Literamed Publications Nigeria Limited, est. 1969, is Nigeria’s
leading Children’s book publisher. Its imprint, “Lantern books”
is now a household name in Nigeria and West Africa.
Literamed has in its stable over 400 titles of books for
Pre-primary, Primary, Secondary and Literature texts for
different age ranges, all widely accepted in Nigerian Schools.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Web Developer
Job Location: Lagos
Job Description
We are looking for a talented Web Content Developer to join our
Marketing & Multimedia team. As a member of Lantern Book’s
Marketing & Multimedia team, you will be designing and
developing a responsive and elegant web experience.
Responsibilities
- You’ll be writing maintainable, scalable, cross-browser and
cross platform (desktop, mobile and other devices) code that is
seen by millions of users. You’ll be part of a team of
marketers, product managers, and designers that collaborates on
the conceptualization, design, and implementation of landing
and content pages. We’re looking for someone who can
communicate their thoughts clearly, both in meetings and in
their code. And you’ll be an advocate for best practices, great
usability, and exceptional quality.
- Write maintainable, scalable and cross-browser code
- Maintain design, user experience and brand requirements
throughout the development process
- Collaborate with marketing managers to conceptualize,
design, and implement new pages
- Advocate for best practices, great usability and
exceptional quality
Key Characteristics
- A curiosity and a passion for creating elegant end user
experiences.
- Balance of ideation and delivery skills.
- Doesn’t take feedback personally.
- Creative flair.
- Imagination.
- Adaptable.
- Willing to learn new techniques.
- Have good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Multi-task and meet rigorous deadlines.
- Understanding of layout and typography.
- Extreme attention to detail.
- Team player.
- Ability to influence decision makers.
- Enthusiastic.
- Self-motivated.
- Meticulous.
- Strong drive and determination to succeed.
Requirements
Need to Have:
- Well-grounded knowledge in building front end web
experiences.
- Experience in Cross-Browser / Cross-Platform development
- Solid understanding of CSS3 and HTML5 along with upcoming
standards
- Great understand and craftsmanship of JavaScript
technologies e.g. Angular JS, JQuery etc.
- Proficiency with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator (would be
an advantage even though we have inhouse graphic artist)
- Experience with server-side technologies (PHP is first on
the list)
- Able to translate wireframes and mockups into code with a
good grasp of document structure and semantics
- Good visual design sense and understanding of basic
usability concepts
- Solid understanding of cross-browser best practices
- Excellent communication and organization skills (we take
this very seriously)
- Version Control (Git / GitHub / CVS / Subversion)
- Experience in Database management (MySQL specifically)
- SEO and Social Media Integration (very key to our marketing
strategy – a must have)
- Proper code documentation
- Knowledge of data formats (particularly. JSON, XML)
- We are only considering applicants that fit the needed
requirements above. We look forward to meeting you.
How To Apply:
Interested and qualified candidates should send their
applications and CV’s
to: seun.ladeinde@lantern-books.com
Due Date : 29th May 2015