Position Filled! - 2007-09-20
Junior Programmer - Extraordinaire

ex-tra-or-di-naire adj. - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority in programming"; "an extraordinary achievement in innovation"; "an extraordinary capacity for work in a casual environment"

- Hours: Full-Time
- This job is salaried

Icona Inc. is a well-established and reputable web development company located downtown Calgary.  We're looking for someone local who wants to join our growing family.  We offer a dynamic, fun, casual work environment with full medical benefits, sushi every odd Friday, and we're dog positive.  If you are a self starter looking to hone your PHP/MySQL skills in a fun work environment, help deploy a wide variety of projects, collaborate with an active team of designers and developers, then we invite you to show us your stuff.

We are seeking a 'full-time' PHP developer with the following skills to work in our Calgary office:

Requirements:
- PHP/MySQL development experience
- Object oriented development
- Proficient with using frameworks and libraries
- JavaScript
- Familiarity or interest coding XHTML/CSS by hand
- Ability to communicate and provide basic direction to contractors

Preferred Skills:
- Experience with PHP5 and MySQL5
- Knowledge of UTF8
- Experience with AJAX
- A solid understanding of Interface Design
- A good understanding of security as it pertains to web development
- Able to perform Quality Assurance tests
- Working knowledge of a Subversion like Tortoise or other
- Good CSS, and able to create XHTML/CSS layouts by hand
- Formal programming background or education (Java, C#, etc.)
- Familiarity with Unix/Linux/BSD

If you're interesting in joining our team, please send a resume and samples of your work to jobs@icona.ca.

Where's The Line? - 2007-09-20
Icona Inc. worked with Wonder Communications to create a web ready version of the print collateral materials for Alberta's Joint Utility Safety Team's (JUST) Power Line Safety Campaign - Where's The Line?

The Government of Alberta and Alberta's electric utilities have come together as JUST with a goal of creating awareness of electrical safety through education initiatives. Icona Inc. is proud to be part of JUST's project - working to keep Alberta safe.

TELUS International Philippines' Launch - 2007-09-17
Icona Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of TELUS International Philippines' new website. 

Coordinating with project members across the globe, Icona Inc. designed and developed a website to help promote TELUS International's expansions in the Asian market.  

Visit the site at www.telusinternational.com.ph

Click here to view the case study.