Front end UX designer/ developer

Description & responsibilities

At M3.Agency, we’ve built a Modern Marketing Model. Full service and fully flexible, we delve, devise and deliver solutions to our clients’ business challenges. We’re cross-platform, multi-channel and on top of every innovation. A creative, pragmatic and smart team producing powerful communications.

Key responsibilities

• Designing responsive and highly polished digital experiences for our clients
• Optimising websites for greater speed, UX, and accessibility
• Design and develop websites with a keen regard to UX / UI
• Enhance usability and visuals from the design team
• Work closely with back end developers to deliver on new projects
• Build strong relationships with key personnel within the business to ensure that designs are built to the highest standards, ensuring familiarity with our existing codebase to avoid on-site issues
• Ensure all content conforms to industry best practice, is optimised for search and provides a first class user experience
• Work constructively and collaboratively in a team environment
• Write modular, accessible, and efficient HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript
• Visualise how a static design will be coded. Proactively flag challenging areas and offer alternatives, as well as identifying areas for greater code reuse
• Communicate effectively and clearly with teammates, colleagues and clients
• Work alongside our in-house creative, development and Client Services teams to advise, support and offer feedback throughout the lifecycle of a project, big or small
• The continuous delivery of high-quality design and code
• Contribute ideas and direction to client projects
• Staying up-to-date with current trends and show a willingness to integrate them into the team’s workflow
• Communicating clearly and constructively with internal and external clients and stakeholders

Skills & experience

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in web design & front end development
• Strong front-end skills in HTML5, CSS3, Ajax, jQuery and similar technologies
• Experience in responsive/adaptive design techniques
• Ability to enhance UX through animations using CSS3 & jQuery and similar technologies
• Experience in version control / Git whilst working alongside other developers
• Wire-framing experience with consideration of UI / UX
• Experience with CSS: Bootstrap, LESS, SASS etc.
• Knowledge of current web design trends and technologies
• Knowledge and experience of SEO practices and methods
• Photoshop / Sketch (or similar)
• Laravel knowledge beneficial but not a core requirement

Key attributes

• Be ahead of the curve with UX, UI and design trends
• Highly organised with the ability to multitask
• Excellent attention to detail
• Self-motivated with energy and enthusiasm
• Flexible, versatile and able to cope well under pressure
• Open, honest and direct - comfortable giving and receiving constructive feedback
• Not afraid to question things and think critically

Benefits of working at M3

After three months’ probation, you can look forward to all this:

• 25 days’ holiday a year (plus bank holidays)
• Competitive salary & development plan
• Great working environment
• Defined contribution pension scheme
• We invest in your development
• Part of a close knit hard working team
• 50 days’ work from home allowance