WPP Production | Interactive Senior Front End Developer (Lead), Japan
HybridTokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanHybridFull TimeSenior LevelDigital MediaEnterprise
Full TimeSenior LevelEnterpriseDigital Media
Job Summary
Lead responsive web page development using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript based on visual briefs, including localization of assets and code modifications for specific locales. Mentor junior developers, liaise with QA and PM teams to drive delivery, and establish code standards and best practices within the team. Translate technical client briefs to the development team, manage project and resource planning, and produce digital assets in multiple languages while maintaining clean, accessible markup. Keep abreast of latest trends and mobile platform features to optimize performance and efficiency.
Required Qualifications
- A minimum of 10 years commercial development experience within an agency
- Experience leading teams of developers and oversight/delivery of successful web projects
- BA degree in computer science, MIS, or related experience with a grasp on data structures and algorithms
- Fluent in English and Japanese, written and oral, due to the nature of the work
- Experience of creating technical and functional specifications
- Self-motivated, detail-oriented and organised
- Strong Subversion skills (command-line)
- Strong understanding and experience of branch management, continuous integration and agile approach
- Experience of working ticketing systems such as JIRA and how to break down tasks
- Experience of establishing code standards and best practice within development teams
- Expertise of FE pre-processing (Sass and Browserify)
- Expertise in web languages and standard technologies, including version control systems (SVN and GIT), repositories, and build tools (Grunt, Gulp)
- Expertise in HTML/HTML5, CSS/CSS3, and JavaScript/JQuery
- Good JS debugging skills
- Experience with localization processes
- Responsive development experience
- Experience working with Front-End Frameworks (Bootstrap, Foundation)
- Image manipulation software (Photoshop, Fireworks) and able to slice elements out of a PSD
- Accessible and SEO based coding
- Self-starter who is able to hand-code front-end NOT using any WYSIWYG tools like Dreamweaver and keen to learn new technologies
- Clear understanding of Usability
- Proficient in developing to W3C Standards
- Knowledge of the challenges of Email newsletter builds
- Progressive enhancement and graceful degradation
- Experience in working with Bash shell
- Experience with optimization for mobile devices and familiarity with responsive and adaptive methods
- Excellent attention to detail
- Must be able to travel as required, sometimes for several weeks at a time
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