Where we’ve been.

We have been on a soul searching mission as a company deciding who we wanted to be and what we wanted to do with our brand. First, we wanted to reinvent ourselves as a product based company. In order to do that, we were setting out to change the name of Integral Impressions while creating a product. That posed some major challenges with a company of our size and resources. At that point we decided to focus entirely on the branding of the product, known as Publish Social.

The thinking was, we needed to put the weight of the entire company behind Publish Social. As we consulted with digital-telepathy, it became clear that Integral Impressions was so much bigger than Publish Social and we needed to keep the parent entity. At that point we decided that Publish Social would be a product / project similar to Nourish or Outlandish. Furthermore, we decided to get the help of the community and make Publish Social one of the first open source Merb CMS’.

Now that Publish Social is taking an identity of it’s own, we are coming back to the parent company, Integral Impressions.

We decided to keep the name Integral Impressions due to the brand equity we have been building over the last 4 years (especially over the last 6 months). With that being said, the Integral Rebrand is officially being downgraded to an ‘Integral Redesign’ instead. We are working on giving this website better organization, refresh the look and feel, and integrate some social elements such as Twitter.

So what’s next?

Well, we are launching Publish Social as an open source project. Chris’ personal site will be the first site running on Publish Social, which will be deployed relatively soon. We will be putting some basic marketing materials together over the next couple months (such as blog posts, landing pages, documentation, etc) that clearly define Publish Social and welcomes Ruby developers to the party.

Our immediate priority will be to focus on Integral Impressions and redesigning our site to reflect our current attitude of transparency while empowering social content. From there you will see more development with Publish Social.

Since we have publicly made this entire process available on our blog, we have had some great feedback and we thank you for your involvement. We will continue to be as transparent as we can with our operations moving forward. Please continue to comment, critique, praise, and give feedback- we value and appreciate your participation!

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We’re looking for an experienced and talented Ruby on Rails developer to join our small, close-knit team full time. We need someone who is not only very familiar with both Ruby and the Rails framework, but also someone who is motivated, self-sufficient, and gets excited about working on fun projects.

The ideal candidate will be located in the San Diego area, although working onsite is not a requirement (we occasionally have events and/or meetings in San Diego).

Required Skills

• 3-5 years experience building customer-facing web applications
• At least 1-2 years experience with Ruby on Rails
• Proficiency w/ MySQL
• Comfortable w/ DB administration/optimization
• Fluent in Unix environments
• Experience working with XHTML /CSS/Javascript at an intermediate level
• Must have a “test first and frequently” mentality.

Desired Skills

• Interest in and/or some experience with Merb
• Experience with rSpec
• Experience working with XHTML /CSS/Javascript at an advanced level

Get in Touch

If you know your blocks from your procs, and would like to join the team, send your resume as well as any relevant work experience you want to show off to chris@integralimpressions.com. If you’re more the project manager type, be sure to check out Matt’s call for a Rock Star PM to join the team.

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We have a unique opportunity for someone who has a strong desire to manage a talented team of developers and be an integral part of a growing agency.

About the position

We are seeking a Project Manager with experience managing websites and web applications, facilitating client communications, and managing the development schedules.

The ideal candidate should have the following expertise:

• Experience managing small and large projects to completion.
• Organized and detail oriented.
• Experience with Basecamp project management software a plus
• Familiar with Use Case Scenarios, Creative and Functional Briefs
• Experience leading a team. You need to be able to drive projects to completion working directly with the developers, designers, and high level executives. The deadlines are aggressive and the job needs to be done on time no matter what.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience.

This is an exciting job for a highly motivated and extremely sharp individual. Compensation is competitive including potential stock options.

To apply, send a resume and introduction letter to matt[@]integralimpressions.com. In the subject line, please include: Project Manager.

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