Front End Developer
Mississauga, Ontario L5N 0B7 - Canada
We are seeking a talented Front End Developer for an ongoing (6+ months) freelance contract for approximately 20-30 hours per month.
In this role, you will be part of an internal agency that supports a full suite of client brands, and will work closely with a team of designers and copywriters to deliver on the development needs of multiple business units.
Responsibilities:
- Work within the digital team and across functional teams including brand and other departments
- Develop promotional, blog and brand innovation content to support brand initiatives
- Maintain updated content across the branded websites with content authoring efforts
- Integrate digital experiences with 3rd party platforms
- Improve the SEO performance and overall engagement of all websites
- Work with teams to maximize the usage of Adobe Suite of products and enhancements
- Work in North American environment to adapt and refine US developed content and experiences for Canadian sites
- Additional day to day activities include code review, bug fixing and actively participating in remote meetings
Requirements:
- 3+ years proven work experience as a proficient Front-End Developer
- Extensive knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery
- Handles multiple projects with changing priorities and meet concurrent deadlines
- Vast experience in SEO, accessibility scans
- Extensive knowledge in QA and UAT
- Knowledge of Adobe AEM platform in addition to WordPress
- Background in user centered design principles across pc, tablet, mobile formats
- Capable of developing content from wireframes and interaction design documents
- Familiar with rapid prototyping tools such as Adobe Xd, Figma and InvisionApp
- Proficiency in using Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver (or other code editors)
- Working knowledge with Enterprise level CMS’s (AEM, SiteCore, OpenText) and Proficient in Open Source CMS’s WordPress, Shopify & Squarespace.
- Graphic design skills would be incredibly valued
- Ability to learn fast and take on new systems and technologies
- Experience using project management platforms, such as Workfront would be incredibly valued
- Experience manipulating Javascript libraries
- Experience using Adobe Target and Adobe Analytics