PHP Developer - Breakthrough Online Music Learning Website

DEVELOPER SHOULD BE BASED IN THE UK The website aims to offer pre-recorded lessons for musical instruments such as the violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet and guitar. We have been working for over 2 years to develop content for the website and we are now ready to get a platform launched. We have been working with a team of 32 people, including 12 course leaders, composers and celebrity individuals to develop each course as well as the website look and feel [see attached JPEG images]. To date, we have recorded in the region of 800 videos and have published various books of original sheet music. We have got celebrity backing for specific courses, to act as the course ambassador. More recently, links have been setup so that students on our courses can now have the potential of receiving a certified qualification [recognised by Ofqual] for their progress. PHP DEVELOPER INFORMATION The PHP developer should have the following skills and background for the phase 1 development of the website. This is listed below: • 2 years experience of using a PHP framework [Codeignitor, Laravel or other] • PHP, HTML, CSS and Javascript development and debugging • Good understanding of MVC design principles • Ability to work with MySQL or other database applications for database use • Excellent understanding of CMS systems • Good understanding of modern accessibility, the implementation of responsive designs • Experience of test-driven development and continuous integration • Awareness of best practice usability and the importance of user experience • Excellent written and spoken English; good communicator PHASE 1 DEVELOPMENT The phase 1 development of the website sets out to offer the core services of the website. This will involve allowing students to log in, view the lessons, watch the videos, complete a short quiz and to download available lesson content [PDF, JPEG and MP3 files]. A list of features have been provided below: Main Features • Each lesson is also split into multiple videos separated into different concepts that are covered in the lesson for ease of use when learning • Sort lessons (difficulty, A-Z, course order, etc…) • Each lesson has a badge attached to it. Students earn a badge when they have completed that lesson AND its quiz • Each lesson is organised into ‘completed, incomplete or not started’. • Search site (with icons linked to different categories of search results) • Account pages • Login page and registration page • Feedback form • FAQ section • Admin panel in the backend to upload all dynamic content • Each user has their own profile to show the lessons that have been completed with a date stamp of when they were completed. Their profile shows their picture, their name, the most recent lesson completed, the number of badges awarded and when they joined as a member. Some Possible Extra Features: • Recommendations to continue last lesson or start next lesson also given, based on previous user activity. • Facebook login and registration EXAMPLE PORTFOLIO The website has the following pages designed for phase 1: • Instrument selection • Lesson selection • On lesson • Quiz • Profile and achievements • FAQ • Search • Account pages • Legal • Home WHAT WILL YOU GET? You will receive a salary for your work on the phase 1 development of the website. SUMMARY This is an amazing opportunity to join a company in the early days. There is a huge level of potential and we are looking for an individual who shares our passion and will want to develop this project into a ready-to-earn platform. We have vast plans for development and further phases, far outside the scope of offering solely music lessons. Time will be needed to achieve the phase 1 requirements of the project and we are looking for a developer that can provide that. This will be an excellent piece of work to display for your portfolio, especially with the extremely large organisations that we are affiliated with.