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Freelance Positions Available
Canary Promotion + Design is seeking qualified freelancers for web design, Drupal site building, and Drupal theming projects. We have a busy schedule of active projects for a variety of clients in the Arts, cultural and nonprofit sectors. We’re looking to find people who can demonstrate their ability to get up and running quickly and deliver excellent, creative work on deadline.
Web Designer
Responsibilities
Develop site maps, IA, wireframes, & moodboards Design graphical layouts and interfaces Cross-browser quality assurance testing Deliver designs as clean semantic markup with progressively enhanced css & javascript + source files
Core Skills
- 3+ years of design experience or an exceptional portfolio
- A strong understanding of visual design and how it can shape and influence user experiences
- Strong conceptual design, collaborative, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Ability to rapidly design mockups
- The ability to hand code HTML/CSS/JS
- A working knowledge of the Jquery library
- Familiar with the general front end development best practices
- A familiarity with content management systems
- A dedication to detail and deadlines
- A demonstrated ability to effectively manage projects from concept to completion
Pluses
- Familiarity with Drupal
- Experience with Sass & Compass
- HTML5
- CSS3
- Experience with Arts, Education, and Cultural Institutions
Drupal Site Builder
Responsibilities
Develop build plan from site map and wireframes Install and configure Drupal Select, install and configure appropriate contributed modules Build content types & views Deliver a working site ready for a designer/themer
Core Skills
- 1+ years of experience or an exceptional portfolio
- Familiar with the “state of Drupal” & best practices
- Familiarity with Subversion VCS
- Ability to write simple custom modules
- Strong collaborative, interpersonal and organizational skills
- A dedication to detail and deadlines
- A demonstrated ability to effectively manage projects from concept to completion
Pluses
- Active within Drupal community
- Familiarity with Drush
- Familiarity with Panels, Features
- Appreciation for semantic markup
- Theming / front-end development skills
- Complex module development
- Experience with Arts, Education, and Cultural Institutions
Drupal Themer
Responsibilities
Develop a site theme on a working unthemed Drupal site Build theme to match supplied design and HTML / CSS on key site pages Write custom HTML / CSS for all other pages Install and configure theme-specific modules Configure Views 2 for markup Write/modify custom template files (tpl.php) Some content entry Cross-browser quality assurance testing Deliver a finished site ready for launch
Core Skills
- 2+ years of front-end development experience or an exceptional portfolio
- Familiar with the “state of Drupal” & best practices
- Familiar with front end development best practices
- The ability to hand code HTML/CSS/JS
- A working knowledge of the Jquery library
- Appreciation for semantic markup
- Strong collaborative, interpersonal and organizational skills
- A dedication to detail and deadlines
- A demonstrated ability to effectively manage projects from concept to completion
Pluses
- Active within Drupal community
- Familiarity with advanced theming techniques (preprocess functions, other theming frameworks)
- Experience with Sass & Compass
- HTML5
- CSS3
- Familiarity with Drush
- Familiarity with Panels, Features
- Familiarity with Subversion VCS
- A strong understanding of visual design
- Ability to write simple custom modules
- Experience with Arts, Education, and Cultural Institutions
About Canary Promotion + Design
Canary Promotion + Design is committed to working with nonprofit and mission-driven clients. Our clients include education and advocacy organizations such (Philadelphia Young Playwrights, Future of Music Coalition), museums and art institutions (Rosenbach Museum & Library, The Design Center at Philadelphia University), major arts festivals (Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe, Philagrafika 2010), theater and dance companies (The Wilma Theater, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Pig Iron Theatre Company, Nichole Canuso Dance Company), music venues and presenters (Johnny Brenda’s, Ars Nova Workshop), authors and literary publications (Neil Baldwin, American Poetry Review), national television shows (The Colbert Report), and various other nonprofit organizations and businesses. We believe in building personal relationships and long-term partnerships with our clients, many of whom have continued to work with Canary year after year. Established in 2001, Canary Promotion + Design is founded and run by people who are truly invested in the nonprofit, cultural and creative communities. Co-founders Mason Wendell and Megan Wendell bring to each project over 12 years of experience working in various fields of the arts & culture, entertainment and technology industries. Our services encompass both the visual and verbal communications needed to effectively tell our clients’ stories. Our personalized publicity, branding and marketing services specialize in integrating new media strategies with traditional techniques to create wide-reaching media campaigns while encouraging more personal audience interactions. Our custom websites feature beautiful, functional and friendly design using the Drupal content management system and framework. We’re pragmatic, inventive, and equally at home designing and writing code. We look for challenges and find solutions.
To Apply
Please email resumes, portfolio sites, and other relavent links to: mason [at] canarypromo [dot] com