position is submitted to a trial period of 3 months.

Application deadline: October 22, 2019

Starting Date: November 12, 2019 (or as soon as possible)

To Apply for Web Developer:

If you feel interested and skilled enough for this job position, please send us your job application (with CV, cover letter, 2-3 references and code sample*) to Gabriel Siqueira at [email protected] with the subject line “Your name” – Web Developer

Candidates selected for an interview will be notified via email until November 1. If you do not hear from us by then, you can assume the decision of not having been selected for an interview.

Please send applications to: [email protected] with the subject line “Your name” – Web Developer
Please include the following:

  • Cover Letter – outlining what motivates you to apply
  • Resume/CV
  • 2-3 References
  • Code Sample*

Code Sample:
Please submit a sample of code you have written recently with your application which highlights your strengths as a developer. Ideally the code should be in PHP and/or JavaScript and relate to a WordPress project, but if your best recent experience is in other languages and/or not related to WordPress that’s acceptable. If you also have an older/smaller WordPress code sample please provide that too.

Code should be submitted as either a zip file uploaded to Dropbox or similar, or by uploading to a publicly accessible repository on a service such as Github. The code can be an entire project or an excerpt from a larger project. If part of a larger project, it is not necessary that you were the sole developer, but it should be clear what code you were responsible for.

In all cases, please provide the following information with your code sample:

  • a brief description of the project and the purpose of the code submitted
  • if part of a larger project, the purpose of this code in the context of the project
  • if the code includes code from 3rd party frameworks (such as CodeIgniter, Laravel, Django, etc), or sections of code copied from elsewhere, please make it clear which code is yours
  • what your role was when writing the code (e.g. sole developer, part of a team, side project etc)
  • when the code was written

Detailed Requirements for Web Developer:

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:
At least 3 years of web development experience including familiarity withWordPress.

Technical Skills Required:
A candidate for this position will have broad experience and in-depth knowledge of the variety of technologies required for modern WordPress development, and be able to demonstrate an ability to contribute high quality code to the codebase of GEN’s website. Specific skills include:

  • languages – PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML. Familiarity with SQL, CSS preprocessors (e.g. SASS) beneficial.
  • development environment – git, build systems (e.g. gulp), local development , PHP & JavaScript debugging
  • frameworks – WordPress, jQuery. techniques – a broad variety of relevant current techniques such as object oriented PHP, responsive CSS etc.

The GEN website has a significant amount of custom developed code to meet GEN’s unique requirements. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate solid knowledge of PHP, JavaScript and WordPress fundamentals and the ability to work with and develop complex custom code.

Core Competencies:

  • Excellent written and spoken English communication skills. Further language competence is an appreciated bonus.
  • Ability to effectively communicate, build positive rapport, collaborate with other IT folks.
  • Understanding of and agreement to the vision, core values, and code of conduct of GEN.
  • High degree of integrity – that you do the work you commit to and are honest accounting for it.
  • Standard technological proficiency (Email, Google Drive, Zoom, etc.).
  • Ability to work independently and remotely.
  • Ability to work in diverse cultural settings.
  • Ability to work in an environment of emergence and complexity.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude.
  • Ability to be prepared and to maintain regular punctual attendance to meetings.

Other requirements:

  • Your own computer with relevant software required for website development.
  • High Speed Internet – access to reliable high speed connections for meetings and to work.

                                                                                        

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