Web Specialist

at  Internews

WEB SPECIALIST

Internews Earth Journalism Network
This is a part-time position working around 10 days per month, and candidates should be based in Asia.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Information technology or Information management-related fields is preferred.
• Experience in prototyping, mockup design, visual and graphic design.
• At least 3 years of experience in developing and maintaining Wordpress websites.
• Experience in custom web development, including PHP, HTML, Javascript, CSS, Git.
• Experience of Drupal development or administration is a plus.
• Experience of developing maps using Mapbox is a plus.
• Knowledge of web and social media analytics.
• Experience of working in a team on technical projects.
• Ability to communicate technical issues to non-technical partners.
• Fluency in verbal and written English. Additional Asian language skills is a plus.
• Experience in media development and environmental projects is a plus.

Technical maintenance of EJN’s Geojournalism Wordpress websites (currently 3).

• Monitoring security and performance
• Running and testing updates
• Coordinating with Internews’ webhosting team
• Improving architecture and workflows where needed

Technical support to the Geojournalism editorial teams

• Troubleshooting and bug fixing
• Designing and developing special content (e.g. maps, custom CSS)
• Support with reporting and analytics (e.g. Google Analytics)

Technical support to the Earthjournalism.net editorial team

• Assisting with first line support for Drupal CMS issues (assistance and bug testing)
• Quality assurance of work by the 3rd party developer
• Designing and developing special content (maps, special pages, forms, custom CSS)
• Coordinating with the website’s content editors, the technical manager and the 3rd party developer
• Support with reporting and analytics (e.g. CMS exports, Google Analytics)
• Using standard tools to communicate and to track work (MS Teams, Gitlab, version control)
• Working in a mixed team of technical and non-technical colleagues.
• Documenting work and helping to improve documentation for existing architectures and workflows.
• Completing program expense reporting in a timely and detailed manner.
• Providing support for other EJN projects, as needed.
• Being able to work flexible hours and with team members operating in different time zones.
• Understanding of and demonstrated commitment to upholding Internews’ Core Values.