Front End Developer at Otter Products, LLC

1 year ago Development & Programming Middle Full-Time

The Front End Developer uses professional knowledge, concepts and company objectives to implement the visual elements seen by visitors to all Otter Products brand and B2B websites and other online and/or mobile environments.


Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree required. Experience in lieu of degree may be considered.
  • Minimum of four years of experience in web design required including at least three years of proven experience of HTML5/CSS3 and responsive web design
  • Knowledge in UX/UI design practices for responsive design preferred
  • Experience with JavaScript preferred
  • Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite ® preferred
  • WordPress Integration preferred


Description

Overview:

The Front End Developer uses professional knowledge, concepts and company objectives to implement the visual elements seen by visitors to all Otter Products brand and B2B websites and other online and/or mobile environments. This member of the Information Technology team partners and collaborates with cross-functional internal and external resources to plan, develop and deploy high quality web/mobile app designs capturing customer/consumer interest to drive sales.

About Otter Products: From our founder’s garage in 1998 to the global technology leader we are today, Otter Products continues to drive growth through innovation. Our industry-leading brands, OtterBox, LifeProof and Liviri lead the way to help people do more and go more places with technology in hand. Otter Products is a global company of more than 900 Otters (employees) with offices in Fort Collins, Colo., Hong Kong, Munich, Germany and Cork, Ireland. Our mission is simple – We Grow to Give which comes to life by way of our charitable arm, the OtterCares Foundation. From innovation and engineering to community and culture – growing to give is at the heart of everything we do. For more information visit otterproducts.com. Responsibilities:

  • Write the HTML and CSS for the UI of new products
  • Integrate HTML, CSS, JQuery and JavaScript with the core code
  • Work with source control and collaboration tools such as Subversion, Source Safe, and MS Team Server
  • Manage online experiential content for product launches, design changes, promotions, etc.
  • Develop clean, intuitive designs for the user interface on all company websites and other online/mobile environments to create a positive customer experience
  • Create content and online experiential management focused on brand engagement and consumer brand experience and ensure it is consistent, strong and unified in online initiatives
  • Identify and implement new web technologies to enhance Otter Products’ brand experience
  • Work with lead developers to determine which technologies solutions are appropriate
  • Create and document development specifications and work completed
  • Define scope/estimates for development activities
  • Exhibit expert knowledge of XML and web services (SOAP), and integration with 3rd party systems
  • Provide technical insight, thoughts and feedback to the team on various projects
  • Working cross functionally with marketing and e-commerce internally
  • Communicate with the product and creative teams on a weekly basis
  • Collaborate with merchants and UX/UI team to interpret and execute designs
  • Create cascading style sheets (CSS) that are consistent across all browsers and platforms
  • Maintain graphic standards and branding throughout the product's interface
  • Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies
  • Promote usability best practices
  • Provide critiquing and reasons for why to or to not do something when working with design teams, as it related to building it out
  • Develop Otter Product brand sites as the leader in B2C and B2B online engagement by offering usable and compelling content
  • Slice and work comfortably within Photoshop.
  • Work with mobile and web based design constraints, editors and browser platforms
  • Support and maintain a positive safety culture by following all safety policies and procedures and actively contributing to a safe working environment
  • Other duties as assigned

EEO: Otter Products, LLC is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic or status protected by law. For US Based Roles Only - Compensation Range Minimum: USD $80,000.00/Yr. For US Based Roles Only - Compensation Range Maximum: USD $100,000.00/Yr. Additional Total Rewards: Benefits Eligible - Full Time- check out otterproducts.com/careers/why for more info, Profit Sharing Program Eligible

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