Lead Programmer, Digital Innovation – Jacksonville Jaguars

January 25, 2017

Location: Jacksonville, USA

Closing Date: February 23, 2017

Overview:

Summary

The Lead Programmer, Digital Innovation will work directly with the creative, marketing, and production teams to develop, publish, promote, and monitor content for all Jaguars digital media platforms including, jaguars.com and the Jaguars apps.

Job Responsibilities

  • Work with marketing and communications departments and with content providers to

    • develop, publish, promote, and monitor content for digital outlets.

    • maximize the reach and impact of web content.

    • research emerging technologies to bring new value to digital outlets.

  • Function as part of a news entity, which may include late hours and weekends depending on football team schedule and events.

  • Work with marketing and sponsorship departments to

    • create and develop native content ideas and campaigns

    • create digital engagement opportunities and brand activations

    • work with content analyst to find trends that can lead to new sponsored content

  • Create microsites to achieve visual effects not available within the nfl-provided cms (i.e. parallax scrolling)

  • Develop ideas to improve online presence.

  • Design, develop, implement and maintaining Internet applications; write code for software applications.

  • Keep website and mobile app up to date.

  • Publish content as-needed based on football schedule

Job Qualifications:

  • Avid and proficient user of digital media

  • At least five years of professional experience working with:

    • digital media

    • html, css, javascript, php, python, and ruby coding

    • adobe creative suite

    • app development & design

    • digital media campaigns across websites, social media, blogs and other digital platforms

  • Agency, entertainment company, and/or professional sports team/league experience preferred

  • Experience with advertising serving, analytics, tracking, optimization of digital media such as doubleclick for publishers, and other ad serving platforms

  • Strong verbal communication and presentation skills

  • Strong interpersonal, collaborative and communication skills

  • Ability to work on deadlines and in a fast-paced environment where the demands and directions of the work can constantly change

View http://www.jaguars.com/careers/ to learn more about what it means to be a part of the Jaguars team!

Applications are being accepted online only.  Please do not call to apply for this position.  Please provide complete information.  An incomplete application may affect your consideration for this position.  The Jacksonville Jaguars are committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, rules, or legal requirements.

By submitting this application, you understand that you may be subject to a pre-employment drug test.  You certify that the information in your application is true, correct and complete.  You authorize the Jaguars and its representatives to contact your prior and current employer and other references and all others for purposes of confirmation of the information you have provided.  You understand your application is subject to, among other things, your eligibility to work in the United States.

Note: When you apply for this job online, you will be required to answer the following questions:

1. Describe your experience with odigital media; html, css, javascript, php, python, and ruby coding; adobe creative suite; app development & design; digital media campaigns across websites, social media, blogs and other digital platforms
2. Desribe your experience with an agency, entertainment company, and/or a professional sports team/league
3. Describe your experience with advertising serving, analytics, tracking, optimization of digital media such as doubleclick for publishers, and other ad serving platforms
4. Why do you want to work for the Jacksonville Jaguars?