Client: Location: Salary: Web Content and Design Manager – G.ManchesterWeb Content and Design Manager Manchester c£40k International, household-name brand is looking to recruit a Content, Design and Delivery Manager into their marketing department, reporting into the Head of eCommerce Services. You will manage the workload, plan delivery and allocate projects to a team of editors, web designers and web testers, within the eCommerce team. You will create and maintain web content in conjunction with other web editors, as well as inputting changes to content in CMS (including metadata and rich data). You will manage the work flow of the designers and user experience web testers and gather status reports from the web delivery staff as a whole. You will be responsible for setting quality assurance standards and maintaining checklists in cooperation with user assurance and testing. You will manage periodic website content health checks and reviews, and will ensure the content is managed across the site (including design and layout). As well as chairing editorial and design team meetings, you will work very closely with analytics and data integration to capture and act on insight from the site metrics. You will have 5 years+ experience in web content management, writing and editing for the web, with 2 years at a managerial level. You will be experienced in web design and development, with knowledge of HTML and popular CMS. Experience of managing small teams of creative staff, working to tight deadlines is essential. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-reputed company at an exciting stage in their online marketing implementation process.Expires: 10/05/2011

Client: Location: Salary: Accounts Assistant - G.ManchesterAccounts / Customer Services Assistant Manchester - £17k Fast-moving website design and online marketing agency, based in Manchester city centre, is looking for an Account Assistant / Customer Services Assistant to join their team. The agency works with clients in the fashion, music, financial, legal and leisure industries. You will work closely with the Operations/Accounts Manager and the office junior, as part of their administrative team. Your work will include maintaining accurate accounts on Sage, submitting quarterly VAT returns and maintaining monthly financial summary spreadsheets for three different companies. You will also work, on the customer services side, managing daily orders (for an e-commerce business), responding to customer enquiries by email and on the telephone. You MUST have the following skills/experience to be considered for this role: Experience of using Sage (financial software) Excellent and confident telephone manner Experience of using Outlook, Word and Excel You must also have strong time management skills and a conscientious attitude towards your work.Expires: 09/05/2011

Client: Location: Salary: Senior Graphic Designer - NorthamptonshireOur client is seeking an experienced Senior Graphic Designer based in Corby, Northamptonshire. This will be a challenging and dynamic role which will require an individual with sound practical knowledge of marketing and/or commercial graphic design. Suitable applicants should be a proven self starter and possess high levels of creative ability and should be able to work on their own initiative or as part of a team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for planning and implementing marketing and promotional activity to support sales growth of our clients products primarily for markets in GB and Ireland.

Qualifications: Essential Criteria:

* Educated to degree in level in Marketing/graphic design or in a related subject
* 4 years experience within a similar role
* Familiarity with a variety of field's concept, practices and procedures
* Calm demeanour under pressure
* Working knowledge of graphic applications, such as Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop are preferred.
* Awareness of and interest in new digital platforms & technologies
* Proven verbal and written communication skills; outstanding organisational skills
* Proven planning and execution capabilities
* Must be able to thrive in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment
* Thorough understanding of graphics, print and package production specifications/processes and packaging functions

Desirable Criteria:

* Consumer/retail marketing experience
* Experience in website design &/or content managementExpires: 09/05/2011

Client: Location: Salary: Graduate Web Designer - Cheshire

Graduate Web Designer

Cheshire

£15-17k

Our client is a leading organisation in the travel and leisure industry.  They are looking to appoint a Graduate Web Designer to join their team with a love for all things digital.  You should be a recent graduate who has gained some placement or freelance experience, with a portfolio of websites you have designed available to view.  You should be creatively strong, with good design ability as well as having a good range of technical skills including knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, HTML and CSS, a basic knowledge of Flash would be advantageous. Able to work quickly and efficiently, you should have good organisational skills, and be looking for an opportunity where you will get to work on a number of new and existing sites within a large digital team which will help you with your skills development and growth

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Expires: 06/05/2011

Client: Location: Salary: Web Designer - East Midlands

An exciting opportunity has come up for a lover of websites and design! Are you a junior or MW web designer, or front end developer looking for next opportunity? Do you have what you consider to be a well crafted portfolio of web design that you want to be viewed and loved by the right company?

Then  you're needed to join this studio in designing, maintaining and developing (front end) websites, as well as other marketing and promotional materials at an expanding East Midlands agency whose varied business includes celebrity management, PR, marketing and POS.

The successful candidate will demonstrate good design skills and a knowledge of HTML/XHTML and CSS, Flash and some SEO awareness. No back end skills needed! You will come with 1+ years experience and a great work ethic! Can you demonstrate your ability through a web based portfolio which shows landing pages, microsites, banners or adverts.  If it's just lots of one of these, that's fine!!

Proven experience of commercial web design and an understanding of design patterns based on usability principles and how customers interact with websites is essential though.  If you are a great communicator who wants to produce varied but quality work in a fast-paced environment, please send your CV and examples of your work.

Expires: 06/05/2011

Client: Location: Salary: Web Design and Content Manager - G.ManchesterOur client is a household name in the UK financial services industry with a customer-base numbering in the millions. They offer a wide range of products to both commercial and consumer customers and are looking to innovate their proposition to develop new channels to market and increased levels of business. To help build upon their rapid expansion plans within their e-commerce team they are now looking for a Web Content and Design Manager. This role will see you join the e-commerce services team to help manage a team of web developers, designers and content editors, working alongside the user experience architects in delivering the best customer experience across all digital channels. You will manage the e-commerce web design and delivery team, taking responsibility for the Web Content Management system, web design and development, ensuring it is line with customer and business requirements. To be considered for this role you will have previous experience of managing teams with extensive knowledge of web design and build, content management systems and have a good knowledge of website usability. Although you are not expected to have previous hands on development experience, you must have a good knowledge of HTML and CMS. You will have a passion and enthusiasm for digital marketing, with a good understanding of all digital trends across all platforms, including social media, user experience and content management. This is a new role within the business and will be a great opportunity for someone to really make it their own.Expires: 05/05/2011

Client: Location: Salary: Graphic Designer - HampshireVR/04126 Graphic Designer Hampshire upto 22k poss neg Our client is a small but well established b2b agency and they are looking for a creative designer to join the team. They are looking for a good all round designer who is passionate about what they do. This varied, full time design role will consist of a vast array of projects of all sizes ranging from Exhibition design for execution in the US & Europe, through to 3D animation projects, brand design, web sites, GUI's, email marketing and print collateral. The successful candidate will have a solid working knowledge of Adobe CS3 and upwards. Skills required: · Creative Design for print although the role requires Web bias · PHP Programming (ideal but not essential) · Artwork The successful candidate will have a solid working knowledge of Adobe CS3 and upwards and will probably be from a b2b background. For this role we will require some samples of your work so please supply in a PDF. If you would like to send us your CV, we understand that the creative people out there will have impressive CVs and we love receiving them but could you also attach a simple word CV with no text boxes or logos, as these are database friendly. Solutions 4 Recruitment is a specialist Marketing, PR and Design recruitment agency that offers fantastic design roles in the South, including Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Dorset and Surrey. We have a broad mix of clients consisting of design and full service agencies as well as companies from a wide range of industries. So if you are a creative looking for a new job, whether it is agency or client side, as an Artworker, Graphic Designer or Web Designer please do get in contact. * Please ensure contact details, including email address, are on your CV * If you have not heard from us within five working days please assume that you have been unsuccessful. We would like to keep your records on file and should a suitable position come up we will contact you. Solutions 4 Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.Expires: 05/05/2011

Client: Location: Salary: User Experience Designer - London

A leading Bank are looking for a UX Designer for their retail division. My client are constantly looking for new ways to drive online sales via Mobile, Web and Tablet so you will get the opportunity to work across a range of different products and services. Awesome opportunity to be part of a design team that fully incorporates User Centered design.

 Purpose of the role:

 Participate in projects to achieve appropriate balance between meeting commercial requirements and optimising the online customer experience requirements

 Experience

 -Experience in digital design, information architecture principles and usability methods

-Preferred relevant degree in HCI (Human Computer Interaction), cognitive science , computer science or multimedia design

-High level of strategic dexterity and able to translate ideas and concepts into workable online propositions that customers will use and value

-Influential and persuasive with strong relationship management skills and the ability to present credibly and effectively

-Ability to contribute to multiple programmes of work simultaneously and handle interdependencies between these and projects elsewhere in the business

-Able to participate in technical IT conversations and use this awareness/knowledge to improve the online customer experience

-Good knowledge of the ecommerce related issues and internet trends - providing ability to innovate inspired by other sectors and internet pioneers 

Responsibilities

-Establish close working relationships with product owners and work with them to design web services that bring propositions to life and meet commercial requirements

-Gather and analyse the full range of insight available (usability, eye-tracking, management information, other research) to identify potential improvements to existing websites/online sales processes/services

-Actively participate in the project process to ensure that web design tools and techniques are used to deliver websites and online services that provide an optimised experience to customers

-Create wireframes; define customer journeys; prepare full prototype designs - could be for websites, digital tools and calculators, desktop gadgets, mobile phones or other digital media/devices

-Directly manage 3rd party agencies assisting in digital design activity (e.g. creative design; usability testing). Prepare detailed briefs; articulate requirements and review/proof work

-Use a range of techniques (e.g. usability testing; eye-tracking) to test new sites/services with customers and validate that projects will deliver great customer experience.

-Push forward our digital real estate in new/innovative directions to exploit technical developments and the creative vanguard whilst balancing our need for consistency and reuse

-Analyse customer behaviour, satisfaction and sales uplift to demonstrate the value of initiatives and build the business case for further projects.

Technical Knowledge

Strong PC and Microsoft Office skills including Visio for flowcharting/modelling

Confidence in preparing medium- to high-fidelity designs using image editors (particularly PhotoShop) and prototypes using web WYSIWYG tools

Appreciation of HTML and JavaScript

Experience of a variety of web analysis and management information software 

People Management

If interested please send your CV to david.young@thejmgroup.com or call me on 0207 251 7326

Expires: 04/05/2011

Client: Location: Salary: PHP Data Systems Developer - HampshirePHP Data Systems Developer VR/04120 Our client is looking for a PHP Data Systems Developer to join a small and forward-thinking team with a young, fresh atmosphere and a talent for constantly pushing the boundaries of technology. They are based in rural offices near Southampton and are one of the leaders in digital research technology boasting an impressive global client base. The ideal candidate will have a strong methodical approach and be capable of designing, implementing and managing complex server-side data processing functions - with and without user interfaces. They will also be adept in PHP5, Object Oriented Programming methodologies, SQL and Linux administration along with at least 2 years commercial experience in a programming, software design, web development or systems administration. Experience with Zend Framework or other MVC framework and a good understanding of HTML, CSS and Javascript a distinct bonus. Requirements: - PHP5 - Object Oriented programming methodologies - SQL - Linux Desirable: - Zend Framework - PostgreSQL - SVN - HTML, XHTML - CSS - Javascript - Mootools Salary: up to 30k depending on experience The role will involve new application design focusing on back-end implementation along with some front-end work. Other roles will include existing application maintenance and PostgreSQL database management to administer and further add to our self-developed research and analysis portal and network of community websites that they build and maintain for some of the biggest names in retail, travel, telecoms and media. Package includes contributory pension, life insurance, BUPA cover and subsidised gym membership as well as a company bonus scheme. Fantastic work environment, with great people and great work to get involved in! Have you heard about the incentives scheme we offer for you recommending professionals to Solutions? Check out our website! If you would like to send us your CV, we understand that the creative people out there will have impressive CVs and we love receiving them but could you also attach a simple word CV with no text boxes or logos, as these are database friendly. Solutions 4 Recruitment is a specialist Marketing, PR and Design recruitment agency that offers fantastic design roles in the South, including Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Dorset and Surrey. We have a broad mix of clients consisting of design and full service agencies as well as companies from a wide range of industries. So if you are a creative looking for a new job, whether it is agency or client side, as an Artworker, Graphic Designer or Web Designer please do get in contact. * Please ensure contact details, including email address, are on your CV * If you have not heard from us within five working days please assume that you have been unsuccessful. We would like to keep your records on file and should a suitable position come up we will contact you. Solutions 4 Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.Expires: 03/05/2011

Client: Location: Salary: Web Designer - Essex

Web designer required to work in a team responsible for online brands from a design perspective.

You will also be responsible for front end development, and how the content works.

We are looking for someone who has a flair for design, loads of ideas and understanding of how information is communicated through websites in terms of branding, site architecture, usability and accessibility.

Required Skills

• Commercial experience designing large information websites.
• Solid Photoshop skills, HTML, CSS, PHP, JAVA and AJAX (hand coding preferably).
• Knowledge of SQL.
• Flash (basic actionscript).
• Keeping up-todate of emerging technologies.

This role would be suitable for someone who wants to take the next step in their career or an extremely enthusiastic and knowledgeable graduate.

To be considered please send examples of your work, preferably an online portfolio, together with your CV Mark Norman.

Expires: 02/05/2011