Internews Network, now Internews, is a 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in California. Established in 2004, the Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is Internews’ flagship environmental program, working to improve the quality and quantity of environmental reporting. . .
Location: Asia Pacific
Department: Consultancy
Job Type: Part-Time
About This Position
This is a part-time position working around 10 days per month, and candidates should be based in Asia. Working closely with Internews’ Web Manager and EJN’s editorial teams, The Web Specialist will support EJN by maintaining its Geojournalism websites (WordPress) and providing technical support to editors of its Earthjournalism.net website (Drupal).
Tasks & Obligations
- Monitoring security and performance
- Running and testing updates
- Coordinating with Internews’ webhosting team
- Improving architecture and workflows where needed
- Troubleshooting and bug fixing
- Designing and developing special content (e.g. maps, custom CSS)
- Support with reporting and analytics (e.g. Google Analytics)
- Assisting with first line support for Drupal CMS issues (assistance and bug testing)
- Quality assurance of work by the 3rd party developer
- Designing and developing special content (maps, special pages, forms, custom CSS)
- Coordinating with the website’s content editors, the technical manager and the 3rd party developer
- Support with reporting and analytics (e.g. CMS exports, Google Analytics)
- Using standard tools to communicate and to track work (MS Teams, Gitlab, version control)
- Working in a mixed team of technical and non-technical colleagues.
- Documenting work and helping to improve documentation for existing architectures and workflows.
- Completing program expense reporting in a timely and detailed manner.
- Providing support for other EJN projects, as needed.
- Being able to work flexible hours and with team members operating in different time zones.
- Understanding of and demonstrated commitment to upholding Internews’ Core Values.
Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Information technology or Information management-related fields is preferred.
- Experience in prototyping, mockup design, visual and graphic design.
- At least 3 years of experience in developing and maintaining WordPress websites.
- Experience in custom web development, including PHP, HTML, Javascript, CSS, Git.
- Experience of Drupal development or administration is a plus.
- Experience of developing maps using Mapbox is a plus.
- Knowledge of web and social media analytics.
- Experience of working in a team on technical projects.
- Ability to communicate technical issues to non-technical partners.
- Fluency in verbal and written English. Additional Asian language skills is a plus.
- Experience in media development and environmental projects is a plus
Method of Application
Prospective and qualified applicants should endeavor to click on APPLY NOW to complete the required application form.
Application Deadline
Applications closes by 11.59 pm on 24 February, 2025.