Web Developer – Marshal Yard
March 15, 2024
Marshal Yard has a career opportunity for a solutions-oriented Web Developer to join our growing team of integrated communications professionals.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, organized and positive person to fill this important position on our team. You’ll be challenged daily, and you’ll work side-by-side with the senior leadership as you learn and grow within our agency.
We are a company who cares about your career development with a team that wants to win together. If you push the bar higher at every opportunity and think doing awesome work and having fun are the same thing – then you’ll love working with us.
These are some of the things you’ll get to do with us:
- Collaborate with Accounts, Creative and Clients to create an optimal user experience.
- Translate designs into templates for PHP based CMS.
- Ensure an SEO-friendly and user-centric approach.
- Debug technical websites issues.
- Support website management and perform content updates.
- Build email templates in MailChimp and similar services.
- Provide website training, troubleshooting, and support for end-users.
- Accurately estimate the time required to complete development tasks.
- Work with Accounts to develop proposals, quotes and new business opportunities.
These are the skills and qualifications you have:
- Diploma or degree in a development or UI/UX design field, or comparable work experience.
- 2+ years of relevant experience.
- Experience developing WordPress themes using the Gutenberg Block Editor.
- Experience developing websites using PHP and JavaScript.
- Strong HTML skills, with knowledge of web standards, semantic markup and accessibility.
- Strong CSS skills, with experience using modern CSS layout (Flexbox and Grid) and CSS preprocessors like Sass.
- Knowledge of SEO techniques and best practices, both technical and content related.
- Understanding of performance best practices, including testing and optimization.
- Experience using the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, and XD).
- An eye for design with understanding of user experience best practices.
These are the intangibles you have that are important:
- You have a love for people and building strong, trusted relationships.
- You want to work with a high-performing team that dares to go the extra mile for their clients and one another.
- You have the ability to juggle priorities and adapt in a busy changing office environment, managing multiple
projects at once, and adhering to strict deadlines.
- You are able to assess challenges and swiftly address them to ensure client satisfaction.
- You have strong interpersonal skills, integrity and professionalism.
- You have excellent listening and communication skills.
- You are detail-oriented and organized, with emphasis on reliability and responsiveness.
- You take your craft seriously, but not yourself.
This career opportunity with Marshal Yard offers:
- Full-time, permanent in-office position in Winnipeg.
- Salary range $50,000 to $60,000 annually.
- Meaningful work contributing to projects with purpose.
- Continual professional development.
- Competitive compensation.
- Health and dental benefits.
- Flexible, team-based structure that matches people to projects.
- Passionate, fun, like-minded professionals to work with.
- Casual office attire and vibe.
To apply to join our team, please send your resume and to career@marshalyard.ca. No phone calls, please. Closing date is Friday March 29th, 5:00 PM (CDT). Qualified applicants may be contacted before close.
Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive we are not able to contact everyone who applies. However, all applications are stored in our talent database and will be considered for future opportunities.