Front End Developer

Finalsite is the preferred website communications enrollment and marketing platform of more than 7000 schools and school districts in 119 countries around the world. The company’s people products and services transform how schools connect and engage with their community recruit students and staff and fundraise; while managing the complex requirements around data privacy accessibility hosting and security. Finalsite products and services include award-winning website designs a robust content management system mass communications tools a powerful enrollment management system innovative inbound marketing tools data integration training support and marketing consulting. Finalsite is headquartered in Glastonbury CT USA with employees who work remotely in nearly every state in the U.S. as well as Europe South America and Asia. For more information please visit www.finalsite.com .

VISION

Finalsite will transform the way school communities engage with their schools. SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

The Front End Developer (FED) plays a crucial role at Finalsite by coding responsive websites for our clients. The FED collaborates closely with designers and project managers on a variety of projects including those of large scale and complexity with minimal supervision. They excel at working within project constraints including client goals accessibility guidelines branding requirements technical considerations project budget and timeline.

LOCATION

100% Remote - Anywhere within Poland - B2B Contract

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Produce responsive websites from supplied design files in Finalsite’s content management system using standardized HTML markup Sass and Javascript

• Collaborate with designers and project managers to ensure proposed designs can be completed within project scope and on time

• Effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical colleagues to improve understanding and collaboration.

• Work within the Finalsite platform to maintain and post content data images and files

• Implement coding fixes changes and additions to existing/live sites with attention to detail and sensitivity to the goals and priorities of client site owners

• Conduct thorough testing of sites across browsers platforms and devices to identify and fix scripting and display errors in partnership with QA team members

• Keep up-to-date with evolving web standards to ensure adherence and leverage the latest best practices.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Web Development or a related field. Relevant work experience may substitute.

• 2-4 years of experience in front end development and hand-coding HTML CSS and JavaScript with responsive web design with coding to accessibility requirements as outlined by WCAG with JavaScript/jQuery with using Git for source code control and with the following technologies: Sass AJAX JSON Gulp/webpack web fonts font icons

• Possess an eye for design & interest in visual and/or interaction design

• Familiarity with usability and user experience design

• Proficiency converting design concepts into page templates within a Content Management System

• Proficiency in hand-coding HTML CSS & JavaScript

• Experience with responsive web design

Link to All Staff Competencies and Mental and Physical Requirements

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT

Finalsite offers 100% fully remote employment opportunities however these opportunities are limited to permanent residents of Poland. Current residency as well as continued residency within Poland is required to obtain (and retain) employment with Finalsite.

DISCLOSURES

Finalsite is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories consistent with legal requirements. EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please contact Finalsite's People Operations Team. Finalsite is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment Finalsite will ensure that persons with disabilities or special needs are provided a reasonable accommodation. Ensure your Finalsite job offer is legitimate and don't fall victim to fraud. Ask your recruiter for a phone call or other type of verbal communication and ensure all email correspondence is from a finalsite.com email address. For added security where possible apply through our company website at finalsite.com/jobs.