Frontend Developer

Overview

Frontend Web Developer - This is an initial 12-month Fixed-term Contract (Maternity cover) with the view to make it permanent. Location: Fully Remote (UK). Salary: £35,000 - £42,000 (DOE).

The role: We enjoy making the complex simple from our clients. We create websites, campaigns and digital products for professional services clients, arts, fashion, and e-retailers. You'll be working with an experienced team across a range of clients. You'll assist with maintaining and developing new functionalities on existing sites and work of new sites where you will take ownership of translating designs into finished products that perform highly. We are proud of our long-term client relationships, and you'll be helping us maintain them by keeping the websites under our care in good shape. It is important that you can push and challenge the team's approach to tasks to ensure that we deliver high quality services to clients. You will work closely with the creative team developing and prototyping ideas. Strong attention to detail and caring about your work is crucial to us. It's not just about getting a project across the line but setting it up for on-going development and support.

Responsibilities

• Work on a variety of projects assigned to you, building sites from initial designs to finished, functioning articles. Your output will range from individual templates, to landing pages, complex multipage brochure websites and high performing Craft Commerce sites.
• Manage complexity - Using HTML, CSS and JavaScript, alongside the twig templating language you'll build accessible, mobile first, Craft CMS sites that are enhanced by advanced interactive functionality.
• Build e-commerce sites on Craft Commerce.
• Collaborate with project managers and other team members to understand project requirements and develop solutions that meet those requirements.
• Client management - Occasionally attending or leading calls with clients to explain technical details, amends or manage delivery timelines.
• Test websites across browsers and devices to identify and fix any responsive, performance or accessibility-based issues that ensure the best user experience for all.
• Have good attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Participate in the team - for example attend social (virtual) events.

Required skills

• Strong HTML, CSS (We use Tailwind CSS), PHP and JavaScript skills.
• Ability to translate designs into responsive sites.
• Knowledge of working with CMSs - we use Craft CMS and Craft Commerce.
• Experience of version control with Git.
• You'll love consistent naming convention.
• Documentation skills to maintain the accuracy and completeness of project documents.

Desired skills

• Experience building emails.
• Experience building commerce sites.

If you are interested please apply ASAP. The People Network is an employment agency and will respond to all applicants within three - five working days. If you do not hear within these timescales please feel free to get in touch.