Interactive Developer, Grande & Leonard

Job Description

Grande & Leonard, a creative division of ESPN Marketing focused on brand, innovation, storytelling and design, is looking for a talented developer who thrives on passion, determination and talent.

Responsibilities:
• At ESPN, you'll learn to refine your skills while obtaining experience on a wide range of campaigns that reach a die-hard national and worldwide audience. Along the way, you'll be challenged to lift your game to new heights, encouraged to take smart, bold risks and get support from an incredibly gifted group of award-winning designers, developers, project managers and creative directors.
• In this role, you will support our digital design team in translating layered artwork and storyboards into dynamic, compelling digital banner ads, responsive emails, microsites and other deliverables by optimizing engagement and utilizing cutting edge code to innovate and think in new ways. You'll be looked upon to come up with elegant solutions to complex problems while contributing to the overall evolution of the ESPN brand and our flagship properties like Monday Night Football, NBA on ESPN, College Football Playoff, SportsCenter, ESPN Films and more!
• To say our audience is passionate about sports is an understatement. We're looking for a left brain/right brain visionary with a mind full of development solutions, an eye for knowing what great design and animation looks like and a heart full of passion for our fans' experience. You'll ensure brand consistency and high standards of execution for the development of digital advertising assets, and use your appreciation for interactive creativity to push client work to a ''best in class'' user experience.
• If bringing your A-game every day is how you roll, then it's time you join our team!

Basic Qualifications:
• Coming from an in-house or digital agency, you should have 3+ years of experience coding high profile, consumer-facing work with expert craftsmanship, preferably developing display banner ads.
• You have a demonstrated ability to produce handwritten code and are proficient with the latest web technologies including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and JSON. You also have experience creating JS-based animation using libraries such as GreenSock and are comfortable working with Github.
• You have experience working with the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, notably Photoshop and Illustrator, and converting design files to HTML/CSS.
• You come with a strong online portfolio featuring examples of code-based animations, interactive work, responsive development and design work on a web platform.
• You're comfortable with working fast and efficiently to meet deadlines, multitasking multiple projects, responding to feedback and collaborating with different teams.
• You can articulate your work within a team and have a desire to learn and take direction from senior designers, creative directors and internal clients.
• You are a strategic thinker with a passion for keeping up with the latest advancements and technology, on a variety of devices and platforms, while staying laser-focused on the details of executing individual tasks in a tactical, efficient manner.
• You have the ability to work both independently and as part of a group in open collaboration, and with an equally positive attitude regardless.
• You have an understanding of the ESPN brand and a passion for sports.

Required Education
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent professional experience.

Preferred Education
• Graduate Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent professional experience.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gqoen1-18-224-149-242-42 in your application.