Drupal Developer for community media center | Amherst Community Television
DESCRIPTION: The Community Media Coordinator is responsible for researching new web functionality and web expansion project for ACTV, as well as administering and maintaining website, adopting relevant best practices whenever applicable. These include features, functions, and solutions to transform static information into an engaging web experience for web visitors. The Community Media Manager will be in charge of managing re-design and migration of existing website and database to maximize programmatic efforts. She or he will work to build growth in participation and viewer ship of ACTV’s online presence amongst members, the Amherst community, and the larger Public, Education and Government Access and local media community.
JOB PROFILE: Full time, 40 hours per week with health benefits. $16 – $23/hr, compensation based on experience. Four months probationary period of employment, reviewed annually in accordance with personnel policy. Work diverse job schedule including evenings and occasional weekends.
REPORTS TO: Executive Director
QUALIFICATION: Associate’s degree or higher in Communication or Computer Science
EXPERIENCE: Two or more years of experience in web development and/or digital media production.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
*Work with staff and board to define project scope
*Assess needs, gather requirements, and research best practices for re-design and migration of existing ACTV website to a Drupal (Content Management System) based site.
*Assess needs, gather requirements, and research best practices for integration of an online Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) system into the site (eg, CiviCRM or other contact management solution geared toward the non-profit sector)
*Keep up-to-date with new technologies and propose new online and electronic capacities to enhance ACTV's work by providing increased visibility for the station and community-produced media
*Interface with the town administration and current vendors to research and implement best practices for operation of ACTV's internet capabilities including email service, DNS/web page hosting, and streamed media hosting.
*Attend staff meetings, participate in relevant Board Committees, and participate in overall communications strategy planning for ACTV as a whole
*Develop curriculum materials to enable staff, ACTV members, and community members to publish digital media online in multiple formats and effectively use the new ACTV website. Work with director, staff, and board to develop long-term plan to integrate web-based publishing into ACTV programming
*Prepare digital media content for publication on ACTV website, as well as on social networking platforms such as youtube, blip.tv, and iTunes.
*Explore options for publication and/or syndication of ACTV-produced content on partner websites and online venues; work to develop relationships and share online content with like-minded community media organizations.
*Develop an e-newsletter and/or blog with staff and members
*Perform general updates to the website; train staff to perform site updates
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
*Dynamic website development experience, preferably including experience with Drupal, CiviCRM, PHP, MySQL, HTML, and CSS.
*Strong writing and editing skills
*Ability and willingness to learn new concepts and skills as needed
*Experience with Web 2.0 trends and technologies such as social networking, social bookmarking, blogging, podcasting, RSS, and Search Engine Optimization
*Strong communication and organizational skills
*Strong project management skills and ability to take initiative
*Interest in information architecture, user interfaces, database design, and website usability
*Multimedia production experience
*Dedication to ACTV mission and interest in supporting community-produced media
To apply please send resume and cover letter to
director@actvamherst.com or mail to
Amherst Community Television
246 College Street
Amherst, MA 01002.
Applications will be accepted until position is filled.
