HTML Developer
Location: Canada
THE OPPORTUNITY
Our client is in the adtech space, and as their Canadian business continues to grow and achieve success in the creative industry they are looking to expand the team with a dedicated HTML Developer. The Developer will be a major factor in ensuring creative builds are best-in-class for our clients, supporting the Sales and Strategy team to secure new creative business and contribute to the development of their custom creative solutions. This is a newly created position due to growth that will allow progression into a growing team.
Who They Are
Our client is a programmatic media partner for marketers and agencies.
They connect data from multiple sources to do interesting, exciting, business-problem-solving things for our clients. They're experts in data science, analytics and programmatic trading, and are always ready to react and solve challenges quickly, to make sure their clients are always spending their media investments on the right things in the right places.
Who You Are
YOUR PERSONALITY
Our client is looking for someone that aligns with their core values:
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Passion – They love and live what they do
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Determination – They always find a way to 'figure it out'
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Unity – They hold each other accountable. They win and lose as a team.
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Agility – They anticipate the unexpected, embrace and adapt to change
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Courage – They dare to think unconventionally
What You'll Be Doing
Your main responsibilities will include:
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Develop high impact and interactive advertisement builds, including asset exporting, animation conceptualization and reformatting
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Develop DCO decisioning and act as an internal expert on Dynamic Creative Optimisation
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Animate HTML5 advertisements based on design files & storyboards provided by client or internal design team
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Optimize advertisements to be within specs in reference to KB size and animation loops
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Communicate best practices/documentation for the technical and nontechnical stakeholders that underpin high impact and data driven creative executions, and identify and help mitigate pain points in workflows.
Your Qualifications
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2 years professional working experience, preferable in advertising/media
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Front End Fundamentals (semantic HTML5, modern CSS3 etc.)
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Experience with basic functions of Microsoft Excel or similar (creating dynamic product feeds/store lists/look up tables to be used in creative materials)
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Comfortable working with and extracting production ready assets from design files (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
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Experience with web animation frameworks/authoring tools (GSAP, Three.js, Easel.js, Google Web Designer, Adobe Edge, Adobe Animate)
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Proficiency in Photoshop and working knowledge in InDesign, Illustrator, After Effects and Adobe Media Encoder
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Ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize workloads
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High attention to detail with a commitment to quality and accountability
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Ability to multi-task, prioritize and stay organized in a fast-paced environment
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Ability to problem-solve, work independently, and identify potential risks
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Eager to learn new systems, technologies, and advertising techniques
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Flexible and adaptable as a team player with strong communication skills
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A can-do attitude to provide energy, drive and enthusiasm
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A dream to grow your career as the company scales
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Alignment with our client's core values
Ad Tech Exposure
While it is not necessary to have direct hands on experience with all of these specific platforms, the ideal candidate will have some form of experience with a programmatic ad serving stack and will understand how different platforms work. They deliver their creative services across a wide variety of ad tech platforms:
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Jivox
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Celtra
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Sizmek
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Google Campaign Manager
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Google Studio
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Xandr, FKA AppNexus
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The Trade Desk
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Display Video 360
Benefits & Perks
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Health benefits - covering medical, dental, vision with HSA
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An Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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Paid maternity and paternity leave
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Generous PTO policy in addition to paid holidays
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Continuous education and training
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An open office and casual work atmosphere