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We have not yet hired for the project manager/information architect/content strategist position, but we have an immediate need to add another developer to our team…

P’unk Avenue is a web design and development team located in Philadelphia that creates websites and applications for higher education and business clients. We are also the creators of an open source CMS, Apostrophe, built on top of the Symfony framework.

We are five people looking for another Symfony developer to add to the team. Since we are a small team we all get involved in various aspects of each project. We believe that is a good thing and are looking for someone that enjoys being engaged in a project on many levels.

Our ideal candidate has the following experience/interests:

• At least 3 years working with PHP (including PHP 5 and object oriented programming), or 2 years experience with Ruby and at least one year with PHP 5
• 1+ year developing in the Symfony framework
• Using other frameworks such as Zend Framework, CakePHP, jQuery and Ruby on Rails
• Working knowledge of ORMs such as Doctrine and Propel
• Building and calling web services (REST & SOAP)
• Prototyping and releasing on a frequent iteration schedule
• Using or contributing to open source projects
• A passion for using Test Driven Development to write tight well tested code
• A love for collaborating with a small team to solve problems
• A great sense of humor and an ability to stay cool under pressure

This job does require you to work out of our Philadelphia studio. We have great flexibility in other areas, but we believe that having our team in the same location on a regular basis benefits the websites and products that we create.

Of note, we organize various community events like the Junto and Ignite Philly. We are very interested in engaging in and encouraging deeper conversations about stimulating ideas. The type of person that is also stimulated by thinking and acting on issues they care about would be a good fit on our team. It is not required, but the opportunity to help organize these events is a possibility for any member of our team.

If you feel that you are a good fit, please send resumes and whatever other documentation that you think best represents why we should consider you to: jobs@punkave.com.

We are hiring!

If you would like to join our team and you think you would be a good fit, we want to hear from you…

Information Architect / Content Strategist / Project Manager

P’unk Avenue is a web design and development team located in Philadelphia that creates websites and applications for higher education and business clients. We are also the creators of an open source CMS, Apostrophe, built on top of the Symfony web framework.

We are a 5 person team looking to add a person with a blend of project management, content strategy, and information architect skills to the mix. You do not have to be experienced in all 3 areas, but a good amount of experience in one area is highly desirable.

Since we are a small team, we all get involved in various aspects of each project. We believe that is a good thing. We are looking for someone that enjoys being engaged in a project on many levels.

An ideal candidate would:

• Love problem-solving
• Be excellent at communicating
• Have a documented ability to project manage, do content strategy and/or information architecture
• Have a great sense of humor and an ability to stay cool under pressure
• Have a real love for people

This job does require you to work out of our Philadelphia studio. We have great flexibility in other areas, but we believe that having our team in the same location on a regular basis benefits the websites and products that we create.

Of note, we organize various community events like the Junto and Ignite Philly. We are very interested in engaging in and encouraging deeper conversations about stimulating ideas. The type of person that is also stimulated by thinking and acting on issues they care about would be a good fit for us. It is not required, but if you are interested we would welcome your help with these events and others like it.

If you want to join the team, please send whatever documentation that you think best represents why we should consider you to: jobs@punkave.com.

Today, Mark and Justin showed up unexpectedly at the studio as we were closing out the day and had an impromptu jam session. Tomorrow they are playing a show at The Auction House in Audubon, New Jersey with Brian Mietz.

What ties these guys all together?

They were all former students of mine in the Multimedia Department at The University of the Arts (along with Alex Gilbert, Rick Banister, and John Benson).

It really makes me feel good to see them doing creative things together. I have always been impressed with their work and their spirt.

You might want to catch their show tomorrow night.

If you have visited the studio in the last couple of months, you might have heard me get all dorky about our radiators.

They are not new.

They have been there all along except for a short vacation to Matt Brader’s sculpture shop where they were sandblasted.

The detail that has been revealed in the big one next to the window is breathtaking.

OK. Maybe not breathtaking, but certainly worth a look.

Stop by and take in the glory of our radiators.