We’re excited to bring you our 87th Opportunities on the Prairie today, with positions at Xuba and the AIM Institute in Omaha; Fat Brain Toys in Elkhorn, Neb.; Don’t Panic Labs and Speedway Motors in Lincoln; MetaCommunications in Iowa City, Iowa; Dwolla and VolunteerLocal in Des Moines; Bettendorf Community School District in Bettendorf, Iowa; Red Nova Labs in Westwood, Kan. and Spring Venture Group in Leawood, Kan.
If you have an opportunity to add, please contact Brittany Mascio at jobs@siliconprairienews.com with the listing and a short description of your company. We’re looking for all types of opportunities, from week-long projects to full-time positions. We hope to help you make a connection.
If you apply to one below, please make sure to mention that you found it on Silicon Prairie News.
Xuba – Senior Web Developer (Omaha)
Xuba is a social commerce company that focuses on the way consumers buy products, beginning with the creation of Bloom.com.
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Are you a high energy individual who thrives in a fast-paced, innovative environment? Are you knowledgeable and experienced in the latest web development technologies? Are you driven to succeed, have tons of intellectual curiosity and can bring fresh ideas every day?
If you answered yes to the questions above and are extremely passionate about the web and aren’t afraid to prove yourself then we need to talk.
Xuba – Web Developer (Omaha)
Xuba is a social commerce company that focuses on the way consumers buy products, beginning with the creation of Bloom.com.
As a Web Developer at Xuba, you will be involved with a number of exciting responsibilities:
- Be involved in all aspects of development of our unique social platform — playing a role in
- architectural design, planning, development and deployment
- Development of high performance, highly scalable web applications that provide an amazing
- experience to our customers
- Use technical knowledge and creative thinking to provide the most groundbreaking solutions
- Be self motivated to meet aggressive deadlines in a rapid development environment
For more information on how to apply, contact Jay Gordman jgordman@xuba.com.
Xuba – Customer Service Representative (Omaha)
Xuba is a social commerce company that focuses on the way consumers buy products, beginning with the creation of Bloom.com.
We are looking for a few experienced customer service representatives capable of giving our members superior customer service. At Bloom, our members aren’t just customers; they’re a community of women helping us build the most innovative beauty site in the world.
AIM Institute – Web Developer / UI Design / Web Programmer (Omaha)
AIM Institute is a not-for-profit membership organization that provides information technology leadership to Nebraska and the surrounding region.
AIM is looking for a professional web designer, with expertise in user interface design and the latest technologies around web UI. This position will primarily be web development, but other IT-related opportunities will be available as well.
Fat Brain Toys – Graphic Designer (Elkhorn, Neb.)
Fat Brain Toys a progressive toy company.
Fat Brain Toys is seeking a full-time “can do” graphic designer. You’ll be joining a small, motivated design team that handles all in-house graphics for four distinct business units including online retail, brick & mortar retail, catalog, and product development. Job responsibilities would include:
- Design of various banners, buttons, and web graphics as needed to support multiple award-winning websites
- Assist in the design of weekly email campaigns
- Manage media assets for 6,000+ toys & games
- Design display ads for both consumer and trade publications
- Assist in the design & production of two print catalogs
Don’t Panic Labs – Summer Internship Experience (Lincoln)
Don’t Panic Labs delivers R&D for difficult-to-deliver solutions, and serving as a “people incubator” for talented individuals who want to become key difference-makers at great software companies.
It’s not too hard to imagine summer with all the spring-like weather we’ve experienced during the past few weeks (the recent cold-snap not withstanding). But regardless of what the calendar says, it’ll be here before we know it. That means it’s time to start talking about our Summer Internship Experience we’ll be hosting again this year.
Speedway Motors – Web Graphic Designer (Lincoln)
Speedway Motors is a source for specialty rodding and racing products and advice.
The Web Graphic Designer will support the creative team with email composition and design for B2B and B2C customers, space advertising design and production, catalog production and layout. The right candidate will integrate UI and marketing strategy to be visually effective and lead to conversion, design art and copy layouts for visual communications media.
Speedway Motors – Software Development Intern (Lincoln)
Speedway Motors is a source for specialty rodding and racing products and advice.
Part time internship available for CS/CE/Math/Statistics major to work with our in-house software team on a variety of front & backend projects
MetaCommunications – JavaScript Engineer (Iowa City, Iowa)
MetaCommunications builds applications for marketing & creative teams, using JavaScript for full system development including UI and server business logic.
We are an established company with large customer base and currently building the next generation of applications for marketing & creative teams, using JavaScript for full system development including– UI, server business logic and everything in between. We are looking for a full-time JavaScript developer to join our small, focused team.
MetaCommunications – Senior Project Manager / Account Executive (Iowa City, Iowa)
MetaCommunications builds applications for marketing & creative teams, using JavaScript for full system development including UI and server business logic.
This position will manage customer relationships and project implementations that include needs analysis, planning (timelines, resource allocation, milestones, and deliverables), quality assurance, product training, and continued customer support. Coordination of project activities with our developers and the customer, as well as resolving customer issues are also key activities.
MetaCommunications – Graphic Designer (Iowa City, Iowa)
MetaCommunications builds applications for marketing & creative teams, using JavaScript for full system development including UI and server business logic.
This position will assist in the production of company marketing materials, including ads, newsletters, promotional materials, website, and related photography/video using design, layout, and illustration skills.
Responsibilities
- Help develop our marketing and communications strategies.
- Develop graphics and layouts for corporate marketing materials & website
- Perform technical website implementation
- Assist in creative process and strategic thinking
- Manage relationships with outside agencies and vendors as required
- Assist in updating and maintaining company website
Please send resume in confidence to: employment@meta-comm.com
Dwolla – Software Engineer (Des Moines)
Dwolla is an online cash transfer startup.
Job Description
- Large scale software development.
- API infrastructure & development.
- Data management and analysis
Needed Skills
- Firm grasp of object orientated programming
- Experience in website development
- Knowledge and experience with .NET preferable
- Familiar with the entire software life cycle.
- Firm grasp of SQL (knowledge of relations, indexes, stored procedures, etc)
VolunteerLocal – Intern (Des Moines)
VolunteerLocal is an online software (SaaS) for anyone who needs to organize, manage, schedule and communicate with volunteers.
Candidates will join us in our office space downtown Des Moines and be expected to work 5-10 hours a week. This is a paid position.
Responsibilities:
- Communicate with clients to create “Client Spotlight” blog posts
- Facilitate email follow ups with individuals who have interacted with VolunteerLocal, but are not using the service
- Find creative ways to engage prospective customers and turn them into users
- Build a community for clients, especially those who use the system for free
Bettendorf Community School District – Director of Technology (Bettendorf, Iowa)
The Bettendorf Community School District is a a flagship school district that provides a variety of educational programs for preschool through 12th grade students.
- Are you interested in joining a dynamic leadership team committed to pursuing excellence through the development of all students and staff to achieve at their highest levels?
- Is being a Technology Director “who you are” and will you ensure success for all students?
- Are you driven by high standards of excellence?
- Would others describe you as highly-productive, dependable, detail-oriented and results-driven?
If these talents and qualifications describe you and you are interested in this outstanding opportunity, then please submit a formal application online through the District website.
Red Nova Labs – Front End Web Developer (Westwood, Kan.)
Red Nova Labs is a web development and marketing agency as well as a technology think-tank.
We’re looking for a top-notch front end developer. We need somebody with an open mind, a willingness to keep progressing with current technology to translate design files into pixel-perfect working web pages. Candidate must be highly self-motivated. Salary negotiable and programming equipment shopping budget included.
Red Nova Labs – LAMP Web Programmer (Westwood, Kan.)
Red Nova Labs is a web development and marketing agency as well as a technology think-tank.
In this position, you’ll have the opportunity to create groundbreaking system architectures, complete with lots and lots of code. And you’ll get to work closely with business development as well as programmers, both of whom are vital in our collaborative environment that balances knowledge-sharing with blocks of focused, nonstop production time.
Spring Venture Group – Director – Search & Online Marketing (Leawood, Kan.)
Spring Venture Group is a growing national insurance agency.
We have grown exponentially and we’re looking for top online marketing talent to help us further expand our businesses. You must be a metrics-driven professional, thrive in an environment that expects the best and enjoy working where your ideas are highly valued. As our lead marketing executive, you will develop online marketing capabilities for SVG that will provide financially viable customer acquisition strategies that we can scale in each business
