Senior Web Design/Developer : TravelPod (Ottawa, CA)

TravelPod (A TripAdvisor/Expedia Company) is looking for a talented designer and who’s also a meticulous front-end coder to take ownership of the front-end of our site.TravelPod is the web’s largest travel blogging platform and information site. Beyond working directly on TravelPod itself, we are focused on the cutting edge platforms that are defining the future of travel research and sharing of experiences.

This is a great opportunity to work with a small, talented team that is pushing innovation in the online travel space. TravelPod is backed by Expedia and TripAdvisor, the world’s largest and most trusted travel media site, so you’d get the benefits of a nimble startup with the security of a corporate job.
We’re looking for people who are excited about what they do, thrive on going above and beyond expectations and enjoy getting things done, quickly. At TravelPod you’ll never get bogged down in process, speed always wins.
You will be working with a small but passionate team at TravelPod & TripAdvisor. TravelPod is a fun and exciting place to work at and we’re looking for someone to share their energy with us.
You must have a current portfolio of your
web design work and projects for viewing in order to be considered for this opportunity!
In this role you can look forward to…
• Produce static design mockups & clickable prototypes
• Produce production ready CSS, HTML and Javascript
• Produce consistent quality in an unstructured environment with minimal process
• Learn how to navigate our backend code
• All the other stuff that comes up… we all wear a lot of hats
What you can bring to the team…
• A passion for the Internet
• Strong eye for visual design within the constraint of a commercial, metrics driven website
• Mastery of CSS, HTML and Javascript
• Carnal knowledge of cross-browser issues
• Crave simplicity and drool over well written copy
• Experience with templating
• Must be local or willing to relocate to Ottawa
• An exceptional portfolio of past work
• +2 points if you read seomoz regularly
• +5 points for Flash experience
• +10 points if on top of all that you’re also a perl guru or have other backend development experience

How to apply

Please send a cover letter and a resume with a portfolio to Kathy Glebus at: kglebus@tripadvisor.com