You will also be hands-on browser testing, bug fixing and load testing. Reporting and tracking issues through to resolution, you will provide feedback to the development and design teams, supporting the teams till deployment, while ensuring that the work is carried out in accordance with the schedule and the quality requirements.

You:

• Experienced in testing Agile projects (this is crucial to the role)
• Able to write test cases from user stories (this is also crucial to the role)
• Have knowledge of Selenium testing and scripting
• Have experience in preparing testing documentation, including test plans and test cases
• Have a thorough knowledge of structured test methods and processes for the web, including mobile sites and applications
• Have a solid understanding of quality assurance processes and standards including W3C Accessibility
• Are experienced in testing complex user interfaces, including manual testing browser testing, performance testing, load testing, UAT testing
• Have a desire to enhance your skill set and learn about new technologies

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to jobs@ie.com.au, or call Caroline on 03 9001 1706 for an informal chat.

About IE

For ten years, IE has fostered a culture that promotes inclusiveness and the exploration of new ideas and thinking, and has built one of Australia’s most successful independent digital agencies from this foundation. Knowledge, both collective and individual, is the currency of our agency; we seek it, disseminate it, question it, share it and, through our non-commercial research initiative Alpha, we invest in it.

A Career at IE

We understand the relationship between hard work and great results, so we set smart, achievable goals that incorporate timely feedback and recognition of quality work. We also believe that autonomy is a key part of an enriching workplace, so we encourage initiative across all levels of the agency.

And yes, your career is a serious matter, but we also like to keep things fun at IE; it’s just who we are. From poker nights and all-office lunches to our annual snow trip, we enjoy a wide range of extracurricular activities.

Our benefits package doesn’t include life insurance, dental plans or a company car, but does include flexible policies and a rewarding system in which we celebrate your success and recognise your talent. We invest in performance and knowledge management programs, make time for innovation, follow an open and transparent communication system and work to a flat organisational structure led by exceptional people.

You will be part of our Technology Teams, working with both our PHP & UI teams, and solutions leads to develop e-commerce websites for top world-wide brands. With a focus on managing all factors that govern delivery success, you will own solution technical delivery from the reverse brief throughout planning, solution scoping and production. You will also be responsible for all sites’ integration with third party systems, managing internal office productivity tools and other systems.

To be considered for a position, you MUST possess all the following skills:

• Exceptional PHP and web programming skills, with 5+ years professional PHP development experience in a Linux environment
• A folio of Magento e-commerce sites
• Excellent hand-coding skills using AJAX, CSS, ActionScript, HTML /XHTML and JavaScript
• Proven experience in developing new systems, integrating systems, and enhancing and supporting live applications
• Ability to interpret client needs to define, develop and execute compelling technical solutions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Understanding of structured design methodologies and web development approach  –  from business requirements through to coding, testing and documentation
• Exceptional web programming skills in a Linux environment
• Strong understanding of database concepts, methodologies, source control and bug tracking
• Ability to identify risks and risk mitigation options associated with proposed application, technical and integration architectures

Advantageous skills would include:

• Knowledge of the Zend Framework would be highly looked upon
• Any experience with other programming languages and web technologies would be an advantage

To apply, send your CV including folio or links to your projects, to jobs@ie.com.au or call Caroline on 03 9001 1706 for an informal chat.

About IE:

For ten years, IE has fostered a culture that promotes inclusiveness and the exploration of new ideas and thinking, and has built one of Australia’s most successful independent digital agencies from this foundation. Knowledge, both collective and individual, is the currency of our agency; we seek it, disseminate it, question it, share it and, through our non-commercial research initiative Alpha, we invest in it.

We understand the relationship between hard work and great results, so we set smart, achievable goals that incorporate timely feedback and recognition of quality work. We also believe that autonomy is a key part of an enriching workplace, so we encourage initiative across all levels of the agency.

And yes, your career is a serious matter, but we also like to keep things fun at IE; it’s just who we are. From poker nights and all-office lunches to our annual snow trip, we enjoy a wide range of extracurricular activities. Our benefits package doesn’t include life insurance or a company car, but does include flexible policies and a rewarding system in which we celebrate your success and recognise your talent.

We invest in performance and knowledge management programs, make time for innovation, follow an open and transparent communication system and work to a flat organisational structure led by exceptional people.

IE will work with the Tourism Victoria team to develop and extend their digital platform and assets across all channels including web, tablet, and mobile both locally and internationally. The appointment is for a 2-year term.

“We are looking forward to assisting Tourism Victoria maintain and extend its premiere position in the global digital marketing and customer experience landscape” says David Pisker, CEO at IE.

“After an extensive tender process, Tourism Victoria appointed IE based on the quality of their bid combined with their breadth of technical services and experience. We look forward to working with IE as Tourism Victoria builds on its digital presence in both local and international markets and explores new opportunities, including bringing our websites to mobile devices such as iphones and tablets” says Leigh Harry, CEO at Tourism Victoria.

The account win follows on from some outstanding work across the Tourism category including mobile, tablet and web campaigns and development for Melbourne Convention and Visitors Bureau, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, and City of Melbourne.

“We are confident that our blend of leading-edge interaction design and technology capabilities coupled with our extensive experience within the Tourism Category will help ensure that Victoria remains one of the worlds’ preferred tourist destinations.” Adds David Pisker

After an extensive search, Berry Driessen has been appointed Director of Client Services. Berry joins after a 3-year stint as CEO at Komosion – a digital agency servicing brands such as Vibe Hotels, Wattyl, ANZ OnePath, and Telstra Credit Union among others.

Lee Gordon has also been appointed as Senior Interaction Designer. Lee, A Senior Interaction Designer at the renowned agency R/GA in New York joins IE after working across the global Nike account for the past four years where he bagged CLIO, One Show and Webby awards for his efforts. David Pisker, CEO at IE says “As an agency we have invested heavily in finding excellent talent to ensure that we can continue to develop Australia’s best multi-channel brand experiences for our clients. We believe that the appointments of Berry and Lee will enable us to achieve this goal.”

These appointments follow strong growth in the final quarter of 2011 and early 2012 including the appointment to the prestigious Tourism Victoria digital account, TWUSUPER, Betts Shoes, ME Bank and Aurecon as well as project work for Nike Australia and Swinburne Online. “We have had a stellar beginning to 2012 which confirms that our ability to deliver positive commercial and marketing outcomes through all digital channels for our clients is clearly recognized in today’s digital landscape.” adds David Pisker.

Module Comparisons

Below is the matrix of the current Google Maps module when compared to the new Google Maps module produced by IE;

The module has been designed from the ground up to be fully customizable from within the Sitecore Editor but if this extended flexibility doesn’t meet the needs for your project a custom sub-layout can be created and the features inherited without having to rebuild the module.

Usability

The new module has been designed and produced from the ground up, this approach has allowed IE to produce a pure open source module were the existing module had used a locked down third party component to work with the Google Maps API. This approach has two major benefits:

1. It provides developers with a plug and play module; and

1. Allows Sitecore editors to quickly and easily manage there map information using a familiar Sitecore administration interface.

An example of a major improvement in usability for site editors is that the new module features an editing console that provides real-time feedback to the user showing the co-ordinates they have selected and allows editing and updating without requiring the user to save until they are happy with the result.

Source Code

The module was developed to allow the code to be open source with no reliance on any third party components with the exception of Sitecore.
Key features:

• The display layer of the module is written in Javascript allowing easy customisation of the appearance to suit your sites needs.

• Uses the current version of the Google Maps API:

• Removing the need to register an API key and be limited to a single domain

• Providing the flexibility to work with mobile devices such as your iPhone, Android, Blackberry etc.

The source of this module has been deployed into the Sitecore Shared Source Library along with documentation to assist developers and administrators to setup and use the new module, this can be found by going to the Google Maps module page.

The ficticious Mutiny Worldwide proclamation was debunked shortly thereafter by SoDA on the association’s website (www.sodaspeaks.com), but not before sparking a deluge of media coverage and responses from ad industry insiders across Europe, North America, South America and the Asia-Pacific region. Digirati across the globe were roused by the announcement, but ultimately woke up to enjoy the SoDA prank. Said one Canadian agency executive, “F#@! you guys got me.  I forwarded this to our president and told him it was significant.  He caught the joke.”

The story was picked up by media outlets with over 38.5 million followers and sparked a chain reaction of conversations across micro blogs, blogs, message boards and traditional media sites.  As a result, traffic to the SoDA website spiked ten-fold on April 1st.

“The very fact that such a large group of our member agencies across four continents came together to orchestrate the Mutiny Worldwide stunt in record time underscores SoDA’s organizational unity and our members’ ability to have a little fun,” said Steve Glauberman, CEO of Enlighten and SoDA Board Member.

“This type of cohesion extends directly to SoDA’s actual work as a voice for digital marketing professionals worldwide to advance the industry through best practices, education and advocacy,” commented Andrew Howlett, President/CEO of Rain and SoDA Board Member.   “SoDA’s stature and influence are clearly on the rise, and Mutiny Worldwide was just a small precursor to a wave of substantive efforts the organization will begin rolling out this year on an international level,” added D.J. Edgerton, CEO of Zemoga and SoDA Board Member.

Collectively, SoDA member agencies have over $350 million in combined annual revenues, offices in 22 countries and in excess of 2,500 staff members.   “While there is no doubt strength in numbers, we are shaping the future of digital marketing by exercising our collective power as a network of peers rather than merging into a single business entity,” explained Daniel Conner, CEO of StruckAxiom and SoDA Board member.

Participating agencies included: Achtung, B‐Reel, BEAM, BLITZ, Colmeia, Colossal Squid Industries, Dare North America, Deep Focus, Domani Studios, Effective UI, Enlighten, Evolution Bureau, Exopolis, Firstborn, Fluid, Fuel Industries, Fullhouse, Geary Group, GRAPE, Gringo, Hush, IE, IQ, Magnani Caruso Dutton, Obscura Digital, Odopod, Perfect Fools, Phenomblue, Profero, Rain, Reactive, Resn, Rockfish Interactive, SOAP Creative, Soleil Noir, Stimulant, StruckAxiom, Terralever, WDDG Funtank and Zemoga.

“We had a little fun with the Mutiny Worldwide stunt in order to cast a light on the tremendous vibrancy and reach of our organization, as well as our tireless efforts to advance the digital marketing industry through thought leadership, best practices, the development of shared SoDA standards, partnerships and knowledge exchange,” said Tony Quin, CEO of IQ and Chairman of SoDA.