On December 1st, Tom Marquardt and Jim Wild represented marquardt+ at Interior Design Magazine’s annual 2011 Best of Year Awards event. The event this year was held in the Frank Gehry-design IAC building, which was a beauty to behold when dusk transformed it from milk-white and opaque to transparent and inviting.

m+ was up for Best Showroom for the Maya Romanoff Chicago Flagship Showroom. Also nominated were a number of our friends and clients, including Maya Romanoff themselves, as well as Joel Berman Glass Studios and CF Stinson. While m+’s showroom design and the Maya Romanoff product entry only garnered an Honoree award, congratulations are in order for Joel Berman and CF Stinson for their wins!

The Work

Our design and architecture studio is seeking a freelance web programmer to assist us in implementing/programming website designs for our clients utilizing available CMS such as WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Cushy, etc. Work could range from customizing templates to programming custom web designs completed by our graphics and branding teams.

The Right Stuff

The right person will have 2+ years experience with a strong portfolio and resume that highlights your ability to work in a team environment with graphic designers, marketing directors, brand experts and occasionally architects, interior designers and always fun, open minded creatives. You must enjoy an open office with an environment that is dynamic, transparent, creatively charged, and is occasionally visited by furry friends of the canine variety.

The Requirements

+ Strong understanding of html, javascript, css and php (flash is a plus)
+ Strong understanding of available CMS and implementation with custom designs
+ Ability to create mobile sites
+ Must be able to commit to projects through their entirety
+ Drive to keep up to date on new technologies
+ Ability to deliver solutions on time and within budget

The Pay

This is a freelance, independent contractor position. You will need your own equipment and software and be available to work offsite and in our studio. Hours per week/month are on a per project basis and as needed. Depending on the project, compensation will be a flat fee or hourly based on experience.

Who We Are

marquardt+ is a design and architecture studio located in Logan Square. We dug our heels in here long before the boulevard started exploding with amazing places like Longman & Eagle, Revolution Brewery and the Logan Square Arts Center. To find out more about us please visit our website at www.marquardtplus.com. We do high level work with large corporations but still have fun – check out our team page to see who you could be working with!

The Details

Please send your resume and portfolio, not to exceed 5mb, to hr@marquardtplus.com. Please make sure that there is an explanation of your specific role for each project sample submitted. Current students are encouraged to submit as well.

In honor of the veterans, who have provided the freedoms I now enjoy:

My late father, Walter Leslie Marquardt, enlisted in the US Army on October 15th, 1940 and became an artillery director for the 8th Armored Division (The Thundering Herd), starting in England, and landing 1 mile behind the first invasion forces of the Battle of the Bulge, directing the heavy artillery over them ahead to provide cover as they moved across France, ending up in Germany in 1945.

He was immediately sent for flight training after the war ended in Europe, to proceed to the Pacific, but never went as the war ended with Japan before he finished.

He completed his flight training on his own after the war, and though a production engineer at Eaton (Cutler Hammer) until his death, was also a licensed pilot for fun.

That was my Dad…What a guy!

I have my first acronym! I have applied for and have been accepted to the Society of British Interior Design (SBID). Thank you Vanessa Brady, for facilitating this. What a privilege. See more at www.sbid.org

Fortunately Marquardt Design Collaboratives, a former version of marquardt+, maintained a studio practice in London for 9 years, headed by the formidable Andrea Brown, so I do not feel completely guilty for being brought in to the fold…