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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Part-Time On-Call Webmaster

Posted by: Public Education Center, Inc.

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Are you a WordPress ninja? Do you know what "!important" means in CSS coding? Can you tackle a website problem with your eyes closed?

The Public Education Center is looking for a part-time on-call webmaster to help them manage their WordPress site and handle with care and ease any technical problems that come their way. The job can be done remotely, on a need to need basis, approximately 10 hours per week.

This would be a great position for a student or consultant who can be available on-call for website problems. Hours are flexible as long as the employee is able to remain in close contact with with staff and have constant access to the Internet. This is a great opportunity to use your technical skills and work with a great, successful team of journalists.

PEC is comprised of award-winning investigative journalists dedicated to uncovering previously overlooked national security and environmental stories and bringing them to the attention of national and international audiences. PEC staff is looking for someone reliable and knowledgeable of WordPress to fix any website errors at the drop of a hat.

DUTIES:

-- Keep their flagship WordPress website, DC Bureau (www.dcbureau.org) running smoothly by installing core and plugin updates, troubleshooting technical issues, and performing other maintenance as necessary;

-- Implement changes/upgrades/improvements to the site at staff's request;

-- Propose and implement improvements in DCBureau.org's design and functionality;

-- Provide occasional tech support for PEC staff in the use of WordPress and other related systems;

-- Serve as main point of contact for technical issues related to the website and related systems.

-- Performing video editing using Adobe Premiere or FCU is a plus.

QUALIFICATIONS:

-- Experience managing websites, especially WordPress-based sites. Experience with other systems such as Joomla or Drupal is a plus;

-- Excellent HTML/CSS/PHP coding skills;

-- Strong image editing and basic web graphics design skills;

-- Interest in journalism, national security, the environment and/or nonprofits;

-- Strong work ethic, reliability, constant web access, and a positive attitude;

-- Ability to work an average of 40 hours a month and to work occasionally on-site in Washington, D.C., when necessary;

-- Video editing chops using Adobe Premiere or FCU are a plus.

04 Jan, 2012
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Source: http://www.idealist.org/view/job/tTN9zHFsBDbD/
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