Position Opening: Web Developer
Religion News Service (RNS) has an immediate opening for a full-time Web Developer to join our award-winning team in producing the world’s only nonprofit news site and syndication service devoted to unbiased, non-sectarian coverage of religion, spirituality and ideas.
The Web Developer will help design, build, maintain and enhance our WordPress-powered site, ReligionNews.com. Working closely with the editorial and business-side staff, as well as an outside news technology consultant, this position has a central role in developing new products and sustaining a robust platform for RNS content. The Web Developer reports to the Publisher/CEO.
The ideal candidate will be a curious, quick-learning technologist with strong verbal and written communication skills, experience in a news environment, and a passion for helping to build RNS into a thriving nonprofit news organization in the digital age.
Responsibilities include:
- Maintain, update and extend the functionality of RNS’ WordPress news site, ReligionNews.com
- Advise, support and train staff on using WordPress to publish great journalism
- Test and debug new and existing web functionality across browsers, including mobile
- Implement and maintain integrated applications like Campaign Monitor (for email communications), WooCommerce and Stripe (for payment processing), DoubleClick for Publishers (for displaying advertising), etc.
- Maintain thorough documentation of programs and procedures
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to develop new features and products for the site, including collecting requirements, estimating work and ensuring that projects are delivered according to schedule
- Serve as primary contact and project lead for outside technical contracts
Qualifications:
- Degree, training or relevant experience in front-end web development, particularly HTML and CSS; some experience with JavaScript programming would also be helpful
- Experience creating WordPress themes and plugins; intermediate knowledge of PHP/MySQL (or willingness to learn and get up to speed quickly)
- Experience with project management and version control tools
- Strong communication skills including the ability to explain complex things simply
- Commitment to openness and accountability, including willingness to show, write about and discuss your work
- Curiosity, humility, and the willingness to learn, adapt and teach
Salary and Benefits:
Full-time, competitive salary and benefits, including medical, dental, vision and life insurance; generous paid vacation and paid sick time; retirement benefits. This is a remote position.
To apply:
Please send a cover letter, resume, salary requirements, and three professional references to RNS.Search@gmail.com by Friday, Oct. 16.
