NYCPHP Meetup

[Heather Johnson]

Company information:

The New York Post is a mass circulation newspaper in tabloid format that 
has enjoyed unprecedented circulation growth making it America's fastest 
growing newspaper. Also America's oldest continuously published daily 
newspaper, The Post recently celebrated its 200th anniversary since 
Alexander Hamilton founded it. Home of such powerful brands like 
PageSix, and The Best Sports in Town, the Post is one of the top New 
York newspapers for news, sports, entertainment and much more. The Post 
is part of the News Corporation family.

The New York Post Online Edition seeks a programmer with at least 3-5 
years experience to join our day staff in the Midtown New York City 
offices. We are looking for a responsible, self-directed individual with 
an enthusiasm for open source software technologies and demonstrated 
experience with them in an online environment.

Job specifications:

* This is a permanent, full-time, *on-site* position.
* Each candidate will be required to demonstrate mastery of the skills 
listed below during the interview process.
* This position requires candidate to have excellent writing and 
communication skills
* Candidate must be able to work on several projects at a time
* This position reports to the Manager of Web-Based Operations.
* Salary negotiable

Skill set includes:

* Familiarity with HTML, CSS, Javascript and web design technologies
* 3-5 years experience with PHP
* 1-2 years experience with Perl
* 3-5 years experience with open source databases and database 
programming (experience with database planning and architecture a plus, 
experience with PostgreSQL also a plus)
* 5 years experience with Linux or BSD operating systems
* ASP a plus


Responsibilities:

* Work with online team to maintain and develop various online projects, 
including the creation and automation of reports, new dynamic sections 
of the website, e-commerce projects, and content management processes.
* Assist Manager in maintenance and development of production database 
and web servers
* Maintain and develop website staging environment
* Perform website Q/A and apply fixes as needed

To apply, please send resume and cover letter to:

Heather Johnson
Manager, Web-Based Operations
New York Post
hjohnson at nypost.com