Web Developer at Media Insight

Job Type: Short-term

Responsibilities

• Responsible for working with field teams
• Design, implement, test and maintain websites, focusing on front-end design, interaction and usability.
• Work to functional and project-specific aesthetic briefs, within technical limitations
• Design sample/mock-up page layouts and/or wireframes
• Streamline and implement logical menu flow and function of interfaces.
• Design graphics web animations and manipulate digital images and photographs.
• Design visual imagery and ensuring it's in line with company branding policy.
• Support our PHP programmers in the implementation and maintenance of back-end systems.
• General web administration such as uploading new content for different departments.
• Ad-hoc support to our in-house customer service team, to assist them to resolve technical and transaction related customer queries.
• Must have training skills and be ready to train the teams on the field.
• Keeping up to date with recent technological and software developments.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or Higher National Diploma.

Skills Required:

• Proficiency with web development languages such as JavaScript, PHP, HTML5 / CSS;
• Knowledge of CMS's (Drupal / Wordpress) OR proven competency with JavaScript libraries (jQuery, Backbone OR, React, etc.)
• Must have experience in OOP (Object-Oriented-Programming), ability to adhere to coding and documentation standards
• Must be organized and work well in a team setting. Be open to feedback from others and give honest non-judgmental feedback to others.
• Good understanding of search engine optimization principles.

Additional Skills Required:

• Effective leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
• The ability to command respect and to create a sense of community amongst team members.
• The ability to find ways of solving or pre-empting problems.
• Training capacity.