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The HTML Developer position is part of a collaborative IT team that is responsible for publishing JoVE's latest science articles to the web. Main responsibilities include converting MS Word manuscripts into HTML and CSS marked-up pages ready for our website, performing Quality-of-Service to be sure content is accurate, and using XML techniques to submit manuscript information to other public science indexes. The position requires great attention to detail, and the ideal candidate will have a working knowledge of HTML and XML.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare science manuscripts in Microsoft Word, including converting from .doc to .docx and removing formatting errors
- Conversion of .docx to HTML code using Python scripts
- Transfer all manuscript text into our digital publication tools to prepare them for release
- Add appropriate HTML and CSS tags to manuscripts, so that the articles are properly displayed on the web
- Prepare graphics used in manuscripts so that they are properly sized and displayed on the web
- Cross-check author information, institution information and references for errors
- Work with character entities, especially science related Greek characters, and be sure they display properly
- Format, validate and correct XML versions of manuscripts, so that they can be submitted to PubMed Central, an online database of scientific abstracts and references
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree
- Experience working with HTML and CSS is mandatory. This includes working with things like nested lists, tables, and inline/block elements
- Skilled with handling Python execution
- An understanding of XML structure and usage is required
- Experience using image editing and formatting techniques
- Knowledge of HTML entities, mathematical notations and Greek characters is preferred
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Quick learner, with effective problem-solving skills, and ability to find solutions to new and complex issues
- Detail oriented, organized, and able to keep track of multiple projects and issues independently
- Experience with the Microsoft Office environment
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
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JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) is the premier, peer-reviewed scientific video journal, STEM education platform, and digital laboratory infrastructure powerhouse engineered to operate as the definitive visualization and reproducibility layer for global academic and biopharmaceutical research. The company completely eliminates the severe systemic friction of traditional scientific publishing—where researchers and students struggle to replicate complex experimental methodologies, laboratory protocols, and physical hand movements from static, text-only journal scripts—by deploying high-definition, step-by-step video publication pipelines. Moving far beyond traditional, text-based academic archives or unvetted media libraries, JoVE natively unifies its indexed video journal (abstracted in PubMed, MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Scopus) with its specialized JoVE Science Education, JoVE Core, and JoVE Lab Manual frameworks into a single high-availability learning ecosystem. The platform empowers millions of scientists, professors, and students across thousands of prestigious universities and life-science centers globally—including Harvard, MIT, Yale, and Stanford—to optimize training velocities, reduce laboratory resource waste, and maximize experimental success rates with elite precision. Under the hood, its sophisticated technical core natively orchestrates global, multi-region video production networks, custom interactive STEM quizzes, and AI-driven classroom curriculum mapping integrations. What sets JoVE apart is its uncompromising dedication to replacing scientific ambiguity with absolute visual proof; by bridging the gap between intricate low-level physical manipulations and high-concurrency cloud-scale educational delivery, the firm enables global scientific networks to eliminate replication bottlenecks, supercharge academic literacy, and accelerate commercial and medical research innovations.
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