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| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | Swindon |
| Area | 123,124,125,127,129,130,134,147 |
| Sector | MarketingCreative |
| Salary | 25000 |
| Start Date | asap |
| Telephone | 01793 734440 |
| Job Ref | VS696165 |
| Job Views | 411 |
- Description
- Rocking Zebra Recruitment – Creative jobs in Swindon, Bath and Bristol
Senior Web Designer
Swindon, Wiltshire
£35,000 – 40,000
We are recruiting for a Lead Web Designer where you will work as a senior member of the team responsible for producing creative content and development for a selection of websites. Reporting directly to, and working closely with, the Online Creative Services Manager, the Lead Web Designer will help manage the team and is central to the instigation, creation and development of concepts and design of diverse web content including: Special projects, social media and developing opportunities, home pages, product pages, thrust emails, banners and editorial pages. The role requires an ability to communicate and relate well to senior management and may involve direct work with members of the Board of Directors and CEO.
Key skills and competencies required
- Huge Creative flair and a sound understanding of creative possibilities for web design
- Demonstrable ability to take and execute a creative brief
- Advanced level of creative contribution – able to present and execute creative ideas and concepts
- Highly aware of the latest developments in web design and how they are used by competitors and contemporaries
- Ability to translate the latest technical developments into creative solutions for the group’s sites
- A heightened awareness of web standards and a keen interest in the broader
An excellent portfolio of web based design work.
- Advanced-level Adobe Photoshop user in constant daily use of the programme
- Advanced-level Dreamweaver user in constant daily use of the programme
- Advanced knowledge of InDesign CC and Illustrator CC
- An advanced knowledge of HTML, HTML 5 XHTML, JavaScript and CSS
- High level of experience in XHTML mark up
- Advanced understanding of structuring CSS including a very good working knowledge of the parameters of CSS and its potential
- An ability to work within an existing CSS structure at optimal levels and develop and enhance CSS boundaries within technical parameters
- Detailed knowledge of how to integrate CSS changes within a particular JSP
- Ability to use and understand JavaScript and its web capabilities
- Well-honed ability to identify and resolve any potential web browser issues and ‘bugs’
- An ability to identify and resolve any potential delivery issues specific to email clients
- An advanced knowledge of W3C Standards
Essential Qualities:
- Thoroughly deadline orientated, committed to completing work on schedule
- Ability to work as a member of a team in support of a common creative project
- Exceptional attention to detail and thoroughness
- Ability to juggle more than one creative priority at a time
- A good understanding of required timings for each creative task
- Exceptional commitment to delivering jobs on schedule in accord with departmental and business critical paths
- An ability to manage time well and manage one’s own workload without supervision
- A good level of verbal communication, especially when providing feedback to Production Manager and other stakeholders on progress
- An interest in all things Web and developing technologies
- A proactive, innovative problem solver who pursues creative and technical solutions in the interests of wider business goals with an eye on the future and opportunities for the business
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Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
Ability to build consensus and work effectively within a cross-departmental team -
Knowledge of managing content and production for high traffic websites
Require a strong attention to detail and ability to work under tight deadlines. - Dynamic, self-motivated individual with experience and skills in web content management, Ability to interact successfully with all levels
- Maintain a consistent look and feel throughout all web areas
- Develop, maintain, and ensure integrity of discussion posts, such as a web blog and editorials.
- Working with cross-departmental teams, maintain and develop the master content calendar for all web properties
- Keep current with emerging web technologies through relevant blogs and events.
If you feel that this is you then please call the Rocking Zebra Recruitment Team today or send your CV to looking4@rockingzebra.com
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