Behind every strong brand is a group of believers who stand for something. That’s why we champion brands — and the people behind them. We do this by empowering them to tell their story with clarity and connect deeply with their audiences. It’s what makes our creative strategies and websites do more and do right by our clients.

We are looking for someone to sit in the trenches with us who is as crazy as we are about exceeding expectations under unrealistic deadlines with minimal direction -- while we say this in jest, our agency runs full gas faithfully delivering for our clients what others cannot. Our ideal candidate will have enough experience working with PHP to maintain, update and develop our custom websites with mostly no support and a solid baseline understanding of JavaScript. Additionally, the future of our digital offerings revolve around React, therefore, experience with React is a plus but not a requirement.

What’s expected of you

• Write well designed, testable, efficient code by using the best software development practices
• Create website user interfaces by using standard HTML/CSS practices
• Integrate data from various back-end services, APIs and databases
• Gather and refine specifications and requirements based on technical needs
• Be responsible for maintaining, expanding, and scaling our site
• Stay plugged into emerging technologies/industry trends and apply them into operations and activities
• Cooperate with UX/UI designers to match visual design intent
• Ensure responsiveness across all devices and browsers
• See project through from conception to finished product
• Meet both technical and consumer needs
• Maintain and monitor security for internal and external web applications
• Conduct other duties as required

Requirements

• 3 years of experience building websites using PHP and JavaScript, with a portfolio of work to support this experience
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• In-depth understanding of modern HTML/CSS/Javascript
• Strong organizational skills
• Solid oral and written communication skills
• Basic knowledge of technical SEO
• Familiarity with popular CMSs such as WordPress, Drupal, Shopify, and headless CMS offerings
• Familiarity with React.js, GatsbyJS and GitHub
• Willingness to learn new programming languages, frameworks, and libraries in a short amount of time

Benefits

• 13 days of PTO annually
• 8 paid holidays + 1 floating holiday per year
• Summer half-day Fridays - we close at noon on Fridays between Memorial Day and Labor Day
• 401k matching after 1 year of employment
• Optional health and dental insurance package
• Exceptional workspace with downtown view and putting green
• Continuing education opportunities
• Regular team building activities
• Walking distance from Cherry Street - home of some of the trendiest restaurants in Tulsa

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