Company: The Associated Press

Location: New York, NY

Description:

The Associated Press is the backbone of the world's information system serving thousands of daily newspaper, radio, television and online customers with coverage in all media and news in all formats. It is the largest and oldest news organization in the world, serving as a source of news, photos, graphics, audio and video.

AP's mission is to be the essential global news network, providing distinctive news services of the highest quality, reliability and objectivity with reports that are accurate, balanced and informed. AP operates as a not-for-profit cooperative with more than 4,000 employees working in more than 240 worldwide bureaus.

Position Description:
The Associated Press is looking for a motivated Macintosh developer to aid in the development of its own native iPhone applications. These are consumer facing applications, where attention to detail and UI experience are paramount. The position will run at least through June in our New York office, although off-site development can be arranged as well.

Responsibilities
* Be the main developer responsible for programming a native Cocoa iPhone application
* Work to a detailed design specification
* Cooperate with designers and back-end technology partners

Required Knowledge/Experience:
* BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
* Macintosh product development experience (2-5 years)
* Extensive experience programming in Cocoa/Objective C (2+ years)
* Familiarity with the iPhone's user interface and technical features/limitations
* Ability to keep to strict deadlines a must

Desirable Knowledge/Experience:
* Experience with iPhone development a major plus
* HTML/CSS/Javascript experience

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