Job Details: Contract Flash Games Developer
| Job Title: | Contract Flash Games Developer |
| Company: | Kaboose |
| Position Type: | Contract |
| Pay Rate: | To Be Determined |
| Skills: | Advanced skills in ActionScript 1.0, 2.0 & 3.0, Flash video & Flash Media Server |
| Date Posted: | Jul-11-08 |
Kaboose was founded in 1999 and is now one of the largest family-focused online media companies in the world with a leading position in three of the largest English-speaking markets in the world -- the U.S., the U.K. and Canada. From pregnancy to parenting, birthday parties to scrapbooking and entertainment to education, Kaboose has the content and applications to help parents plan and share their family life. Kaboose owns some of the world's leading online properties targeting families, including Kaboose.com, Bounty.com, BabyZone.com, ParentZone.com, AmazingMoms.com, BirthdayInABox.com, TwoPeasInABucket.com, BubbleShare.com, Funschool.com, and Zeeks.com, and helps the world's leading brands reach this highly coveted audience.
Kaboose trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “KAB”
Location: Toronto at Yonge and Eglinton
Position: Contract Flash Games Developer (6 months)
The Role:
We're looking for an interactive flash developer to join us on our interactive team - supporting our Sales, Marketing and Product Development units. In this contract role, you'll be primarily focused on creating flash based games for kids and parents. In order to take on this role you must consider yourself a flash and casual gaming expert.
Your Qualifications/Experiences should include some (or most) of below:
You're at an expert level in flash and actionscript development.
You have experience developing games for the Web with a portfolio to prove it.
You truly believe that development is meant to be iterative and adaptive.
You know how to get your flash talking with the other elements on a page via javascript.
You're comfortable in Photoshop and Illustrator.
Application of physics and complex math in our casual games doesn't scare you.
You got one foot in the world of design and the other in programming.
Technologies (take this with a grain of salt, we need solid fundamentals more than X years of Y):
• Advanced skills in ActionScript 1.0, 2.0 & 3.0, Flash video & Flash Media Server
• Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Flex
• AJAX, DHTML, Javascript
• XHTML/XML/HTML, CSS, XSL and Web Standards
• Server side scripting experience is an asset (PHP, Ruby, Python, ASP)
Why Kaboose?
Work with a market leading Canadian online media company
Work in a fun, informal, creative, fast-paced and dynamic environment.
Work steps from the subway at Yonge and Eglinton or telecommute from home.
Competitive salary and benefits
Are you up for the challenge?
Submit your resumé to devjobs@kaboose.com
Interested in moving to the top of the pile?
Submit URLs of sample work
Introduce yourself, we don't like template cover letters
Pick something you're proud of and send us some sample code
| Location: [rss] | Canada-ON-Toronto |
| Telecommute: | No (Onsite Position) |
| Contact Name: | |
| Contact Phone: | |
| Contact Email: | devjobs@kaboose.com |
| URL: | http://www.kaboose.com |
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