Frontend Developer - Weybridge, United Kingdom - Ripple

Ripple

Verified Company

Weybridge, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

We have a brand new opportunity with our client, a fast-growing creative marketing agency based in Weybridge, Surrey.

Available on a hybrid or remote basis.

Job Overview:

We're on the hunt for someone who is an expert in Front-End Development to join our client, a growing agency on a 6-month fixed term contract initially (with a view to going permanent).

You will have excellent knowledge in using
CSS and
JavaScript animation to make websites pop.

A natural at understanding human-computer interaction design, in coming up with practical solutions for our clients and developing on a modern framework.

You'll be passionate about ensuring the best possible service is delivered to a range of high-profile food and drink brands, including Nestlé, Starbucks, and Quorn to name a few.

And streamlining the delivery of projects around periods of increased seasonaldemand.

Main Responsibilities:

Review clients brief to provide recommendations based upon solid rationale.
Build, maintain and improve website performance for our clients.
Support with delivering client website audits.
Conduct research to assess our client's users' digital interactions and habits.
Understanding of key design principals.
Support with IA, UI and UX strategies based on client target goals.
Design and build highly reusable JavaScript, HTML, CSS and jQuery code for multiple devices.
This includes clever animations/transitions to help us tell stories for our clients.
Understand the limitations of our tech stack, business model and provide technical advice wherever necessary.
Solid understanding of SEO principals.
Work collaboratively with the client, digital lead, creative director and client services, and project managers.
Stay up to date on emerging technologies.

Key Skills:

5+ years' experience as a Front-End developer.
Familiarity with browser testing and debugging.
In depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development, and deployment).
A portfolio that demonstrates both
JavaScript proficiency and understanding of SOLID design principles (plugins, node packages, etc.).
Expert knowledge of
CSS, CSS extension languages (Less, Sass), and CSS preprocessor tools.
Expert knowledge of
HTML5 and its best practices.
Experience working with
CMS, including
WordPress:
Proficiency using Git version control.
Proficiency using the command line.