Posted by ctpr on June 18, 2014 at 3:03pm
I work at WashU and we've been hearing that there's a shortage of qualified Drupal developers/programmers in St. Louis, particularly developers who can take on new projects. Have the rest of you found that to be true?
My Center is about to start looking for a local Drupal developer to contract with for some front end and back end updates and/or ongoing maintenance. (We used a company out in CA to build our site because we couldn't find anyone in St. Louis.) Do you have any recommendations on how best to reach out to developers? When we posted a job on this site two years ago we didn't get very many hits and none from St Louis.
thanks,
Anna
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Hi Anna, I would love to
Hi Anna, I would love to discuss this with you. We focus on higher ed web communications, have an office in UCity, and do a lot of Drupal work. Would you have time for a phone call later this week? Thanks, Bill
It's hard in this market;
It's hard in this market; most of the Drupal developers in St. Louis are already employed by one of the local companies using Drupal, and the few developers working freelance/independent seem to be content to remain that way :(
We really need to push to get some new Drupal developers coming through college/internships, I think, but all the STL area companies are always asking for Drupal developers with 2+ years experience.
One of the best options is to look for people who may be interested in coming to St. Louis. Maybe advertise the job posting in Chicago and other midwestern hotspots too.
Agree with geerlingguy
The market is difficult and you'll have to break the mold of higher ed, as in you'll get what you pay for. True Drupal Talent is expensive. Offering relocation is a great idea.
I also recommend being active in Camps. DrupalCorn (in Des Moines, IA) is soon forthcoming and will have a pretty decent contingent of drupal developers.
I recently found a developer
I recently found a local developer to take on my project, but it was not easy. I am a startup so that makes it difficult anyway. I hope local universities incorporate Drupal into their programs as soon as possible. The local need is growing and the number of local Drupal developers is not.
St. Louis firm specializing in nonprofits
Hi Anna,
We are also a local firm (less than a mile from both WU campuses). We focus on nonprofit communications and have built and updated many Drupal websites for schools and universities. If we can help with your project needs, please let me know.
All the best,
Karen Handelman
501creative
www.501creative.com
Drupal Design and Development
Anna,
Hi! Our Spry Digital team (sprydigital.com) consist of designers and developers who have experience in Drupal. We have experience providing custom solutions for Drupal along with integration of CiviCRM.
Please feel free to contact me to discuss your project.
Thanks!
Sheila Burkett
sheila.burkett@sprydigital.com
www.sprydigital.com
314-514-5577
Spry Digital, LLC
RE: Looking for advice on finding a developer
Hello Anna, I AM a local St. Louis Drupal dev, fortunately for you am currently between projects/jobs right now so please feel free to contact me. I have actually applied at WashU once before some time ago :)