Front-End Web Developer
Location: GB, LND, London
Employment type: Full-time
Industry: Internet
Company profile: Inviting inspirational individualsWe’re fast becoming a world-class company, making a massive impact to charities. We’re looking for top talent to join our growing London and Nottingham offices.5 Reasons to work for Raising IT1. Be part of a fast-moving tech companyWe love driving forwards innovation and everyone in the team contributes ideasWe’re still a small team, making a big difference2. Work with leading charitiesOur client list includes leading charities such as RSPCA, Macmillan and UNICEFEarn what you would elsewhere, but make millions for causes that count too3. Make a massive impact in the worldThe charity space is really struggling as government funding is decreasingThe future is web and social media and we are leading the way4. Have a huge opportunity not just a jobWe are onto something big, you will be a big part of it, not a corporate clogOur products have already hugely successful, but this is just the beginning5. Join a great, fun and friendly teamOur team is driven by the difference we are makingWe are passionate people that know how to work hard and have a good time
Description: A front-end web developer that cares about the details.Someone with a passion for web development, UI design, producing high quality code and wowing clients at every opportunityWe are looking to recruit a bright, enthusiastic front-end web developer to work with us in our London based team. We would be interested in talking to anyone that has at least 2 years experience.At Raising IT you’ll be working with products that are used by thousands of users that people rely on every single day. You’ll be working with some of the best designers and developers in the industry.Your purposeYou'll be taking Photoshop and Fireworks designs and slicing them up into beautiful, accessible and compatible HTML and CSS (With the occasional bit of JQuery thrown in). Your solutions will work happily in Chrome, Firefox and the latest IE. They will also degrade gracefully and play nicely in IE8 and IE7. Your code will also be expected to work on the majority of mobile devices too, either by zooming or responsive design, depending on client requirements.Key tasksWorking closely with designers you will be expected to turn static design interactive standards compliant web pages, ready to be hooked up to live data by our development team.Demonstrable experienceYou must have demonstrable skills and a folio of work relating to your front end web development and implementation skills.
Requirements: You’ll have technical skills in:HTML/HTML5, CSS/CSS3, JavaScript and jQuerybuilding 'mobile' views (not 'apps' at this point)thorough understanding of WebFonts, from Google etc.thorough understanding of accessibility and W3C standardsAlso beneficial, but not essential, skills would:experience with Content Management Systemswide experience of 3rd party web solutions and systems that may be useful in future projects (Google analytics, Split testing etc)Understanding of how SEO works and core techniquesknowledge of code management tools, such as SVN, GIT etc
Benefits: Place of workBy the time you join, we will have moved to an awesome warehouse conversion studio in Old Street (a.k.a. Silicon Roundabout).Please note: You will be based out of the office in Shoreditch, East London so you need to be able to travel here every day.  Please only apply if you can do this.
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