Front End Developer

Main responsibility is for the production, modification and maintenance of websites and web application’s user interfaces.
This involves working closely with designers, in using semantic mark-up language i.e. XTMTL/CSS, to turn their static Photoshop designs into working browser based web pages.
To work closely with server-side developers to implement their server-side code in order to develop complex, interactive and database driven websites.
To responsible for;
• Providing accurate timing estimates on work.
• Contributing to documentation (instructional, pitch and technical specification)
• Contributing to the company development standards working closely with the Head of Development or Technical Director.
• Discussing technical solutions with clients and providing innovative new ideas to solutions.
• Maintaining a high awareness of industry issues and trends, particularly in regard to accessibility, usability, and emerging technologies, and keep team members informed as appropriate, with a view to incorporating these in future projects and staying ahead of the market and position yourself and the company as a digital specialist.
• Constantly seeking to develop yourself by learning new technologies and keeping abreast of your markets developments.
Skills and experience necessary for this role:
• Excellent HTML, XHTML, CSS programming skills
• Coding valid XHTML and CSS mark-up
• Developing cross-browser and cross-platform compatible solutions
• Exceptional JavaScript programming skills
• Experience with JQuery
• Knowledge of working with JavaScript frameworks to create rich interactive content
• Experience integrating with server-side code to produce dynamic pages
• Excitement about emerging web technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3
• Good understanding of Web Accessibility
• Experience working with version control systems such as SVN
• Experience building sites.
• Some experience in AJAX techniques
• Knowledge of HTML Email best practice desirable