Web Developer

The Gazette   Cedar Rapids, IA   Full-time
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Looking to take your development skills to an experienced, Agile-centered team? The Gazette's digital team is seeking a Web Developer to join our dynamic, Employee-Owned media company. From Wordpress to Rails apps, you'll be working on interesting projects supporting local journalism and local business marketing.

Job Summary:

Under direction, in this role you'll develop, test and support web sites and applications.

  • Understand project and development plans.
  • Establish responsible deadlines and personal work plans.
  • Have a core knowledge of web and software development using a variety of technologies.
  • Have experience with website development and support.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Works with internal stakeholders and teams on new and ongoing Web projects.
  • Responsible for analysis, troubleshooting and resolution of incidents.
  • Coordinates with team members to understand data standards and business requirements.
  • Maintains proficiency on core skills sets.
  • Responsible for on-time delivery of quality work.
  • Takes part in general off-hours on-call rotation

Job Skills & Attributes:

  • 1+ years experience in web technologies (HTML, CSS and Javascript all required)
  • 1+ years experience with web server-side languages (e.g. PHP, Ruby, Node)
  • 1+ years experience with database technologies (Any SQL database system)
  • Web Services development knowledge (APIs including XML and/or JSON)
  • Awareness of SEO and best practices for semantic markup
  • Familiarity with command-line Linux environments
  • Familiarity with version control systems (SVN or Git)

Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or proven results in coursework at a Technical School or Community College.
    • In the absence of a bachelor's degree, proven related experience with web technologies can be substituted. Knowledge of and experience with latest development languages, techniques and methodologies highly desired.

About The Gazette

At The Gazette, we are passionately independent champions of connecting, informing, and enriching our communities. 

Our employee-owned newspaper and online news delivers the relevant news of the day to communities in Eastern Iowa – and has for over 135 years. We care deeply about our community and its well-being. To that end, we engage with our readers to better understand their stories and connect our communities to the information and issues that matter most to them. 

Our news team reaches audiences across a variety of print and digital platforms and through a variety of in-person events. Our company has a strong tradition of being independent and is owned by a trust for the benefit of its employees. The Gazette is delivered to 16 Eastern Iowa counties each morning.

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The Gazette

Cedar Rapids, IA