Lead Drupal Developer

LEAD DEVELOPER, PURPOSE CAMPAIGNS

Purpose Campaigns is an international team based in New York that builds cutting-edge social and political movements. Our principals David Madden and Jeremy Heimans co-founded GetUp.org - an Australian online political movement that is now larger than all Australia's political parties put together and Avaaz.org, the world's largest online political community with more than 3.3 million members (a partnership with MoveOn.org). Another principal, Douglas Atkin, is the author of "The Culting of Brands" (Penguin, 2004), helped launch cult brands like JetBlue, and was most recently Chief Community Officer of Meetup.com, the world's largest network of community groups.

Purpose Campaigns is currently advising advocacy groups and progressive companies around the world and is also incubating new issue-based movements. We're a new, unusual and evolving combination of an agency and a home for political and social entrepreneurship.

Purpose Campaigns has just launched LivestrongAction.org - a new global movement to end cancer for the Lance Armstrong Foundation, advised GlobalZero.org - a new global campaign for a world without nuclear weapons spearheaded by Richard Branson, Queen Noor, Jimmy Carter and Mikhail Gorbachev; advised the 2007 presidential campaign of Segolene Royal, the first woman to win a major party nomination for President of France and the Australian and US labor movements.

We're now helping progressive brands champion issues and causes and market themselves in exciting new ways that go much further than traditional CSR or tokenistic "1% of every product sold helps save the rain forests" drivel.

We're looking to expand our team. We have some immediate project-based work available, and we're also looking for new, senior, full-time team members.

ROLE: LEAD DEVELOPER

(JUNIOR DEVELOPER POSITIONS ALSO AVAILABLE – PLEASE INDICATE CLEARLY WHICH ROLE YOU ARE APPLYING FOR IN YOUR EMAIL SUBJECT HEADING)

If you're interested, please send a short CV and brief cover note ASAP outlining your relevant experience to technology@purposecampaigns.com. Pay will be competitive and based on experience.

We have a strong preference for candidates based in New York City or willing to relocate, but if you think you might be a strong fit, we'd like to hear from you anyway. This role may be structured as a permanent position or as a shorter-term contract depending on the candidate.
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Skills/Requirements: 
The Lead Developer will lead technology efforts at Purpose Campaigns, directing the architecting, development, management, testing and maintenance of our movement websites, Content Management Systems and databases.
The ideal candidate will be highly experienced in Drupal, with actual hands-on development experience and versed in the following areas: ability to theme; view creation; block development; module creation; CSS aggregation; ability to build content entry forms to meet client business requirements.
Additionally, our candidate will be experienced in PHP, Javascript, CSS. Solid database experience with MYSQL is also a requirement, as is some server administration knowledge. In addition, candidate should demonstrate strong understanding of and experience with Web Standards, SEO and measurement and tracking technologies.
Experience in DHTML, XHTML and XML, widget development, social network app development, AJAX and Web 2.0 development experience are a plus.
Candidate must also be well versed in implementing Photoshop designs, template creation and Web optimization processes.
Strong experience with cross-platform CSS, Javascript 2.0, Flash ActionScript 3.0 and other Web 2.0 tools desirable. Extensive knowledge of cross-browser compatibility & browser degradation strategies highly valued.
Strong technical and project management skills, ideally with some experience using SCRUM techniques.
Strong and demonstrated ability to manage other developers (in-house and external), including those who are not co-located.
Ability to translate technical considerations into language understandable by less-technical team members (internal and client teams).
Attention to detail and ability to manage project costs.
Vision and excitement about the progressive mission of Purpose Campaigns and a keen interest in new ways to use technology to build large-scale, sustainable movements.
Ability to work both independently and as part of a dynamic, New York based team.
Job Type: 
Full Time
Telecommute: 
Local but can telecommute
Website: 
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