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About Project for Public Spaces, Inc.:

Project for Public Spaces is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people turn their public spaces into vital community places, with programs, uses, and people-friendly settings that build local value and serve community needs. Founded in 1975, PPS embraces the insights of William (Holly) Whyte, a pioneer in understanding the way people use public spaces. PPS is an internationally recognized center for best-practices, information, and resources about Placemaking.

PPS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and persons of color are strongly encouraged to apply.


Jobs

Web Application Developer

Project for Public Spaces (PPS) is looking for a part-time professional web developer living in the NYC area to work onsite and offsite as part of a new PPS digital media team. PPS helps communities around the world make great public spaces, in part by providing placemaking tools and resources for communities to use. PPS is looking for a developer interested in making great digital spaces, mass collaboration, and increasing civic participation.

Experience Requirements

  • 3+ years experience as a standards-based web developer, with strong PHP skills.
  • The idea that "Drupal is the Linux of CMS's" excites you because of the social impact this could lead to.
  • 1+ years of Wordpress experience (customizing plugins, themes, system architecture)
  • 1+ years of Drupal experience (customizing modules, themes, system architecture)
  • For Drupal, experience must include customizing the CMS interface for day to day ease of use by non-technical users.
  • Experience with GIS/mapping.
  • Google Map API mashups.
  • Work in teams using SCRUM or similar Agile methods (or strong desire to learn this)
  • Work on social applications and/or successful blogs
  • Experience with Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP, (LAMP), AJAX, jquery, JavaScript, XML, JSON, SQL
  • Experience and/or interest in Google App Engine
  • Experience and/or interest in Amazon Web Services
  • Skillful in both back end and front end development
  • Have worked with both Interaction Designers and Visual Designers; in teams highly focused on the details of great user experiences; in complete teams that have all the core web disciplines working together.
  • System administrator skills in terms of setting up web and app servers
  • User of many leading social applications; you love checking out and commenting on the latest good tools out there
  • Interested in the subject matter of PPS; placemaking, urban planning, community building, sustainable tranportation, civic engagement

Other consideration factors

  • You love being a programmer and see it as a creative practice
  • Participate in Wordpress & Drupal developer communities, either online or also in person at Word or Drupal Barcamps
  • Experience and/or interest in web-based mobile app development
  • Great online and offline working rapport & communication skills
  • Enthusiastic user of social media, active on Twitter or a blog in the subject areas that you care about
  • Desire for mentoring and being a mentor; willingness to learn about contemporary product development

To Apply

Send an email to jobs@pps.org
  • With the subject line "Web Application Developer"
  • Stating your interest
  • Listing any relevant links to sites you've built
  • Your Twitter, blog, or LinkedIn links
  • And with your resume attached



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