As a Front End Developer, your main responsibility will be the production, modification and maintenance of websites and web application’s user interfaces. This involves working closely with designers, in using HTML/CSS/JavaScript, to turn their static Photoshop designs into working browser based web pages. Some knowledge of server side languages like PHP would be beneficial as will experience working with WordPress, our CMS of choice.
As a Front End Developer you’ll also be responsible for;
• Providing accurate timing estimates on work.
• Contributing to documentation (instructional, pitch and technical specification)
• Train other non-technical staff particularly designers.
• Discussing technical solutions with clients and providing innovative new ideas to solutions.
• Maintaining a high awareness of industry issues and trends, particularly in regard to accessibility, usability, and emerging technologies, and keep team members informed as appropriate, with a view to incorporating these in future projects and staying ahead of the market and position yourself and the company as a digital specialist.
• Constantly seeking to develop yourself by learning new technologies and keeping abreast of your markets developments.
Skills and experience necessary for this role:
• Excellent HTML5, CSS3 programming skills
• Coding valid XHTML and CSS mark-up
• Developing cross-browser and cross-platform compatible solutions
• Exceptional JavaScript programming skills
• Experience with JQuery
• Knowledge of working with JavaScript frameworks to create rich interactive content
• Experience integrating with server-side code to produce dynamic pages
• Good understanding of Web Accessibility
• Some experience in AJAX techniques
Skills that will also be beneficial:
• Knowledge of HTML Email best practices.
• Experience working with version control systems such as SVN
• Experience using front-end technologies such as Backbone and CoffeeScript
• Experience building and updating WordPress templates
Experience in creating SVG animations