We're Hiring

JOB SUMMARY:
The right candidate for this role will enjoy working in a high paced, medium-sized full service creative agency with multiple big brand clients. We specialize in the media, sports and entertainment industries. Our team is passionate, hard-working, hard-playing and a lot of fun. We’re not afraid of any project and love figuring out the tough ones. All positions are Manhattan based.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR TWO KINDS OF CANDIDATES:
1. Enthusiastic junior developers
2. Experienced mid-level developers with proven success records

JUNIOR POSITION: HIGH LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

• Experience with HTML/CSS development
• Experience with PHP development using best practices
• Experience with MySQL
• Experience with Photoshop image editing
• Knowledge of content management tools I.E.: Drupal, Joomla
• Knowledge of JavaScript and major libraries a plus I.E.: jQuery
• Knowledge of CakePHP, CodeIgniter, Zend Framework a plus

MID-LEVEL POSITION: HIGH LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

• Expertise in Object-Oriented Programming in PHP
• Experience in developing web applications using an MVC approach a must
• Experience in developing database-driven applications a must
• Experience with HTML/XHTML/CSS/JavaScript a big plus
• Knowledge of other programming languages a big plus (.NET, Java, ColdFusion, Ruby, Python)
• Experience with Drupal, CakePHP, CodeIgniter, Zend Framework a plus
• Server management experience a plus
• Experience with Facebook, Twitter, YouTube API’s and REST Web Services a plus

REQUIREMENTS FOR BOTH POSITIONS:

• Passionate about technology and the industry
• Patient, clear thinking and level headed
• Strong written and verbal communicator
• Comfortable working with big brand clients and high-traffic websites
• Enjoys working with a team to invent creative, efficient solutions to various challenges
• Experience / knowledge with any of the following is a plus: ad serving solutions (DoubleClick, OAS etc.), Google Analytics, video serving solutions (BrightCove, Veoh, etc.), other web services, and any other programming languages

BENEFITS:
ExpandTheRoom offers a better than most benefits package including: health, dental, 401K with company matching, educational benefits and more.

APPLY HERE:
http://www.expandtheroom.com/careers.php

Art Show Recap

Thanks to everyone that made it out last night to the Art Show. We had a great time and hope you did too.

Congrats to our winners:
The Most Votes: Eva Zuckerman. – “Ashley “
Almost the Most Votes: Leah Wolff. – “Farmland Map “
Good Enough to Get Some Money: Sascha Braunig– “Celebrity Dental“
Lucky Art Snob: – Jordan
Lucky Starving-Artist Fan: – Michael

Props:
Reid Hitt for organizing everything
Julian Mackler for all his great photos
The bands, Hungry Hungry Ghost www.myspace.com/hungryhungryghost, Eastern Midwestern www.myspace.com/easternmidwestern and Holiday Shores www.myspace.com/holidayshoresmusic.
And of course, Spin Magazine for lending us the space.
Check out www.spin.com.

Until next time, cheers.


Eva Zuckerman. – “Ashley “


Leah Wolff. – “Farmland Map “


Sascha Braunig– “Celebrity Dental“

Thanks to all the artists featured in this year’s Art Show.

Here's some of the work.

Art Show and Happy Hour

We're doing it again! The 2nd Annual Art Show & Happy Hour. Thursday June 4th, 7-10PM at the SPIN magazine office... food, drinks, live music, prizes and more. RSVP is a must.

Submit work to art@expandtheroom.com and rsvp to party@expandtheroom.com.

The ETR Team - headshots

Here are the faces behind the work of ETR. Thanks to Matt Cottom for shooting these.

ExpandTheReef

ExpandTheRoom is a proud sponsor of Project AWARE, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of fragile underwater environments. On behalf of our team and clients, ETR (ExpandThe/Room or Reef) has made a meaningful donation to Project AWARE this holiday season. ETR thanks you for making it possible for us to donate to this important cause. For more information on how our donation will help or if you’d like to donate yourself, check out www.projectaware.org.

www.expandthereef.com

Thank you for a great 2008. Happy holidays!

We're Hiring

ExpandTheRoom, LLC. (ETR) is a full service creative agency based in New York City. And we’re on the hunt for good, talented people for both freelance and full time work.
 
Perfect candidates are self-starting team players and must:
Have great verbal and email communication skills
Be proactive, flexible, and dependable
Have the ability to multi-task and set priorities
Enjoy a fast-paced, deadline driven environment
Be solution based creative thinkers dedicated to meeting our goals, timelines and budget
 
If you’re interested in working with ETR…please submit your thoughts and credentials here