Senior Online Applications Developer –  Netcentric Campaigns

The Senior Online Applications Developer will be organized and will thrive in the fast-paced tempo of an online campaign.  He or she will successfully balance the management of internal staff, clients, and vendors and will be enthusiastic, diplomatic, determined and quick witted.  The Senior Online Applications Developer will also adapt well to a small but growing team and will bring along a blend of technical curiosity, professional courtesy, and flexibility.

• Based on user needs identified by Director of Internet Strategy, develop application requirements for data visualizations, e-mail outreach applications, partner data sharing arrangements, real-time integration with online widgets and user databases to collect and enhance data, and other applications as they emerge.
• Evaluate vendor development proposals and budgets.
• Oversee vendor development work to assure contract deliverables are completed within budget and agreed timelines.
• Guide development of user interfaces.
• Coordinate and conduct user testing prior to launch and through any beta testing.
• Translate and report bugs during initial development process so that product is ready for launch.

• Ensure that data collected and shared by partners and/or generated by network activity is being stored accurately and utilized effectively in database and other online applications.
• Use best practices to clean data and enhance data accuracy.
• Create clean, visually pleasing, and presentable reports, highlighting trends in data.
• Analyze and report on network contact data growth and other data trends to clients and network leaders.
• Monitor vendor service performance and review vendor invoices for payment based on performance.

• Work with Director of Internet Strategy and vendors to implement a high-touch customer experience process to ensure community members receive a superior level of support.
• Support and train other staff in targeting and generating communications from the network contact database.
• Generate metrics for project assessments and reports.
• Track and submit bugs from users; work with vendors to resolve.
• Develop documentation of database architecture and data-driven applications. .

• Advise team on opportunities for new application development based on trends identified in current use of system, recommendations from vendors, and feedback from online community.
• Provide coaching to fellow staff members to improve organizational knowledge about best practices in data management.
• Keep current with developments in new technology.

• 7-10 years of experience in database engineering, application service provider management, database management, or related field.
• Proven track record of working with a team through the entire software development cycle.
• Extensive experience and programming abilities in managing large scale Salesforce applications, including integration with online data visualizations and other applications.
• Experience integrating data from multiple sources.
• Experience with creating clear and presentable visualizations from massive data sets.
• Experience training and providing customer support to users.
• Proven ability to manage vendors and support staff
• Have an extensive professional network including experts in database design and management.
• Superb communication, teamwork and negotiation skills.
• College degree.

• Masters degree in Database Management, Information Technology, or Computer Science or equivalent on the job learning.
• Experience with quantitative methods of data analysis.
• Experience working in a campaign environment or with a nonprofit organization.
• Experience in managing a voter or membership database and associated communications for at least 100,000 records.
• Experience in online e-mail marketing campaigns including A/B testing and using data to micro-target.
• Knowledge of or experience working on issues related to tax, health, environment, community justice, or anything else related to childhood obesity.