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Who Wants To Be A Web Dev For Marvel Entertainment?

Published Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:54:59 -0500

Last updated Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:55:14 -0500

Meanwhile, outside of the friendly confines of San Diego Comic Con, the internet keeps on internetting. Case in point is Marvel Entertainment's quest for web interface developers to make their web sites "usuable, interactive, and fun". Sounds like a pretty darn cool job.

And sounds like they're serious about HTML5 — also a darn cool thing. So if you know your stuff on that, css, javascript, and the rest of the job description below, might want to look at the details on how to apply.

(via Marvel's Social Media Director Janna O'Shea, who is probably not the world's biggest BC fan, but we like her anyway)

Job Description

Web interface developers at Marvel make our web sites and apps usable, interactive and fun.

Web interface developers use front-end authoring languages (including HTML, CSS and JavaScript), to create the user experience for our web sites, including the display of and user interaction with the content of the web site. In addition to creating pixel-perfect interactive versions of designers' visions, web interface developers use cutting-edge web technologies (including emerging technologies such as HTML5) and best practices to producing fast-loading, high-performance, highly-interactive web sites.

Skills & Requirements

Required Skills include:

– Deep understanding of semantic HTML markup

– Understanding of the HTML5 umbrella of technologies

– Fluency with JavaScript and other web front-end scripting languages

– Proficiency with CSS

– Familiarity with Adobe suite of graphic products

Familiarity with SMARTY, Zend, XSLIT or other web templating frameworks

Familiarity with Adobe Flash/Flex, Understanding of PHP and other back-end web technologies, Experience working on Linux environments via the command line is a plus.

About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing.