Direct Agents is a full-service digital marketing agency specializing in performance-based customer acquisition solutions. Since 2003, Direct Agents has provided leading brand advertisers with custom campaigns utilizing channels such as search, email, social media, programmatic media, and creative design.  Direct Agents is an award winning agency and has been an INC 5000 Honoree for five consecutive years, named a Crain’s Fast 50 Company, and listed as a top digital agency by Direct Marketing News. Direct Agents was founded on the desire to help business grow utilizing strategy, technology, and innovation.  We value positive spirit, creativity, innovation, and the genuine aspiration to learn and grow.

We are currently seeking a Web Developer for our Creative Services team. Members of the Creative Services team focus on providing effective and engaging creative pieces for clients and support agency marketing initiatives.

• Gather functional requirements and prepare specs for new client website projects
• Develop and maintain PHP / MySQL micro sites and CMS sites build in Wordpress and Magento
• Develop front end HTML/CSS code and back end code usually in PHP
• Systems integration using tools such as: 3rd Party APIs (SOAP/REST/XMLRPC with PHP or .NET) and Cron Jobs, shell/PHP scripting
• Help deploy, monitor, replicate, and backup Linux and windows cloud servers from a variety of venders.
• Help develop and deploy test environments, backups, and redundancy.
• Maintain QA best practices, including unit-testing, code revision and review
• Provide technical insight/oversight/advice to all internal and some external departments
• Teach team members new technologies and promote their adoption.

• 2+ years of experience building websites with database connectivity in PHP/MySQL
• Solid HTML/CSS experience
• Responsive Design experience
• JavaScript and jQuery experience
• Experienced and knowledgeable about various CMS platforms including Wordpress and Drupal and ecommerce platforms like Magento.
• Detail oriented, Have a QA process
• Excellent communication skills
• Diligent work ethic. Must be self-motivated and able to take the initiative to get the job done
• Ability to function in a team environment

Compensation

• Competitive base salary determined by experience
• Comprehensive benefits package

Additional Information

• Please submit portfolio with your cover letter and resume

Benefits and Perks

The Direct Agents environment was created to provide ease, well-being and creativity. After a busy work week, We like to kick-back with a beer, EAT, workout, develop killer ping pong skills, and hang out with co-workers all to unwind and appreciate the good work that's been done. Some of our perks include:  

• Health insurance
• 401k plan
• TransitChek
• Company sponsored gym memberships
• Monthly happy hours and parties
• Well stocked fridge
• Weekly bagel breakfasts
• Healthy Snacks
• Educational sessions  and company sponsored certifications
• Trade shows, exclusive conferences, and agency events
• Ping pong & game room
• Various sporting and wellness classes   - Soul Cycle, Barry’s Bootcamp, trainer sessions, yoga, squash, basketball, tennis, etc.