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Razorfish was born digital — it’s in our DNA. Today, we use that lifeblood to transform business at the convergence of creativity, technology and media. We accomplish this by building brand experiences that engage consumers wherever/whenever/however they live in the digital world. We’re at the top of our game. In 2013, we were included on Advertising Age’s A-List for the second year in a row — a first for any digital agency. Forrester listed us as a 'Business Transformer' in their Agency Report, and as a leader in their Mobile Wave. Gartner also named us a leader in their Agency Report.

At our core are brilliant people, including the 2,500 Fish in our offices in Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.

If you’re interested in a career with us, consider this: LinkedIn ranked Razorfish the 15th most in-demand employer in the U.S. and the 31st worldwide. Speaking of rankings, we scored a perfect 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index. Now we want to hear from you.

We are seeking a Freelance Presentation Layer Architect in New York!

Core Duties/Responsibilities:

Project Description/Skills required:

This role bridges the creative and technical aspects of project delivery-- supervising a team of Presentation Layer Developers a Presentation Layer Architect designs and implements the Presentation Layer to technically enable creative and art direction already established. As such, the qualified candidate must be able to work in and bridge the creative with the technical across a variety of platforms and frameworks, as well as participate in business development, project planning and knowledge leadership. Ultimately, the Presentation Layer Architect is responsible for all aspects of Presentation Layer architecture and development including all project related front-end technologies

- Responsible for architecting and defining the presentation layer framework to solve complex designs that reflect the creative and art direction provided

- Creation of all coded Presentation Layer deliverables

- Works well as a team member and leader on large accounts, understanding how a team operates and what is expected of the various roles on the project

- Able to shift between a creative and a technical focus depending on the project need and/or the type of project

- Establish presentation layer requirements

-May need to rapidly produce interim deliverables (such as style guide components, technical specifications, browser and market analysis, prototypes, proofs of concept, etc.) in addition to the final live site or applications

- Participate in developing supporting proposal materials for projects

- Participate in scoping and planning

- Responsible for writing detailed level technical and functional specifications documentation

- Ability to take initiative to research and learn emerging technologies

- May manage a large team of Presentation Layer Developers

- Participation in the greater Presentation Layer Community and the company as Presentation Layer knowledge leader

- Participate in recruitment of new employees

- At least 6+ years experience hand-coding D/XHTML, JavaScript, CSS 2 and Flash

- At least 4+ years experience using and architecting ASP, ASP.Net, JSP, PHP or other frameworks used to develop dynamic web pages

- Expertise developing and testing across multiple browsers, platforms, DOM implementations, etc.

- Experience with XML: XSLT, DTD or Schema modeling, DOM/XPath/SAX parsing

- In addition, experience or working knowledge of Struts / taglibs (like JSTL, i18n, custom) preferred

- Experience with Rich Internet Applications, Macromedia Flash and AJAX, particularly technical and coding aspects such as Object Oriented Action Script 2, Flash Remoting, Data Binding, Components, etc. required. Flex or Lazlo experience a plus

- Experience with portal server product

- Experience with content management systems (CMS) and version control systems

- Experience with Analytics Solutions (e.g. Omniture, WebSideStory, WebTrends

- Image production techniques using Fireworks or Image Read

- User Interface Design, Information Architecture, graphic design experience a plus

- Understanding of good design principles and ability to adhere to complex design specifications during implementation

- Experience developing accessible websites (Section 508, W3C WAI Guidelines, etc.

- Experiences Optimizing for Search

- Demonstrated ability to accurately estimate and scope development work

- Demonstrated ability to work closely with the client as a trusted advisor

- Strong attention to detail 

- Strong written & oral communication as well as presentation skills. 

- Team management skills.

-Willingness to travel.

Required Skills/Knowledge/Experience