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Ruby on Rails Developer (Contract)
Extremely proficient Ruby on Rails Developer needed to work in a freelance capacity with Democracy Now!, the NY-based daily radio/TV/Internet independent news hour to help in a major refresh for its website, provide day-to-day and emergency maintenance of DN!’s existing web site, and act as DN!’s on-going Developer after the refresh is completed. The refresh project will involve working with a team of top Ruby Developers.
Qualifications and proficiencies required:
- Developed a number of RoR web applications, including at least one high traffic site
- Rails 2.x and 3.x best practices
- MySQL 5.x
- Sphinx search server
- Video encoding, streaming and embedding technologies
- Online payment processing APIs including ActiveMerchant
- Internationalization
- An appreciation of SEO techniques
- Experience of mobile application and/or web development
- Skilled in performance analysis, troubleshooting and optimization
- Managing and evolving application architecture
- Agile software development practices
- Debian linux
- Git
- Public/private key encryption
- Experience with Rails testing frameworks
- Knowledge of Democracy Now! preferred
- Commitment to open source software
This is New York City based contract position available immediately. Compensation based on experience. Democracy Now! is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and encourages people of color, women, persons with disabilities, and persons with diverse gender and sexual identities to apply for job and contract openings. To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter and portfolio or client list to job (at) democracynow (dot) org with “Rails Developer” as the subject. No phone calls.
Multimedia Producer/Editor (Full-Time)
Democracy Now!, a Manhattan based daily independent news hour, seeks fulltime Multimedia Producer/Editor. This position is responsible for producing, shooting, editing, and playing out to air video elements for the live daily broadcast and online distribution. This position requires availability to work 6:00am – 3:00pm shifts along with occasional travel for field productions.
Responsibilities
- Live on-air video playback
- Edit short video packages under tight deadline
- Edit and post online content
- Monitor news feeds
- Field productions
- Supervise staff and interns
- Book remote studios
Qualifications
- Live TV news experience
- Excellent news judgment
- High level of proficiency with Final Cut Pro
- Excellent camera skills
- Familiar with online and HD codecs
- Familiar with Photoshop, FTP clients and NAS systems
- Experience with AfterEffects a plus
- Ability to multitask and work well under pressure
- Tech savvy and innovative
This is a full-time New York City based position with benefits. Some travel required. Salary based on experience. Democracy Now! is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and encourages people of color, women, persons with disabilities, and persons with diverse gender and sexual identities to apply for job openings. To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to job (at) democracynow (dot) org with “Multimedia Producer/Editor” as the subject. No phone calls.
On-Air Graphic Designer/CG Operator (Part-Time)
Democracy Now!, a Manhattan based daily independent news hour, seeks part-time Live On-Air Graphic Designer/CG Operator. High level of skill in Photoshop and After Effects required. Experience with live news production, Harris Inscriber and Google Earth strongly preferred. This position is available immediately. Please email a resume, cover letter and work sample to job (at) democracynow (dot) org with “Graphics” as subject.
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