Web Developer III
September 19, 2014
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Job Description| Job Description | As a Web Developer at ESPN, you will bring together creativity and technology to serve sports fans. Our team builds ESPN.com, which delivers daytime no-nos to cubicle dwellers and is the ultimate Sunday companion for armchair quarterbacks. We serve real-time scores to fans on computers, tablets, and phones with Gamecast and ScoreCenter. We also empower ESPN’s storytellers with publishing tools and new platforms like Bill Simmons’s website, Grantland, and the college recruiting site for Insiders, RecruitingNation, while working with our social media partners to distribute our content wherever you need it. Our focus is on writing server-side templates and front-end code to develop new products and maintain existing ones. We spend a lot of time interacting with designers, software engineers and editors to conceive and create great products that over 40 million fans use each month.
ESPN, Inc., The Worldwide Leader in Sports, is the leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring the broadest portfolio of multimedia sports assets with over 50 business entities. Headquartered in Bristol, Connecticut, ESPN is 80% owned by ABC, Inc. (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company), and 20% by the Hearst Corporation. ESPN was founded by Bill Rasmussen and launched on September 7, 1979. Now with over 6,500 employees, each year ESPN televises more than 5,100 live and/or original hours of sports programming. The company’s mission is to serve sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere. |
| Responsibilities | •Leads the site development technology staff with the development and maintenance of ESPN.com across devices, from the ESPN.com front page to player cards, team clubhouses, stats, standings, and league pages, chats, and stories •Creates and supports engaging internet destinations for ESPN television networks and shows, such as SportsCenter, SportsNation, ESPNU, and Outside the Lines •Participates in the creation of efficient, reusable, and scalable templates — using front-end web technologies such as Tea, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax, Flash, etc – that are used for dynamic web publishing and the display of dynamic, automated database content •Provides general technical support and troubleshooting •Collaborates and coordinates projects between software engineering, design, editorial, and sales groups •Develops interfaces to content management systems •Is responsible for the development and enhancement of editorial and web publishing tools •Participates in the technical analysis and evaluation of new technologies, products, and product enhancements •Identifies areas for site improvement, adding features and functionalities where appropriate to augment the fan experience •Mentors fellow producers in the technical development of features for the website. •Leads the development of assigned projects and tasks |
| Basic Qualifications | •A minimum of 3 years hands-on web development experience in a professional environment •Strong understanding of object-oriented programming •A minimum of 3 years’ experience working with a structured programming language (Java, C/C++, ASP, JSP, PHP, etc.) •Deep understanding of benefits and constraints of current Internet technologies and strong familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, and DHTML. Experience with Javascript libraries a plus •A minimum of 2 years’ experience writing technical specs and driving them through development •Demonstrated ability to work on diverse projects simultaneously, requiring detailed analysis, creative/practical problem solving, context switching and time management, and sound judgment •Ability to self-motivate while operating effectively in a team-oriented and collaborative environment •Strong communication skills and attention to detail a must •A passion for sports! |
| Required Education | •Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science or a related technology field |
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- Company: ESPN
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- Location: Bristol, Connecticut
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