Monday 8 June 2015

(Career Progress) Political/Tech Startup looking for Designers/Developers

Veracity Media, a digital strategy consulting firm focusing on political campaigns and non-profit advocacy is looking to hire a smart, highly creative, and motivated website designer/developer in Washington, D.C.


If designing and building great websites is your passion; if you are interested in working at a small start-up firm whose team members' mission and purpose extends beyond the work immediately in front of them, then this is the job for you!


For this position, Veracity Media is looking for a scrappy designer/developer who can take a client's vision and translate it into a photoshop mockup of their future website and then code it into a dynamic, mobile-responsive website. Whether your specific area of focus is graphic design and you enjoy working on eye-catching social media graphics primed to go viral, or back-end development - coding websites and apps, we want to interview you!


This position is great for entry level designers or developers, with a strong portfolio of work to show off who are interested in developing their skills in multiple areas and are highly motivated.


Above all, Veracity is a fun, exciting, and flexible place to work.


Design prerequisites:


  • Must have expert knowledge of Photoshop, InDesign, or Illustrator; other design platforms welcome

  • Thorough understanding of graphic design principles, layout, composition, and color theory

  • Strong experience in traditional and non-traditional media including but not limited to: web/interactive, mobile applications, identity/branding, marketing and communications materials

  • A strong portfolio of work to show off


Development prerequisites:


  • Proficiency in building websites using HTML/CSS/JavaScript

  • Strong knowledge of/experience with Bootstrap or Foundation

  • Must have WordPress and/or other CMS experience

  • PHP/Node/Rails/Liquid experience welcome!


What else would would help you succeed at Veracity?


  • Highly creative, innovative thinker capable of handling multiple projects across all phases of execution with excellent attention to detail

  • Strong communication skills, flexible and client-oriented

  • Experience with NationBuilder, NGP, or other CMSes

  • Strong communication skills, flexible and client-oriented

  • 2 cycles or more of political campaign field organizing experience

  • 1 cycle or more of political campaign digital experience

  • 1 cycle or more of political campaign communications experience

  • Excellent writing ability

  • Project management and client delivery experience

  • Website project management (non-technical)

  • Management of large/influential social media accounts

  • Managed or worked on mass email campaigns to large/influential lists


This is a D.C. based position. Remote applicants will not be considered. Interviews may take place over the phone or in person. Applicants may be asked to submit work samples beyond what is initially provided. We offer competitive salary, based on experience, and you will have access to Veracity's healthcare benefits package, commision for work brought in, as well as potential for more benefits down the road.  


Please submit your resume, a brief note on why you want to work for us that includes your favorite ice cream flavor, and any work samples you find relevant to jobs@veracitymedia.com.

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