PHP Application Developer

This is an IN-OFFICE position in the Atlanta office.

About Phase 3 Marketing & Communications:

Founded in 2001, Phase 3 is an integrated marketing services firm, simplifying the way brands connect with their customers. We offer everything from creative, digital, marketing, and public relations to small-format digital printing, large-format digital printing and offset printing, so we can understand and manage the big picture of our clients' projects, start-to-finish, like no other partner. With locations across the eastern United States, including Atlanta, Dallas, Nashville and Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, our reach and efficiencies enable our team to creatively and effectively solve clients’ biggest marketing challenges, together.

Phase 3 is recognized annually as a top 10 marketing services firm by the Atlanta Business Chronicle and as a top 15 marketing services firm by the Charlotte Business Journal and Nashville Business Journal. The company has been ranked among the flagship Printing Impressions 400 annually since 2011, and additional accolades include Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2015 Pacesetter Award, placement on the 2017 Inc. 5000 List for Fastest Growing Private Companies, and recognition as one of Charlotte’s Best Places to Work.

PHASE 3 is currently seeking a junior to mid-level PHP Application Developer to join our Atlanta team.

For PHP Application Developers with a few years of hands-on development experience and proven skills, this is a great opportunity to work on a wide array of leading-edge technology projects.

Join an innovative company and accelerate your career within a supportive and fast-growing development team. You’ll also closely collaborate with your team members to generate state-of-the-art systems that help drive Phase 3’s innovations as well as build sophisticated systems for our clients.  The types of projects you will be exposed to are highly interactive, web-based applications as opposed to the typical brochure-ware websites.

We are looking for a PHP Application Developer with experience with front-end technologies, such as Javascript and CSS, as well as backend technologies, such as interactions with MySQL databases, external APIs, etc.  This is not a position for a Wordpress developer but is more geared towards an application developer who enjoys building custom code. Candidates must be knowledgeable in current best practices for web architecture, responsive design, UI/UX, provide relevant work samples, and be familiar and comfortable with standard development processes and methodologies in relation to PHP application development.

Ideal candidates will possess a willingness to learn, a constant drive to improve their skills and techniques, and the ability to collaborate with and support team members from various disciplines-this position has the potential to grow in many exciting ways. In this role, team cohesiveness and chemistry as well as shared values are just as important as having the right skills, experience, and demonstrated results. Our clients, who range from startups to Fortune 500 companies, look to us to lead the way on emerging media technologies and to deliver exceptional digital work.

The PHP Application Developer reports directly to the Senior Vice President of Systems Engineering at Phase 3. This is an in-office position in the Atlanta office.  Candidate must be available for in-person interviews.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with the development team on internal and external projects


• Maintain existing functionality and develop new functionality within our internal, custom-built ERP system


• Maintain existing functionality and develop new functionality within our internal, custom-built MediaLink system


• Help define functionality requirements based on new project needs


• Use industry standard tools, including but not limited to the LAMP platform, Javascript, and both modern HTML & CSS


• Help to bring continued efficiencies to the company


• Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• 1+ years of PHP backend development


• 1+ years of frontend development


• 1+ years of professional experience and portfolio work that displays development skills


• General understanding of the PHP language; able to write native, non-framework PHP


• Strong knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and responsive web design


• Exposure to or familiarity with source control (Git, GitHub, GitLab)


• Ability to handle multiple projects while meeting deadlines in a team environment


• Ability to analyze, design, implement and integrate functional requirements


• Ability to research and solve complex design requirements


• Ability to analyze code, understand implications of changes requested and refactor or rewrite code.

Company Wide Benefits:

• Medical + Dental + Vision


• Company Paid Life Insurance and AD&D


• Health Savings Account


• Employee Assistance Program


• 401k and Roth IRA


• Generous PTO schedule


• $500 Employee Referral Bonus

Phase 3 Marketing and Communications provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.