Ruby on Rails Developer, DC Metro

Company Profile: Our goal is to provide a more personal learning experience across the nation. Using the newest technologies available in the online learning field, our innovative platform is aimed at improving student performance and outcomes. Benefits: Working for a good cause and initiative, cutting edge technology, Insurance (health, dental, vision), Casual attire, Flex Time, retirement plan, catered lunchs Why Join Us? Growth - This is a ground floor position with a small, creative, high energy team. We have a big vision and huge market potential. One thing we can guarantee about this position is that it will include rapid change and endless opportunities for learning and professional growth. Impact - Collaboration and creativity are the driving forces behind the vision for our platform. This means everyone is a key player with mission-critical responsibilities and influence across all aspects of the company. Leading-edge Technology - We work with the latest and greatest technologies driving web applications today, with no legacy restrictions. Our current architecture includes Ruby on Rails, Ember.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Amazon EC2. Role You Will Play: Drive technology projects from concept to release, identifying and solving problems creatively with minimal guidance. Make decisions on technical architecture and develop on whatever technology stack makes most sense. Mentor junior developers to strengthen and grow our team. Value teamwork ahead of individual accomplishment. Prioritize and handle multiple assignments simultaneously. Your Profile: Bachelor's degree. 8+ years of experience building full stack online products. Expertise in Ruby on Rails, Javascript, and at least one major database platform (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.).

VP, Web Development, PG County MD

Company Offerings: Comprehensive Health Benefits, matching 401k, education reimbursement, company sponsored events, flexible work hours, and a great atmosphere. Management Responsibilities: The Vice President of Technology will be responsible for building and managing a highly functional staff that includes the Web Development and the Information Technology Teams. This person will drive organizational change and improve efficiency through the use of leadership and technology. Build strategic partnerships with key management and staff to understand and document company and department goals, objectives, priorities and business needs Provide leadership, vision, and management to the Web Development Team and I.T. Team Play an active role in tasks to include: product design, development, testing, troubleshooting, QA Act as a strategic partner on organizational change and process reengineering efforts, representing the technology point of view and providing technology expertise Facilitate the prioritization of technology work efforts to achieve key goals and objectives Research and implement new technologies that maintain our status as an industry leader Define best practice based IT service lifecycle and project methodology and work with management to integrate into existing company and department planning and budgeting processes Manage technology projects and initiatives per the agreed to methodology Manage technology systems through their lifecycle Scale efficiencies with the internal IT infrastructure Ensure profitability on projects from a technical perspective Build, manage and continually improve a highly functional and efficient team to achieve agreed to goals Define, collect and analyze support metrics to ensure support goals are being met, identify issues and implement continuous improvement Maintain security plan for all IT and telecom systems that protects data and systems Schedule and execute regular security system tests and oversee actions to resolve issues Maintain data backup and disaster recovery plans Develop and manage the technology expense budget to contribute to a cost effective operation Continuously evaluate the feasibility and cost effectiveness of outsourcing various aspects of systems and processes. Oversee the vendor relationships that result from outsourcing opportunities. Negotiate effective service level agreements and oversee the ongoing management of these performance measures Create, maintain and enforce written policies and procedures regarding all operations in the Technology Department. Compile and review records to determine department productivity, quality of output and cost of service. Develop methods to continually improve results, QA and Audit Control processes Advise the management team on strategic systems conversions and integrations in support of business goals and objectives Your Profile: Bachelor’s degree required. Degree in Computer Science or related field preferred. 15 plus years of experience in enterprise architecture and project/program delivery Agency/Consulting experience required

Art Director, DC

Why work for us: Health insurance with excellent premiums, Flex schedule, Casual dress, Training/Professional development for employees, and work with clientele representing great causes Responsibilities: Develop and execute creative concepts Collaborate and ideate with copywriters, designers, planners, producers and account executives to produce insightful and engaging work that achieves our clients’ objectives Create compelling visual elements through typography, imagery, color and layout Partner with broadcast, media and digital as well as directors, photographers, illustrators and editors to bring the creative product to life Articulate creative strategy, present concepts and rationales and persuade internal and client audiences Stay on top of creative, social, cultural and media trends to continually inspire new ideas Your Profile 3 to 5 years of work experience in art direction, preferably at an agency Experience with TV, Digital, and Print