Experienced Web Developer with Strong CSS and Design Skills

• Project ID:

  777662

• Project Type:

  Fixed

• Budget:

  $250-$750 USD
  

Project Description:

HEAD DEVELOPER AND DESIGNER (Webmaster) for ecommerce site.

NOTE: This will be an initial project of 80 hours over a period of 4 weeks. Then it will be an ongoing contract for 10-20 hours per week indefinitely. The hours during the day and location where you work are up to you.

I need an outstanding person that will be the head developer and designer for my website (www.SportSoleil.com). I am willing to pay more for quality and experience. I will only hire someone who is not a beginner. You must have experience to apply for this. I am located in Canada, but it doesn't matter to me where you are located.

Here are the kinds of things I will ask you to do:

- Please change the graphic on my homepage so that instead of the cursive font in 'rhythmic gymnastics store', you use a cleaner font and style instead. I will give you the psds and the ftp information as well as the login to Volusion.

- Please use Volusion's currency div and add the currency drop down to every page of the template.

- Please fix the site so that the table at the top of the site does not break apart when loading some pages

- please optimize the site for speed

- please optimize the site for SEO

- please suggest changes to the site which will increase conversion rate

- please implement a flash slide show element onto the home page that shows an image, some text and is a clickable link. The element must be easily to update (change text, links, images). Find the element elsewhere and modify it to the site.

- ... there are many other kinds of things I will ask you to do. I would like them done quickly, very very well, and want you to test them, so that i very rarely notice any bugs or problems.

- if you disagree with me or have ideas, I would like to hear your opinion and reasons. I would like to have someone who is part of my team - and part of being a good team-mate is the ability to disagree and come to other solutions and ideas. You will NOT just be an order taker. I am looking for intelligence.

MANDATORY:
- excellent photoshop skills.
- beautiful designer with outstanding original work.
- excellent css skills.
- excellent programmer
- excellent at learning new things and having curiousity
- provide me with several examples of sites that you have worked on. Be very very specific and tell me WHAT you did on the site.
- be able to solve problems without asking me for help all the time. It is okay if you ask me AFTER you have really tried for an hour to solve the problem. I really want someone who is responsible and can manage themselves as I am very hands-off.
- fully QA and test and re-test your work before you show it to me. I have little time for QA.
- be able to understand detailed, written instructions and be able to communicate back very well in written english. I use email 99% of the time to communicate so it doesn't matter if your verbal spoken english is not good.

OPTIONAL Bonuses:
- run your own online business or worked in a strong role on one
- understand the Volusion system

Other important keywords related:
- SEO
- ecommerce
- website design
- graphic design
- css
- widgets
- spry widget
- flash
- javascript
- java
- jsp
- ebay
- shopping sites

Thank-you very much. If you are interested in this position/job, then please send me the following:

1. URLs where I can see your work
2. Written description of specifically what you did on the project
3. Description of your skills and experience (resume or bio)
4. expected hourly rate (a range is fine)
5. Why you are a perfect match for this

As a test, I will select individuals I am impressed by, and will pay you for 4 hours of work.
Then I will reward the job based on the results of those hours of work. (I will pay you whether you get the final job or not).

Thank-you, looking forward to working with you!

Linda
SportSoleil.com

Skills required:

CSS, eCommerce, SEO, Volusion, Website Design