I need somebody who can convert a single web page design into a working WordPress 2.3.x theme. The design will be delivered in a sliced Photoshop file. You need to be prepared to create as much of the look in well-formed XHTML and CSS as possible. No tables, no frames, and no more graphics or Flash than are necessary. You need to understand columns, boxes, styled text, tight code, cross-browser issues, and consistency. You will use dummy text where the WordPress-specific tags will go and someone else will replace them with working code later, but the styling information must already be in place. In order to apply, you must have an online portfolio. Do not apply if you cannot adhere absolutely to the deadlines. The work begins November 8th and must be complete by November 16th, with no leeway whatsoever. All revisions must also happen before November 16th. This is for a non-profit startup: there is a small, inflexible budget for this: $500, including two rounds of revisions.
posted to MeFi Jobs by Mo Nickels at 2:44 PM on October 30, 2007

I have a dictionary web site that includes some custom PHP code built on top of a CMS. The custom PHP code is mine, but it's highly inefficient. I need somebody to streamline a single page of it. Familiarity with ExpressionEngine would be a plus. The work should be brief and easy for someone with solid skills. Inquiries will receive the code and instructions, to which you can reply with your preferred fee to indicate your interest.
posted to MeFi Jobs by Mo Nickels at 8:15 AM on July 10, 2007

Double-Tongued Dictionary is looking for volunteers to assist in the hunt for new or unrecorded words. This is ideal for anyone who wants beginning experience at learning lexicography—the art and craft of making dictionaries. Double-Tongued Dictionary is a three-year-old web site devoted to discovering real words that are unrecorded or under-documented in mainstream dictionaries, including slang, jargon, and new words. The work is interesting but simple, rewarding but tedious. We strive to maintain high lexicographical standards. You're literate, well-read, educated, and alert to the subtleties of language. You are a speaker of any variety of English as a first language. You fancy yourself a wordsmith. You read the dictionary for pleasure. You have a perverse delight in arcana. You keep up with current events and you read a lot of periodicals, online and off. You have three to ten hours a week to volunteer your time. In the beginning, your task would be to sort through incoming messages to note those words that are new to you, just one of three steps a word travels before it is recorded in the database. This is an important part of making any dictionary—larger operations, like the Oxford English Dictionary, have thousands of people searching for new words. Later, there may be opportunities to learn how to construct dictionary entries, including writing definitions. I'm sorry, but there is no compensation available for the work. For what it's worth, you will be credited on the staff page of the web site, including links to your own sites or projects. If your school allows, this could be considered an unpaid internship. Please send an email explaining at length your interest in volunteering for the dictionary. No phone calls, please. Resumes are interesting but not necessary. Thanks, Grant Barrett Editor, Double-Tongued Dictionary
posted to MeFi Jobs by Mo Nickels at 4:32 AM on April 3, 2007