Since 2000, Switch United has built an international reputation for its multi-platform campaigns for entertainment and lifestyle clients. Early success with projects such as incubating the groundbreaking online manga novel Broken Saints (Sundance Online Festival award winner) and creating the World Viral Awards’ XmasBash (game and videos) put Switch on the map internationally as innovative digital storytellers. Today, Switch United continues to harness the talents of a multi-disciplinary team passionate about great storytelling across mediums.
Switch United has extensive experience working with TV and film production companies, including Haddock Entertainment (Da Vinci’s Inquest, Intelligence), Brent Butt’s Sparrow Media (hiccups.tv and brentbutt.com), A&E (Driving Force), and Omni Film (icepilots.com), creating new media properties and audience-building campaigns.
We are looking for a creative thinker and dynamic team player who has great interpersonal skills and is passionate about their work. It is critical that the successful applicant look at the development process as a creative endeavour and is able to contribute to all stages of project development, from the early stages of concept development and design through to final deployment.
This is a full-time, on-site position in our offices in Vancouver (no freelancers, please). The successful candidate will work under the guidance of our Tech Lead and will be looked upon to grow enthusiastically into a full-fledged interactive guru.
Desired Skills & Experience
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Experience with and good knowledge of HTML (HTML5), CSS, XML, and JavaScript (including jQuery) are required, as is basic knowledge of PHP/MySQL (bonus points for knowledge of AS3 and iOS).
Familiarity with APIs, web services, and 3rd party platforms such as CMS, Blog Platforms (primarily WordPress), and Social Networks (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, etc.) enabling social media integration.
To apply, send email to developer@switchunited.com with PDF cover letter and resume, 3-5 recent URLs along with a description of your personal contribution to each. If you have an online portfolio or blog, please send those URLs along too. Inquiries with no work samples will not be reviewed.
No recruiters, agencies, or phone calls please.