Drupal Developer Job

We are looking for a talented web developer to help us build our consumer brochureware website using Drupal as a CMS platform. You will be responsible for building our public-facing corporate website using Drupal as a CMS and writing custom HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP when required to support our already designed interface. Primary responsibilities will include translating Photoshop comps into functional pages, configuring and tweaking Drupal to support our business requirements, integrating AJAX elements and Flash Video into the site, and providing continued support for the website once launched. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with prior experience developing amazing consumer-oriented websites that blend strong functional web usability, core SEO principles and impeccable markup. ## Deliverables In order to better instruct your bid and to gauge your ability and interest in pursuing this project, we wanted to provide detailed specifications of the new website (including details on scope, applications and anything else we felt would be pertinent to creating a budget proposal): == SCOPE == You will be translating 14-17 designer produced comps into a Drupal powered CMS site. While the design has been fully completed for most of these comps, the content is still being created. As a result, there is a possibility that small tweaks may need to be made to certain pages and modules after the development has been completed as necessitated by changes to the content. Below is a list of specific applications that will exist on the new site that will need to be developed either from pre-existing modules or from scratch: -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Photo rotator module -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Embedded video player -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Automatic image rotator in JavaScript -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Flash navigation with automatic photo rotations -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? On page navigation with roll-overs -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Tabbed on page navigation -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? On page form fields (such as on a contact page) -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Sign-in overlay box -? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Simple flash application with minimal transitions and pop-out lightbox functionality == EXPERIENCE AND NECESSARY SKILLS == -? ? ? ? ? In-depth knowledge of Drupal, with at least 3 years experience creating custom Drupal websites. -? ? ? ? ? 5+ years of general experience developing consumer-facing websites. -? ? ? ? ? Expert proficiency with XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript. -? ? ? ? ? Experience developing web applications with dynamic pages. -? ? ? ? ? Understanding of web usability best practices, SEO, interface design, and standards compliant markup. -? ? ? ? ? Proven ability to translate designer-produced Photoshop comps into fully rendered, grid-based sites. -? ? ? ? ? Experience with flash video integration. -? ? ? ? ? Knowledge of JavaScript libraries such as jQuery or YUI. -? ? ? ? ? Strong PHP skills. -? ? ? ? ? Excellent verbal and visual communication skills -? ? ? ? ? Creativity, conscientiousness, and meticulous attention to detail. -? ? ? ? ? Familiarity with Photoshop, Actionscript, and MySQL a plus.