(Washington, DC) Creative Developer – iOS

Location: Washington, DC

AKQA is a global interactive agency that uses innovative ideas and technology to deliver results for the world's leading brands.  For more than a decade, AKQA has been recognized as a pioneer and innovator, providing marketing, digital product design and e-commerce solutions to clients.  Our global staff of more than 900 people is located in seven offices including San Francisco, New York, Washington, D.C., London, Amsterdam, Berlin and Shanghai.

AKQA is looking for a Creative Developer with a strong dedication to recent and upcoming technologies.  You will have the drive to develop innovative technical solutions that may have not been created before.  As a member of the AKQA Technology team you must be inspired by technology and have a passion for creating innovative technical solutions. You will contribute to AKQA’s founding values – Innovation, Service, Quality and Thought and will be excited about being part of our success.

The Creative Developer will contribute to the development of sophisticated mobile applications for Apple’s iOS platform. You will work with best in class creative & technical talents to bring our clients’ concepts to life in the mobile realm.

A candidate for this position must possess:

·         Experience with Objective C

·         Experience with the XCode IDE, iPhone SDK, and Interface Builder

·         Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of people

·         Solid oral and written English communication skills

·         Enthusiasm to work in a fast-paced and dynamically changing environment

A candidate for this position may also possess the following skills & experience:

·         Experience integrating JSON or XML based web-services

·         Familiarity with Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts

·         Exposure to additional front-end technologies such as Flash, ActionScript, HTML, CSS, or JavaScript

·         Existing approved Apple App Store application is a big plus

AKQA is an equal opportunity employer and all employment decisions are made on the basis of valid job qualifications regardless of race, color, creed, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, medical condition, sexual orientation, marital status, physical. 

All interested candidates should forward their resume to dcjobs@akqa.com