Front-end web developer vacancy
CLD is a small agency with an impressive client roster and a welcoming atmosphere. With 16 years of experience under our belt, we've built a solid reputation as a full-service agency with a focus on Craft CMS and WordPress. We're excited to tell you about the following full-time web developer vacancy.
We are looking for a talented web developer that likes to keep up-to-date with the latest technologies and takes pride in their code and the user experience.
What we’re looking for:
- A creative problem solver with a future-friendly approach to mobile-first responsive coding
- A solid understanding of fundamental web standards: HTML, CSS, JS & SVG
- Someone passionate about front-end, with a focus on performance, semantics, accessibility, and web standards
- A user-focussed mindset
- Excellent communication skills within the team and with clients
- Excellent organisation and time management skills
- An awareness and interest in industry trends and attention-grabbing front-end techniques
Required skills:
- Web standards: HTML, CSS (specifically SCSS and Tailwind), SVG, and vanilla JavaScript)
- Figma or equivalent for prototyping
- Knowledge of content modelling and how it translates to CMS implementations.
- Git version control
- Comfortable with the command line, and basics of Linux administration
Bonus skills you might have:
- Experience with Craft CMS or Twig templating
- Creative design skills
- Multi-lingual websites
- Shopify websites and Craft Commerce
- Accessibility expertise
- PHP experience and basic OOP
- API integrations and writing CMS plugins
- JavaScript patterns
- Knowledge of build systems (We use Webpack via Laravel Mix at the moment, with some older projects using Gulp)
- Linux sysadmin experience (LEMP stack)
- Nginx familiarity
- Relevant experience in a similar fast-paced agency environment
What you’ll be doing:
- Working directly with our project managers and designers to build award-winning websites for a variety of well-known brands
- Translating high fidelity designs into fully responsive websites with a focus on excellent user experience
- Flexible and client-friendly CMS implementations using content modelling best practices
- Owning projects from start to finish
- Collaborating with other developers on larger projects
- Helping to move our development baseline forward by incorporating emerging technologies
Benefits:
- 25 days’ paid holiday plus bank holidays
- Company pension scheme
- Regular social events (online and in London)
- Work from home
- Face-to-face team meetings in Reading or London
- Bike-to-work scheme
- Closed between Christmas and New Year
- Training budget
- Flexible working hours
- Progression plan
- Discounts on well-being classes/membership
- Work anywhere in the world for up to 4 weeks
This is an excellent opportunity for someone to join a forward-thinking digital agency.
How to apply
Get the conversation started! Email us at studio@cld.agency if you’re interested in this job.