Creative Technologist (3) Job in Boston 02109, Massachusetts Us
We are seeking THREE Creative Technologists to join our Boston Digital team.
At Mullen, Creative Technologists are tasked with bringing their deep understanding of the most innovative technologies out there to bear on the agency's creative product.
Advertising creative teams are evolving, and technology needs to be right there in the trenches with art directors, writers, user experience designers and beyond. We're looking for a creatively minded developer who has rock-solid skills, but also a passion for concepting killer ideas.
Experience in an agency environment (advertising or digital-only) is extremely important, if not mandatory. Bonus points if it was in an integrated environment doing work across all types of media, online and offline. Social media content and applications will be an area of focus, so experience with Facebook applications and other social media API-driven sites is preferred. Mobile experience is a big plus.
* Agency or startup experience, or experience in another creatively charged, collaborative environment.
* A desire and ability to use technology to drive creativity.
* Very solid front-end skills are a given: HTML5, CSS, Javascript, jQuery.
* Significant expertise with at least one MVC web application framework (Rails, Django, Cake, etc.)
* Social technology API experience (as in: Twitter, Foursquare, Facebook, etc.)
* Experience creating, as well as consuming, JSON-based APIs.
* Some mobile experience is desired, significant experience is a huge plus (mobile web, native iOS and/or Android, or cross-platform frameworks like PhoneGap or Appcelerator)
* Familiarity with at least one source control system (Subversion, Git, etc.)
Four-year degree required.
Applicants must provide URLs for a portfolio site, client work, side projects or any other site or application work that shows your development chops and creative spark. Applicants who do not provide a link to their work will not be reviewed.
Mullen is an eoe encouraging diversity in the workplace.