Description
Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is seeking a talented Web Designer/Front-end Developer to join our friendly, expert in-house Web team. Your responsibilities will include front-end development, UI design, UX design, liaising with internal clients and advising on industry best practice for a variety of student recruitment and research projects. You will have the opportunity to contribute to a major project currently being undertaken by the QMUL web team.
We are looking for someone who:
- is confident, personable and professional
- is organised and calm under pressure
- is flexible, intuitive and has initiative
- has a collaborative work ethic
- is passionate about contributing to an outstanding user experience.
Skills and experience:
- Significant experience designing for the web
- Experience of developing responsive websites
- Excellent HTML, CSS and Javascript skills
- Experience in UX design
- Experience in UI design
- Excellent analytic skills
- Excellent attention to detail (perfectionists welcome!)
- Educated to degree level or equivalent, preferably in a web-related field
- Excellent communications skills
- SASS experience (desirable)
- PHP/MySQL (desirable)
- Experience of working in higher education (desirable)
The post is full time for a period of up to 12 months, starting as soon as possible. Starting salary will be £31,735 per annum inclusive of London Allowance. Benefits include 30 days’ annual leave and a defined benefit pension scheme.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 1 February 2015.
Interviews will be held shortly thereafter.
Informal enquiries should be addressed to Richard Hirst, Head of Web, at or on .
Application enquiries can be directed to
For further details and to make an application, please visit www.jobs.qmul.ac.uk and search for QMUL 5212. Please include details of why you would be great for this job, including your CV, portfolio website and links to any sites you have worked on.
About us
Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is one of the UK's leading research-focused higher education institutions. With around 17,800 students, 4,000 staff and an annual turnover of £350m, we are one of the biggest University of London colleges. We teach and research across a wide range of subjects in humanities, social sciences, law, medicine and dentistry, and science and engineering.
Our academics are among the best in the country and following the most recent assessment, we were ranked 9th in the UK for research (REF 2014). Our teaching is inspired by this world-leading research, and we offer our students a stimulating, high-quality learning experience. In August 2012, in recognition of our status as one of the top research-led universities in the UK, QMUL joined the Russell Group, which represents the 24 leading universities in the UK.
The Web team is based at the Mile End campus in east London and our office hours are 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday. We are part of the Directorate of Marketing & Communications which helps the organisation achieve ambitious recruitment goals and enhance its global profile. The directorate is responsible for marketing and student recruitment, brand and identity, website, digital and social media, stakeholder relations, media relations, widening participation, and internal engagement with staff and students.
Valuing diversity and committed to equality
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