Job Vacancy: Web Designer / Web Developer / Designer

Posted on September 16th 2011

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Our Company is a world class provider of Lotus Notes and Domino applications and various other specialist IT skills and services. Our customers range from small businesses through to numerous FTSE / Dow Jones/ Nikkei listed Companies. We are a relatively small team with high skill and productivity. Our Company however, has successfully delivered high quality, robust solutions that meet our Customers' business across a variety of industries for 30+ years.

Job Summary

We are currently looking for a Web Designer or Web Developer Designer with strong skills in website and UI design.

The role is a hands on design and development role, initially focused on driving our Company websites forward. This includes designing and launching additional sites over the coming months. This role is not simply writing code though. You'll have a strong creative streak and you'll also be relaxed with code and content management.

There will be liaison with our Software Development and Infrastructure teams for code resources and site definition and deployment as well as you helping with design aspects where needed by other teams.

More than just web Development...

There are other potential aspects to this role than simply web development, that could ideally suit a creative person...

  • Opportunity to work creatively with involvement in the ongoing evolution of online and offline brands.
  • Design and implementation of materials, resources and collateral
  • Working with other teams to progress our Customers', Suppliers', Partners' and Prospects' interactive web experience and Customer Journey
  • Potential involvement with the design and evolution of our web based software applications.

  • The role could also evolve to include the eventual creation and growth of externally facing web design and development creative services agency.

    This is therefore an exciting and potentially wide ranging 'ground up' opportunity for creativity and growth, with varied projects and activities.

    Success Factors

  • Good or excellent creative experience, ideally 4 years or more
  • Track record in website design and development from concept - wire frames - prototyping to final deployment and content construction, including artwork and graphics
  • Skills, creativity and delivery mean more than time served however, as your ability is key.
  • Our standardisation on Adobe Creative applications makes these skills attractive, though not exclusive
  • Adobe Creative Suite (other site design and production could be discussed)
  • HTML, CSS, Javascript, Dojo, Jquery and knowledge of standards compliant code (XHTML/CSS/JS)
  • SEO Search Engine Optimisation skills attractive
  • Multimedia skills attractive
  • Self motivation to work alone using own initiative or as a part of a wider multi-disciplinary team
  • Effective team player with ability to work with others to come up with the best solution
  • Commercial awareness and ability to deliver to time and budget

  • Responsibilities

  • Design and Development of new websites, including graphics and other resources and content management
  • Evolution and improvement of current corporate live websites
  • Website Maintenance (bug fixing, ongoing site enhancements, content management as required)
  • Liaison with other teams to onwardly develop our Online strategies and systems
  • Assist and preferably drive forward improvements in our internal offline brand and marketing resources
  • Actively help progress our Brand implementation at all levels, both internally and externally and online

  • The Individual

    We're looking for somebody with great Design as well as Development skills, with an extensive toolbox of techniques to draw upon.

    We expect that the ideal candidate will have gained a good level of experience in web design and/or web development, but also experience in Creative, Brand or Marketing teams and looking for an opportunity to have a more responsibility with creative control and direction.

    Customer facing, you will be comfortable liaising with Customers (both internally and externally) to create concepts from Customers' needs and take them through to complete designs and implemented solutions.

    You will be comfortable conveying a professional yet friendly approach to our Customers and have or quickly adopt a commercial awareness of chargeable web development projects. Self motivation and management will be important if you are interested in remote working.

    This role may have future progression to lead or own specific activities, products and services, so a progression towards a management role is also possible.

    Benefits

    Ranges dependant upon skills and experience. We are open to suggestions by the right people.
    Our junior to middle level banding is £16 - £23k + benefits and Flexible/ Home working options.

    Packages are flexible and focused upon needs and circumstances. Our Midlands based Head Office and flexible working patterns mean that we are a relaxed Company that produced quality results with a good work-life balance.

    Next Steps...

    If you feel this role is for you, please either send an email to: jobs at basic dot coh dot u kay , or press the button below to send us your details or arrange an informal chat.

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