Atlantic Records was founded in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and is world renowned for its roster of classic R&B and rock and roll artists such as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Led Zeppelin, Metallica and The Rolling Stones. Nowadays, Atlantic Records is an industry leader focusing on direct to fan marketing, digital sales, and artist development. The record label features a diverse roster of artists, including T.I., Kid Rock, Paramore, Trey Songz, Death Cab For Cutie and Lupe Fiasco.
The Digital Media & E-Commerce team develops and markets all digital initiatives at Atlantic Records, including label and artist websites, interactive promotions such as contests and eCards, mobile/wireless initiatives, and all other online marketing and production activities.
The Freelance Junior Web Developer for Atlantic Records' Digital Media & E-Commerce department is responsible for building, updating and improving artist and label websites with hand-coded HTML, CSS, Javascript and PHP that is standards-compliant and valid. Interest in developing widgets, Facebook and Myspace applications a bonus! We’re looking for an experienced front-end coder who can translate a Photoshop design layout into CSS and HTML with their eyes (practically) closed. The developer should have 1-2 years experience and should be comfortable developing code snippets and tools in Javascript/AJAX and PHP. We do a lot of JQuery development as well as working with API's from Twitter and other social media partners. Our ideal candidate should be comfortable working in a LAMP environment, writing MySQL queries and working off XML feeds. A love of music and desire to help innovate the artist experience through Internet technologies is key.
We expect team members to:
- Be open to new ideas;
- Thrive in a fast-paced, energetic environment;
- Work quickly and efficiently under pressure and sometimes stressful conditions;
- Be passionate about music and technology
- Play nice with others
- Have a great attitude
- Be willing to help out where needed
We expect the developer to:
- Love building new websites, Web-based and desktop widgets (Facebook, MySpace, etc), Web-based applications for artist sites, contests, mobile WAP sites, and social networking sites.
- Have an interest in learning new skills and technologies, and pick those up quickly
- Enjoy solving problems
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Please note the job is ON-SITE at our corporate offices near Rockefeller Center in New York City and freelance (minimum 37.5 hours a week). You must be eligible to work in the United States; no visa sponsorship and no recruiting companies please. We are NOT looking for offshore assistance or offsite design companies.
** To apply **
Please send a cover letter, resume, URL's, and your desired hourly rate to careers@atlantic-records.com. Submissions will not be considered without this.
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