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Web Designer (Maternity Cover)

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Posted: 22 May 2008
Deadline for Application: 15 Jun 2008
 

Job Title

Web Designer (Maternity Cover)

Employer Lightershade
Salary To be confirmed
Location United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Job Type Temporary / Contract / Project
Employer Type Agency / Consultancy
Start Date Immediate, for up to 9 months
Job Description

You will be responsible for delivering and maintaining bespoke and tailored web applications against technical specifications that consistently exceed agreed quality standards. The role will involve working at all stages of the project life cycle, and direct interaction with clients. You will be working on projects for a wide variety of clients, using a range of different programming languages.

Reports to on a daily basis: Agency Director

Reports to on development and appraisal:   Agency Director

Key Skills and Experience

In this role a key factor is the attitude and personality of the person involved.  The close team working environment, customer contact and importance of communication demand and agreeable, personable, conscientious applicant.

 

Candidate Requirements

• Technical

o Design, build or maintain online applications and websites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creations tools, management tools, and digital media.
o Create web models or prototypes that include physical, interface, logical or data models
o Incorporate technical considerations into web design plans such as budgets, performance requirements, or legal issues including accessibility and privacy.
o Develop application models or page templates that meet project goals, user needs, or industry standards
o Develop system interaction or sequence diagrams
o Provide clear, detailed descriptions of web site specifications such as features, activities, software, communication protocols, programming languages, and operating systems software and hardware.
o Document technical factors such as server load, bandwidth, database performance, and browser and device types
o Evaluate code to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, meets industry standards and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems
o Develop or validate test routines and schedules to ensure that test cases mimic external interfaces and address all browser and device types.
o Document test plans, testing procedures or test results
o Indentify problems uncovered by testing or customer feedback, and correct problems or refer problems to appropriate personnel for correction
o Develop databases that support online applications and web sites
o Perform or direct web site updates
o Recommend and implement performance improvements
o Develop and document style guidelines for web site content
o Maintain understanding or current web technologies or programming practices to address hardware or software issues affecting websites

• Communication – verbal and written

o Prepare, deliver or be involved in knowledge transfer sessions to clients
o Communicate with network personnel or web site hosting agencies to address hardware or software issues affecting web sites
o Respond to use email queries, or set up automated systems to send responses.
o Liaise with management or development teams to prioritise needs, resolve conflicts, develop content criteria, or choose solutions.
o Skilled to write comprehensive reports for both internal and client use
o Provide ongoing consultancy for clients
o Prepare consultancy documents for clients and internal departments
o Confidence to liaise with internal departments to communicate campaign strengths & weaknesses
o Attend client meetings with Account Manager to review campaigns and provide consultancy
o Attend & contribute to internal client team meetings
o Participate in internal training programmes
o Contribute to the delivery department meetings

• Team working

o Must be competent and confident to work alongside and learn from senior employees, through active learning and active listening
o You should track all projects
o You should be able to manage your own workload and share responsibility for managing a project.
o As a lead in a project, you are accountable for leading that project and for the aspect of the project you are working on
o Can use co-ordination skills to change actions in relation to others actions
o Can work well with others and can offer support as well as offer skills
o Collaborate with management or users to develop online strategies and to integrate these strategies with web sites.

• Client Care

o Capable of speaking informally as well as formally with clients to update on progress
o Analyse user needs to determine technical requirements
o Prepared to attend meetings with clients and contribute
o Can provide clients with documents and reports written in a manner appropriate to the needs of the audience

• Personal Attributes

o Determination to succeed and build career
o Willingness to learn
o Willingness to cross learn – different disciplines not just technical
o Ready to help Amber Green in achieving all of its company goals
o Using ‘MyProject’

Instructions for applicants
Please send a covering letter and CV explaining suitability for the post
Contact
For more information contact heather@gravitatehr.co.uk , 0131 2431373
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