I’m Todd Black, a senior front-end developer with 19+ years of experience building accessible, performance-focused web experiences and high-scale interactive campaign work for nationally recognized brands. I enjoy turning complex requirements into responsive, production-ready interfaces—then validating everything through QA, cross-browser testing, and accessibility standards like WCAG AA.…

Todd Black

I’m Todd Black, a senior front-end developer with 19+ years of experience building accessible, performance-focused web experiences and high-scale interactive campaign work for nationally recognized brands. I enjoy turning complex requirements into responsive, production-ready interfaces—then validating everything through QA, cross-browser testing, and accessibility standards like WCAG AA.…

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I’m Todd Black, a senior front-end developer with 19+ years of experience building accessible, performance-focused web experiences and high-scale interactive campaign work for nationally recognized brands. I enjoy turning complex requirements into responsive, production-ready interfaces—then validating everything through QA, cross-browser testing, and accessibility standards like WCAG AA.

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Skills

Experience Level

JavaScript
Expert
HTML5
Expert
CSS
Expert
WordPress
Expert
TypeScript
Expert
Figma
Expert
UI
Expert
SEO
Expert
GitHub
Expert
Adobe Photoshop
Expert
Adobe Illustrator
Expert
Email Marketing
Expert
Adobe After Effects
Expert
PHP
Expert
API
Expert
Tailwind
Expert
Data Visualization
Expert
Docker
Expert
Bootstrap
Expert
Node.js
Expert
Claude
Expert
Blender
Expert
Jira
Expert
AI Chatbot
Intermediate
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Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Beginner

Work Experience

Senior Digital Developer at GSD&M
September 1, 2009 - May 31, 2015
Lead developer partnering with designers to build custom WordPress websites using PHP, Twig templates, and Advanced Custom Fields; managed a small development team; created scalable HTML5 banner templates and fully dynamic HTML5 banners from data feeds; ensured WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility compliance across client sites; drove AI-assisted development workflows using Cursor IDE and Claude to boost productivity and code quality; served as a front-line contributor on multiple high-profile web projects.
ActionScript / Flash Developer at Crew Creative Advertising
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2009
Created full Flash websites, banner campaigns, and rich media campaigns for entertainment industry clients; integrated Flash applications with PHP backend systems and databases; led multiple website projects, managing development timelines and client deliveries; specialized in ActionScript development for interactive multimedia experiences and UI interactions.

Education

Bachelor of Journalism at University of Texas at Austin
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2004
Bachelor of Journalism (Photojournalism) at The University of Texas at Austin
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2004

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Other, Computers & Electronics, Financial Services
    Portfolio
    A HUD-style portfolio built as a static Astro site with React islands, reading its content from a headless WordPress over WPGraphQL at build time. Every case file, banner, and line of copy is editable in wp-admin, while visitors only ever load static files from Netlify.…