Jobs

Ruby on Rails Developer

Democracy Now! is a non-profit, independent daily news hour broadcast on over 1,000 stations and online at democracynow.org. Democracy Now! is hiring a dynamic Ruby on Rails Developer to provide production support and work as part of a distributed team to improve upon existing web and mobile applications.

Qualifications

  • Developed a number of RoR web applications, including at least one
    high traffic site
  • Rails 2.x and 3.x best practices
  • MySQL 5.x
  • Sphinx search server
  • Video encoding, streaming and embedding technologies
  • Online payment processing APIs including ActiveMerchant
  • Internationalization
  • An appreciation of SEO techniques
  • Experience of mobile application and/or web development
  • Skilled in performance analysis, troubleshooting and optimization
  • Managing and evolving application architecture
  • Agile software development practices
  • Debian linux
  • Git
  • Public/private key encryption
  • Experience with Rails testing frameworks

Familiarity with Democracy Now!, a commitment to open source software development, and the ability to work onsite at Democracy Now!’s NYC facility are highly preferred. Position begins immediately. To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter and client/project list to job (at) democracynow (dot) org with “Rails Developer” as the subject. No phone calls.



Internships

We require a two-month minimum commitment, for 15-20 hours per week. Positions are based in our Manhattan office, located in the Chelsea neighborhood. Internships are unpaid, but academic credit can be arranged. For internships of two months or longer, a $15 expense allowance is provided on days you work five or more hours.

Democracy Now! en Español Radio Station Outreach Internship Spring 2012

The Democracy Now! en Español Radio Station Outreach Intern works in the Spanish Outreach Department to support the work of staff and volunteers and to communicate with prospective stations who may be interested in broadcasting DN!es programming.

Special Duties:

  • Communicate by email and telephone to prospective radio stations interested in airing Democracy Now! en Español;
  • Internet Research to identify prospective stations;
  • Foster alliance building and networking amongst Democracy Now! en Español supporters and other like-minded groups and organizations;
  • Maintain updated information on Filemaker Pro Database;
  • Work with a number of media platforms to communicate with radio stations, e.g., Facebook, Twitter, and other social media;
  • Support the development of specific online outreach programs;
  • Other duties as assigned

Educational/Skill-building goals of this internship include:

  • Fluency in Spanish/English and good written and oral communication skills
  • Public relations experience
  • Internet research
  • Experience working in a professional environment
  • Managing Excel and Filemaker Pro databases

How to Apply: To apply, send a cover letter and résumé with subject header "Radio Station Outreach Internship" to spanish(at)democracynow(dot)org and admin(at)democracynow(dot)org. Please tell us why you would be a good match for this internship.

Application deadline: March 1, 2011.