Web Developer / Administrator

Position Summary
The Campaign for America’s Future (CAF) and the Institute for America’s Future (IAF) seek a Web Developer to lead deployment and management of all technologies for the organization’s website and online communications operations. In addition to being the lead online technician, this position will manage CAF/IAF’s 400,000+ supporter database. This person will work with the Online Communications team and policy staff to build traffic and audience for CAF/IAF’s websites and online campaigns. The position reports to the Director of Online Communications.

Posting Date: 
05/05/2008
Position Responsibilities: 

Responsibilities
• Serve as point person for deployment and daily management of online technologies (esp. website CMS, e-CRM toolset, web 2.0 technologies, online AV servers)
• Interface with vendors to coordinate and resolve customer support issues with online technologies
• Train and guide staff on use of online technologies
• Lead implementation of non-design oriented web programming for ourfuture.org (esp. XHTML/CSS, Javascript, PHP, MySQL)
• Monitor/maintain website and e-CRM statistics to identify trends, provide analysis and make strategic recommendations to increase website traffic and campaign participation
• Manage search engine optimization strategies for ourfuture.org
• Manage technical details of online advertising campaigns
• Provide support and maintenance for website and emails including:
o HTML publishing on ourfuture.org and for CAF/IAF emails
o maintaining technology used to manage CAF’s online social network
o publishing CAF’s online AV content (on ourfuture.org and 3rd party websites)
o website design and deployment
• Manage DNS registration and maintenance
• Coordinate internet merchant account requirements with e-CRM systems
• Manage supporter feedback technology; monitor and respond to supporter feedback on technical issues
• Manage and maintain use of organizational online database. Provide and implement strategic recommendations for data architecture, staff access, list structure, etc. Responsible for imports/exports, merge/purge, appends, etc
• Assist in defining strategic online plans and campaigns

Required Qualifications: 

Required Qualifications
• Bachelors or advanced degree from an accredited college or university
• Two years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Demonstrable experience managing organizational websites and online communications technologies with:
o website CMS (esp. GetActive and Drupal, or equivalents)
o e-CRM toolset (esp. GetActive)
o blogs, wikis and other web 2.0 technologies

• Knowledge of key online programming languages (esp. XHTML/CSS, Javascript, PHP, and MySQL)
• Experience using website statistics software (esp. Google Analytics or WebTrends) for monitoring and analysis
• Experience managing membership databases
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access
• Knowledge of the online community and current web trends
• Innovative and creative thinking
• Passion for progressive causes
• Team player

Other Desired Qualifications: 

Other Desirable Qualifications
• Proficiency with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator
• Active participant in blogosphere and web 2.0 communities.
• Knowledge of the progressive political blogosphere
• Expertise with search engine optimization strategies
• Demonstrable experience with AV encoding software and codecs
• Demonstrable experience managing content on AV servers
• Experience working for a non-profit advocacy organization and knowledge of progressive politics, organizations and policy-makers
• Well organized, self-directed and highly motivated
• Great attention to detail

Compensation / Benefits: 

Salary based on experience. Benefits include vacation, health insurance, health care and child care flexible spending account, public transportation assistance and retirement plan. CAF/IAF offers a comfortable, creative work environment that welcomes diversity.

To Apply: 

Your complete application includes a cover letter that indicates how you learned of the job opening, a resume with dates of employment, and salary history. Please mail, email or fax your application to:

Web Developer / Administrator
Campaign for America’s Future
1825 K Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006
Fax: 202-955-5606
Email: jobs@ourfuture.org

Note: Due to the large number of applicants, we are unable to acknowledge the receipt and status of applications. Only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

The Campaign for America’s Future (and its sister organization, the Institute for America’s Future) is a progressive research and action center promoting an agenda to enhance prosperity and opportunity for all Americans. Our studies and analyses, communication, advocacy and mobilization campaigns advance a progressive perspective on a broad range of issues. For more information, please visit our website at OurFuture.org.