A role has become available for a Web Developer to join us at our central London studio. ico is a small, sociable and prolific design team with an enviable history. We create brands and produce exceptional digital media for clients from the retail, arts, property, leisure and museum sectors. A sample of our clients includes The Science Museum, Snog Frozen Yogurt, Penguin, National Museum of Scotland, Heron International, Total Office, National Railway Museum and Ladybird, just to name a few. Our team has created brands, designed and developed interactive touch screen exhibits, mobile apps, websites and made some toy chickens race down a track in response to people flapping their arms. What your role will involve:
This role will involve working through the full website/software development life cycle on a variety of projects, including integration, hosting, infrastructure, maintenance, bug fixing and support.
We are a busy studio, so you will be working on a variety of projects at one time, at different stages of development.
This will be an excellent opportunity for a fresh and talented programmer who has some experience but wants an environment to test their skills and move to the next level on high-profile and challenging projects, with the guidance of our senior web developer.
What we need you to have
Experience and good working knowledge of:
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Object-oriented programming
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PHP 5
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HTML (including HTML5 and XHTML)
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Javascript / JQuery
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CSS
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Accessibility, cross-browser compliance
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Ability to work with version control systems, preferably SVN
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Minimum 3-5years experience working in a similar environment
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Excellent organisational skills and the ability to independently ensure tasks are seen through to completion.
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A positive attitude and enthusiasm for the tasks you undertake both independently and as part of a team.
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Excellent attention to detail.
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Current ability to work within the UK and start within 1-2 months. Preferably already living in the London area.
What we’d like you to have
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Knowledge e-commerce applications, preferably Magento
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Knowledge of MVC framework Yii
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Ability to work with MySQL databases
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Experience of Photoshop & Illustrator
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A degree qualification or equivalent
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A personality that fits in with our social, results-orientated office culture.
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A passion for design / technology that you feed by keeping up to date with the latest developments and changes, primarily in the web and mobile spaces.
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Experience using Mac.
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A live portfolio of past projects
What you’ll get
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A great opportunity to learn and develop your skills and experience.
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The support of an enthusiastic, passionate and talented team.
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Management that is supportive and understanding.
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A central London studio as your workplace.
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Remuneration in line with your experience.
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Being a small company, there is an opportunity to get involved in other tasks where time permits so we’re interested in people who have other talents and interests, such as app development, interface design or online business ideas.
How to apply
We’re growing fast and we will hire exceptionally talented people “on sight”.
So, if that’s you, just mail us your CV and any relevant links to your portfolio/past work to apply@icodesign.com