Second Wednesday

Second Wednesday – May 2012

Nick Hayward — Sat, 05 May 2012 13:56:09 +0000

No speaker this month so we can meet and chat about various web related things. Lots of new faces at last month’s event and an interesting chat about data mashups and privacy.

We also a good conversation about whether following the internet entrepreneur dream of running away to a warm climate and making money from blogs etc is realistic and/or a positive step.

Bring your laptops, projects and ideas and let’s see what happens this time!

Jobs: PHP/MySQL Web Developers, Nottingham

Nick Hayward — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:54:02 +0000

bcsAgency have some web developer positions available:

We have ongoing full-time openings for bright junior, middle and heavyweight developers who can turn their hands to a variety of projects. Ideal candidates will be self-motivated, like a challenge and be keen to expand their skill set in a rapidly growing and busy environment.

Successful candidates will be involved in developing technical solutions for new and existing client websites, e-commerce platforms, and mobile applications. We use MODx and Magneto as well as object oriented PHP, but were always willing to push the boundaries and are open to exploring new ways of doing things.

More info at http://www.bcsagency.com/why-use-us/jobs/web-developer/

Jobs: Graduate .NET Developer, Nottingham

Nick Hayward — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:31:55 +0000

Deadline : Apply by: 30 April 2012

Package : Are you an ASP.NET programmer looking to work for an award winning creative digital agency in Nottingham? Do you want to work on a diverse range of challenging and interesting projects? If so, joining our company could be right for you.

Job Description :

We’re a fast growing, digital agency and internet application development company. Established for over 12 years, we’re one of the top companies of our kind in the East Midlands.

We are looking for a talented graduate ASP.NET programmer to join our design studio. The position involves working on a variety of exciting web application projects using Agile SCRUM methods alongside our highly experienced teams.

We’re looking for someone who’s comfortable working to a demanding schedule of work and who sets themselves high standards in terms of code quality and consistency. You’ll be in good company, our studio is made up of web programmers, web developers, web designers and project managers who work together as a team to deliver high quality and effective results.

We value intelligent and analytical types who enjoy solving complex programming challenges. You will be a strong IT graduate.

Required skills and attributes:

IT Degree educated

ASP.NET (2.0+) with C#,

SQL Server (2005+),

T-SQL (with stored procedures)

Knowledge of HTML, DHTML CSS, XML, AJAX and JavaScript and Web Services

Desired:

Experience with ORM frameworks (such as LLBLGen or Linq To SQL), along with client-side frameworks and libraries such as jQuery would be highly advantageous

Apply at http://www.senior.co.uk/careers/ASPNET-Programmer-Nottingham/1966

Jobs: Junior Web Developer, Nottingham

Nick Hayward — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:30:49 +0000

Deadline : Apply by: 30 April 2012

Package : This is a really exciting and rare opportunity for a creative and keen web designer to develop and progress their career. Day to day responsibilities will include taking designs from Photoshop and crafting websites using our River Content Management System. Quality assurance and testing will form part of the role, as will maintaining current websites.

Job Description :

Skills that are required for the role are as follows:

Confident with hand-coded HTML
Comfortable with CSS and table-less web design
Good team player
Attention to detail, especially cross-browser
Understanding good principles and best practices
Examples of past work / Details of past experience

Skills that would be advantageous for this role:

Familiarity with Photoshop
Usage of Visual Studio / C# /.NET
Knowledge of Javascript and jQuery
Understanding of basic SEO principals
Experience of using a CMS (e.g. WordPress)
Interest in CSS3 / HTML5
Interest in mobile design

Apply at http://www.senior.co.uk/careers/Junior-Web-Developer/3653

Jobs: Software Sales Executive, Nottingham

Nick Hayward — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:29:16 +0000

Deadline : Apply by: 30 April 2012

Package : We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Sales and Business Development Executive based in Nottingham to lead the market penetration of ‘e-days’ – the highly featured, market leading, web-based absence management software.

Job Description : e-days is a star ‘software as a service’ (SaaS) product, and is used in more than 60 countries worldwide by a varied client base across: banking, insurance, legal, entertainment, media, and many more. It has reached a stage in its product lifecycle where it has the opportunity to grow substantially using well structured, defined and measurable sales and marketing strategies.

• Proven sales experience (software sales experience preferred).
• Business development and sector development experience.
• Highly developed client facing abilities.
• Self-motivated, high-energy characteristics.
• Structured and organized.
• Quick learner and intelligent thinker.
• Ability to work in a team.

Responsibilities:

• Sales of the e-days product
• Generating leads and responding to sales enquiries ensuring high enquiry-to-sales conversion rates.
• Demonstrating the e-days system to potential clients via online screen-share demonstrations.
• Market segmentation and direct sector-specific marketing campaigns.
• Skilful use of a blend of different marketing communications on a restricted budget.
• Logging and reporting of all sales activity via CRM system.
• Leadership of proposal writing and pitch meetings for customer opportunities.

The position is based in central Nottingham and there will be a requirement for occasional travel to client sites when necessary. Travel is expected to be limited to one day per week or per fortnight spent away from the office. To apply, please either complete the online application of send your CV and cover note to us.

UK and International markets circa £23,000 + uncapped commission (£30,000 OTE)

Apply here http://www.senior.co.uk/careers/e-days-Sales-Executive-Job-Nottingham-East-Midlands-%C2%A330k-OTE/2565

Jobs: Digital Designer at Studio Output, Nottingham

Nick Hayward — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:45:42 +0000

Studio Output is a creative company with two busy studios in London and Nottingham. We’re looking for a mid-senior Digital Designer to join our expanding team in Nottingham.

You’ll be working closely with the creative team as well as our Head of Digital, and will need a real mix of creative skills and fantastic client relationship-building to help lead the growth of digital projects from this studio.

We want to see fresh, exciting and dynamic work: unique creative that demonstrates strategic thinking, beautiful design, faultless typography and strong, user-focused layouts.

You have a real understanding of multi-platform, integrated creative and have worked across web, mobile and social – with any motion and branding skills a real bonus.

You’re an inspirational, ideas-led person who relishes the ever-evolving challenge of digital and cross-platform briefs and feel you’re now ready to expand into a broader role. You’ll need digital agency experience and a portfolio packed with stunning work for a variety of clients.

We offer a great creative environment and the scope to make an impact working with innovative and interesting clients.

Drop over your portfolio with a CV and salary expectations to dave@studio-output.com and tell us why you’d be the perfect addition to Studio Output, by 9am on Monday 9th April 2012.

(Please note, this spec is an amend of a previous ad, so any previous applications will still be considered!)

Job: Lead Digital Developer at Cubic, Nottingham

Nick Hayward — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:52:33 +0000

Are you passionate about crafting beautiful websites? Do you thrive on building clean, concise markup? Can you deconstruct a design on the spot and know exactly how you will bring it to life in code? Cubic is looking for a versatile, forward-thinking lead developer who isn’t afraid to push the boundaries of what is possible. Client-facing skills are a must as is the ability to get involved in campaign strategies.

Desired experience

3-5 years industry experience
HTML (including HTML5)
CSS (including CSS3)
Javascript/jQuery
Awareness of and commitment to web accessibility guidelines and browser compatibility practices
Python, Django, Google Appengine
PHP

Big pluses for experience with

ExpressionEngine and Codeigniter
Responsive web development. Comfortable building one site for multiple devices
LESS (lesscss.org)
Version control (preferably Git)
Open source projects
Google Apps & APIs

Extra credit

MySQL
Amazon Web Services
Social APIs

Applications

Please apply with your CV, website URL and any samples of code or projects you have worked on to jobs@cubicstudio.co.uk. Strictly no recruitment agencies.

Salary

£26–£30k subject to experience

Typo3/PHP Developer required

Nick Hayward — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:40:26 +0000

I have a client who wants someone with provable experience in Typo3 (hence I’m not doing the project myself) for a project which also involves a high level of php programming as the site will be using content provided as a feed from an external database.

Ideally front end design skills can be provided as well but it is the Typo3 and PHP experience that is the main requirement.

Steve Crofts
steve@glowmedia.co.uk

2W November 2011 – Version Control Workshop

Nick Hayward — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:11:21 +0000

Something we’ve been thinking about for a while here – a workshop covering version control and various technologies and services used to carry it out. No speaker this time as we are going to load up some repositories and have a hands-on play!

So bring your laptops and let’s see how this all works and experiment with Subversion, Mercurial, Git and Bazaar.

Edit: There’s a free Version Control book available at http://www.ericsink.com/vcbe/ – thanks to dvdsmpsn for the heads up.

Second Weds September 2011 with Simon Collison.

Nick Hayward — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:58:06 +0000

Notes from the Edge

Craftsmanship and communication are at the heart of everything we do on the web. With our ability to understand and overcome challenges, we should deliver engaging experiences without compromising our integrity or failing the end user.

Still, we’re often naive and we make the same mistakes over and over. We get hung up on our tools and confuse our goals. It’s time to think and talk smarter, get our priorities straight, and learn from our mistakes.