EurActiv is the leading EU policy media, publishing in 11 languages and 11 countries to over 500 000 monthly readers. In November 2009, Euractiv celebrated its 10th Anniversary with a prestigious Award Ceremony – View related interviews including Barroso, Buzek, Durant, Verhofstadt, Wallström, etc. The company has doubled its team size in recent years (to ca 60 people including franchise partners) and has three main sources of income: Sponsorship, Advertising and Public contracts. See Editorial Mission.

At EurActiv we develop and maintain a wide range of websites. As an Online Media, our core CMS is built using cutting edge Drupal technology, and enables our editorial team to publish valuable and qualitative content efficiently. We invest in the future of our online portfolio of websites (EurActiv.com, Jobsite and Blogactiv.eu and Press Release Service) by recruiting a PHP – Drupal Developer to work on a variety of projects related to further product development on our core CMS (Drupal) and related websites, integration and migration of databases, re-design and enhancements to the back and front end of our websites. The role will include the customizing and modifying of several core and community Drupal modules.

Responsibilities:

• Developing back and front end of new functionalities and sections of our website portfolio using PHP and Drupal, integrating with MySQL databases where necessary.
• Making improvements and bug-fixes to existing websites using PHP and Drupal.
• Upgrading and migrating Blogactiv, upgrading EU jobsite, developing the Partner’s Intranet and a billing system within the CRM, Euractiv.com re-design and video integration.
• Assisting in the support of other in-house products and sites.
• Working with other members of the team to improve existing processes and procedures, and helping to identify new processes
• Working within the team's Quality Assurance and Testing framework.

Requirements:

• Essential Skills: excellent XHTML, HTML, CSS, PHP, Drupal 6.x, Javascript, AJAX
• At least 2 years of hands-on Drupal experience is required as well as being particularly proficient in programming in object oriented PHP and MySQL databases. The successful candidate will have worked on, and developed database driven and transactional websites (sample URLs will be required) within a LAMP environment.
• Good knowledge of W3C standards and practices, as well as an exemplary eye for detail.
• Adobe Software: Photoshop, Fireworks and Illustrator
• SEO understanding and ability to use Google Analytics
• Excellent internet skills in using various browsers and search engines
• Team player, quick learner, keep up to date with latest industry news and trends, able to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and have experience working within a digital agency or an online media.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills with the ability and willingness to continually search for new ideas and development methods.

Contact

Send relevant CV and cover letter, in confidence, to: selection@euractiv.com

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