Digital Development Manager

Come work at a place where we take pride in creating a workplace environment that values hard work, commitment, and growth.

Job Description:

Education:

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Digital Media/Web Design or relevant field of study preferred

Work Experiences:

• 5+ years of experience in software development across multiple platforms especially including ecommerce/transactional site and applications across a range of devices
• 3+ years IT experience in the retail industry preferred
• Capable of collaborative iteration in a fast paced environment with short product life cycles
• Experience with responsive website design and development, including cross and back browser usability
• Expertise in web applications and programming languages including HTML, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery and APIs
• Experience with PHP and/or JAVA
• Experience with Ajax, XML, XSLT a plus
• Experience working with CMS platforms such as AEM, WordPress, and/or Drupal
• Knowledge of web libraries and frameworks such as React, Bootstrap, Angular, Polymer, Closure or Backbone
• Familiarity with the whole web stack, including protocols and web server optimization techniques
• Proven track record demonstrating collaboration with UX researchers and designers, marketers, merchandisers, product managers and front end developer
• Solid understanding of UX, SEO/SEM and accessibility best practices
• In-depth knowledge of industry best practices and trends including emerging digital platforms and related media
• Ability and desire to learn new tools and technologies
• Experience with Scrum and Agile methodologies
• Experience with Internet or mobile usability/accessibility research is a plus
• Experience in A/B testing set-up and strategies

Skills & Responsibilities:

• Provide team management, leadership and direction
• Collaborate with business, engineering and support teams to resolve operational issues
• Define common UI Pattern Libraries with collaboration from design team
• Define and build reusable component library
• Work with designers and developers accountable to maintain standard UI pattern library
• Advocate of User Centered Design principles and processes
• Apply knowledge of and translate trends in usability, constituent needs and business objective strategies, standards, solutions and results
• Develop digital web properties with an emphasis on providing an exceptional user experience including agility through responsive design
• Participate in the resource demand and planning processes and drive Code Quality initiatives
• Development representative to stakeholders outside of the team, and the go-to individual for day-to-day front-end technology questions
• Oversee the UI development team Maintain and enhance current UI architecture to improve usability, performance, and scalability
• Drive software development activities to meet schedules and timelines
• Research problems discovered by QA or product support and develop solutions to the problems
• Conduct unit testing and integration testing for functionality
• Research new technology or development tools to remain informed of current technology
• Work with documentation and internal teams, including Product and Project Management, Design, Business Analysis, and Quality Assurance to deliver high-quality, complete software releases
• Develop a thorough understanding of Academy's policies, procedures and safety rules
• Duties may change; team members may be required to perform other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements & Attendance

• Acceptable level of hearing and vision to perform job duties
• Adhere to company work hours, policies, procedures and rules governing professional staff behavior

Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate with regard to employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law.