Location:
Winckley Square, Preston, Lancashire
Salary:
Dependant on experience
Additional benefits:
– 26 days holiday (plus additional holidays for long service)
– Employer contributory group pension scheme
– Personal development programme
– Family flexible working policies
– Flexible Fridays – start early, finish early
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and ambitious developer to be part of a forward-thinking and highly regarded firm. You will be reporting into the Head of Digital and Senior Digital Developer delivering digital solutions for a portfolio of clients.
Typical duties will include
- Building new websites from initial setup through to go-live
- Ongoing development of existing websites to develop features and functionality
- Producing code, either from scratch or by adapting existing code libraries to meet project requirements
- Code email newsletter templates and campaigns based on approved design
- Population and issuing of email marketing campaigns
- Providing website technical support and advice to clients as required
- Building integrations with third party systems would be an advantage: Facebook, CRM systems, email marketing systems, etc.
- Working within (and helping to shape) department procedures including co-development, version control and approved software
- Working to budget and within allocated timeframes
- Working with other Freshfield departments to offer digital advice and solutions
Core skills
- Required technical skill set: HTML, HTML5, CSS, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, SASS, MySQL, WordPress, Cross browser compatibility, responsive web design, Version Control (SVN/GIT), HTML email, Apache & NGINX, Adobe Creative Cloud, HTTPS
- Good existing knowledge of the digital sector and landscape and a desire to learn more
- Adaptable and able to pick up new techniques
- Able to work on your own or in a team
- Strong organisational skills – ability to multi-task, manage time, meet deadlines and handle pressure situations
- Thorough and precise in your work
- Awareness of international web standards and protocols
- Experience of liaising with clients and providing website technical support
- Working knowledge of SEO an advantage
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience of working in a similar role
- Strong customer relations skills
- A hard worker with a passion to do a great job
- A good source of new ideas
About Freshfield
Freshfield is a marketing communications consultancy, employing 20 specialists. Our office is located in the heart on Winckley Square, Preston. We doubled our office size following a move in August 2016. We have a strong commitment to excellent client service and people development.
Apply for this job
To apply, send your CV and covering letter to Mark Brennan
E-mail: markb@freshfield.com
Tel: 01772 888400
No recruitment agencies.
Start date: ASAP