Php Developer
Under the direction of the senior design team the Web Designer / Web Developer will be tasked to come up with unique design concepts and develop these into the finished product. There will often be elements of UI, UX and branding required in the design work you do.
The successful Web Designer / Web Developer will be a talented all-rounder that has a both a great eye for design and some experience with building websites.
Design Projects
You will be tasked to deliver initial design concepts, working with both senior designers and the client to produce revisions and achieve design sign-off.
Design Support
Design support – You will supply design support to their senior design team, taking design concepts and turning them into the finished article and creating design presentations. You may also be asked to work alongside a team of senior designers or developers on larger projects to fully develop ideas, or curate beautiful sample content for design mock-ups. Web development – You will implement finished designs on their website platform, primarily by customising CSS on top of a pre-built website to achieve the final look and feel. You will also be tasked with both back-end and frontend changes to the functionality of their websites to achieve the requirements of specific projects.
To qualify you need to be a Web Designer / Developer who can demonstrate:
- A strong portfolio of website design projects, a good standard of relevant development/programming skills and the desire to learn and adapt quickly
- Exceptional design skills. You must have a keen eye for detail, intuitive user experience and an appreciation for good website design.
- Proven experience. You must have a varied portfolio and demonstrable experience working on previous real-world websites or applications.
- Design tools. A good understanding of design tools such as Sketch or Photoshop.
- Tech stack. You must have a good understanding of front-end programming – HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and understanding of programming concepts and experience with back-end languages.
- Communication. Excellent communication skills, ability to present your work to the senior team.
- Organisation. You will be responsible to project manage entire projects from start to finish – and oversee web developers tasked with implementing project designs.
- Feedback. The ability to communicate the reasoning behind your work, digest feedback and translate into an updated proposal
- Advanced tech stack. Knowledge of one or more backend programming languages such as .Net C#, PHP, Java combined with some basic knowledge of MySQL.
- An interest in the creative industries and fine art in particular would make the position even more exciting and enjoyable but is not required.