Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

TITLE: Creative Technologist   

LOCATION:  90 Park Ave, New York, NY 10016

DURATION:  6+ Months – (Currently Temp ONLY but possibility for Temp-to-Perm based on individual performance and business needs in future that depends upon client)

Hybrid -    No set schedule of days (subject to change based on business needs).  Candidate should be available/flexible to be on-site any day on short notice if needed.

Job Summary:

Creative Technologist falls somewhere between technology, design, and coding. As a creative technologist, you may find yourself deploying your practical coding skills to prototype a new UX wireframe for a client, and then using your creative know-how to oversee the building of the final product. You should be unafraid to take risks, explore new technologies and assert your own ideas while working comfortably with the rest of your team, other departments, and clients.

Responsibilities 

• Exploring and integrating new technologies to drive innovation and speculative tech solutions.
• Brainstorming concepts with the design team
• Demonstrating and testing prototypes and completed applications.
• Analyze creative concepts, wireframes and prototypes and advise the team of any concerns and/or recommendations to contribute to project’s success.
• Oversee the product development life cycle from concept ideation through execution.
• Assisting in coding projects for websites and HTML layouts
• Learning the software that powers our digital inventory to schedule build new capabilities.
• Lead efforts for ongoing improvement of development infrastructure and optimization of development processes
• Articulate complex technologies and ideas in a clear and simple manner to influence both internal and external stakeholders, as necessary.
• Documenting development processes, procedures, and application version histories
• Keeping abreast with advancements in application design and new technologies

Requirements

• 4+ years Front End Development experience. Preferably in agencies
• Demonstrable industry knowledge
• Fluency with front end development frameworks and layout systems such as Bootstrap, Foundation, React, and Vue
• Proficiency in a handful of languages such as JS, Python, ruby, etc.
• Proficiency in a handful of technologies such as Unity, Arduino, ThreeJS/PixiJS, Touch Designer, etc.
• Experience with headless CMS and SPA frameworks
• Proficiency in using AWS services. (Lambda, S3, CloudFront, EC2, etc.) 

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