Front End Developer - ONSITE - Freelance / possible full time

Position: Front End Developer - ONSITE - Freelance / possible full time
Location: Long Island
Status: Freelance
Estimated Duration: Possible Full Time
Starts: ASAP / early January
Rate: DOE


Job Description:
Our client is an award-winning full service, integrated agency based in Syosset, Long Island. They are currently seeking a freelance Front-End Developer to help their team out.

This role has the potential to turn into a full time role for the right fit.

The Front End Developer will be:
- Developing and providing coding for responsive sites (desktop and mobile) for a range of clients
- Assisting with cross browser testing

The Front-End Developer has:
- Extensive JS experience in developing interactive web applications
- Responsive experience working on both desktop and mobile
- Knowledge of the WCAG requirements and believe that accessible websites should be the norm, not the exception.
- Ability to write your own performant JavaScript and work with JS libraries (JQuery) and frameworks (React)
- Proficiency with valid, standards-compliant, cross-browser code
- Experience with ADA / WCAG 2.0 guidelines and best practices for accessible development is highly desired. If you don't have these skills, this can be trained
- Experience with SASS and CSS compilers like Codekit
- Experience with responsive grid frameworks like Bootstrap
- Expertise in responsive layout, mobile device optimization, and cross-browser testing
- Experience with Mercurial version control
- A good sense of design and an eye for detail
- A positive, collaborative attitude and love working with a team but is self-motivated
- High level of self-management and organizational skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects with strict deadlines
- Experience with Jira and Agile development principles

Desired Skills:
- Experience developing web-based data visualizations using JS frameworks such as D3.js, Highcharts, Highmaps
- Experience with GIS mapping software, GeoJSON map files and developing web-based interactive maps
- Experience integrating PHP (bonus if you've worked with Twig templates, Drupal and the Symfony framework)

This is a freelance role that starts immediately and has the potential to turn into a full time position for the right hire.

If you feel you are qualified for this position please send your resume (and samples if applicable) to:

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