Due to expansion and new client wins, Heckford have a job opening for an experienced front-end developer (web designer) in the digital team at our Preston office.
The role would suit someone who’s well into their career in Digital, with a number of years’ commercial experience (3+)
Key Responsibilities
- Working with the design studio, to take approved Photoshop concepts to a final product as responsive HTML
- Making recommendations and adding value on key accounts, so our clients see Heckford as their Digital expert and partner.
- Maintaining existing websites and systems
- Building responsive HTML email campaigns
- Mentoring more junior staff
- Improving our technologies and processes, for a better end product and more efficient workflow
Essentials
- Strong passion for front-end development, keeping up to date on current trends and industry standards
- Excellent knowledge of HTML5, CSS 3, jQuery
- Excellent code structuring skills
- Functional knowledge of Sketch/Photoshop/Illustrator
- Good portfolio of work
- Strong knowledge of responsive web development practices
- Strong knowledge in customising WordPress
Technologies
We use the following technologies daily, so experience with them is important. Although you don’t need to be a master of all of these, you’ll become highly proficient through daily experience:
- HTML & CSS
- Sass
- Gulp
- Git
- JavaScript
- PHP (templates/front-end)
- WordPress
- WooCommerce
- Concrete5 (Legacy)
- Magento 1.9.x (Legacy)
Extra Credit
- Code review practices
- Website security
- Website performance optimisation
- PHP / MySQL development
- Progressive web applications
- Web Accessibility
