Bilingual Front End Web Developer
Marketing Department
Exempt
JOB SUMMARY
The bilingual Front-end Web Developer maintains the front-end user experience for the Lakewood English and Spanish family of websites. They translate the Lakewood organization's and user's needs into functional, appealing, and interactive web applications. The Bilingual Front-end Web Developer is fluent in English and Spanish and creates functional and attractive digital web environments that ensure outstanding user experience and ease of use for content editors.
This position reports directly to the Web Content Manager.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION

• Advance the look and feel of the Lakewood family of websites through the modification of style sheets, HTML, and javascript files
• Make minor tweaks to functionality as needed to help support the Web Content Team
• Act as a technical resource for the Web Content Team, supporting the team in more technical web content updates that require coding knowledge
• Responsible for building and coding landing pages from design concepts provided to them in layered art files
• Navigate a variety of platforms and be self-propelled in their thinking to discover and find where an update needs to be made and to know what resources are needed in order to facilitate any number of web changes
• Deliver code that is cross-browser compatible and "mobile-first" in design
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs and pitch solutions for designs that may not be technically feasible
• Handle sensitive, confidential information and assignments with tact, discretion, and diplomacy
• Other related duties as assigned

MINISTERIAL DUTIES
As an Employee of Lakewood Church, you are a part of an over 60-year legacy of faith. As a part of the Lakewood team, you are a key part of our mission in taking the Hope found in Jesus to the world. This means that as part of your job responsibilities, you are considered a spiritual leader in the Church. You are responsible for communicating the Church's beliefs and our mission to our congregants, to maintain a lifestyle consistent with the Scriptures, and are required to belong to the Lakewood Church as part of our faith community.
This will also include:

• Regular attendance at Church services and classes,
• Serving as a Prayer Partner or as a volunteer in any ministry of the Church, and
• Serving our community through local outreaches from time to time when needed by the Church

QUALIFICATIONS

• Uncompromised commitment to Lakewood Church's vision, values, and core beliefs
• Proficiency in HTML, CSS and javascript a must
• A working knowledge of React is required
• Must be fluent in both English and Spanish
• The ideal candidate has some design knowledge and will act as a bridge between design and development to improvise mobile layouts when only a desktop layout is provided or vice-versa
• Well-rounded experience in various CMS platforms (Optimizely, Sitecore, and Wordpress experience are a plus)
• Basic understanding of javascript and javascript libraries such as jquery
• A willingness to learn and stay up to speed on coding trends
• Basic knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image (familiarity with Photoshop or Sketch is a plus)
• Excellent team work, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to multi-task and demonstrate effective time management skills
• Self-motivated, with ability to work independently as well as collaboratively
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and expectations
• Pro-active approach, flexibility, and a positive attitude is extremely important
• Able to give and receive constructive critique
• Proficient in Microsoft Office

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• BA/BS degree required or equivalent work experience
• 3-5 years of related experience