THE ROLE
We require an experienced front end web developer to work as part of our experienced and passionate web development and design teams. It’s likely you will be exposed to all elements of the development process and a wide variety of interesting projects including responsive brochureware, web apps and UI. A good eye for creativity and user experience is essential and an integral part of the online solutions we create.

There will be room to develop your skills within a friendly productive and relaxed team environment.

This is a full-time position based on 37 hours per week - we strive to keep standard 9am-5.30pm working hours. You will be required to work from our offices to ensure projects and communication are managed to the highest levels. Some home working may be possible, depending on circumstances.

The skills we require are:

HTML & CSS
Javascript / jQuery
Responsive techniques
Cross browser compatibility / testing
Deploying websites to hosted server environments
Logical and problem solving mind set
Good communications skills
Minimum of 2 years commercial experience

Also desired are:

CSS Pre-processing (LESS / SASS)
Some PHP and MySQL / LAMP
Version control software (GIT)

Much of our work is based on our proprietary CMS. You will be expected to develop great looking websites, potentially integrate with the CMS, and deploy to both development and live environments.

ABOUT MELON
Melon Design & Marketing Ltd was first established ten years ago and has consistently strived to produce outstanding solutions for online and offline solutions. Our clients span a wide range of industries and vary from large blue-chips to innovative start-ups.

Melon is fortunate to enjoy a wide variety of web design projects, from responsive B2B sites, to startup web apps, e-commerce, comparison and e-learning, we see it all. Additionally we help clients create forward thinking GUI designs and plan and implement online marketing campaigns.

Melon is based in a fantastic barn conversion between Milton Keynes and Northampton and close to the picturesque market town of Olney. Although we are a small team of six in-house experienced professionals we attract interesting projects and deliver outstanding online solutions, many of which can’t be shown on our website.

We work hard and deliver the goods but enjoy a joke and nurture a productive, relaxed and informal environment.

ABOUT YOU
No doubt you'll love the web, be hungry to create outstanding new websites and Apps, be ready to learn new skills and share past experiences. You will have experience of creating websites within a commercial environment and understand what's expected when creating quality code.

THE PACKAGE
Hours: 37 hours per week with no requirement for overtime
Salary: £25,000 - £32,000 per annum (negotiable depending on experience).
Holiday: 4 weeks per year plus bank holidays increasing to 5 weeks

HOW TO APPLY
Send your CV with salary expectations and some links of websites you’ve developed to: sayhello@melonwebdesign.co.uk

PLEASE REMEMBER

This is NOT a remote location role, you will be expected to commute daily to our office in Olney near Milton Keynes.
We require a good level of commercial experience and will want to see live website examples of your work.
No agencies please.

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