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We’re a web host looking for a first-class Front End Web Developer. You’ll be based in brand new offices near Heathrow.

Working closely with the Marketing and Development teams you will produce attractive, functional, user- friendly websites for our hosting brands: WebFusion, Donhost, and 123-reg.

You’ll care about accessibility, usability and compatibility, and have a good eye for improving web pages, the experience of our visitors and – ultimately – sales revenue.

You will produce pixel-perfect web pages which bring our designs to life; writing structured, standards compliant XHTML & CSS should be second nature to you.

Bringing technical expertise and support to the design team, you will code sophisticated user-interaction (AJAX) and server-side functionality (PHP / MySQL). You will be responsible for creating dynamic templates and content management systems, enabling the New Media department to work smarter.

The day-to-day tasks include: designing and building bomb-proof templates, database administration, server-side scripting, creating functional user interfaces, performing site and product updates and supporting the marketing and design teams.

About us

We’re the UK’s biggest web host, with three main hosting brands: WebFusion, 123-reg and Donhost. We moved into new offices in Stockley Park near Heathrow at the end of last year, and now we’re expanding the team so we have the capacity to do some really great things.

The office is in a great location – just a couple of miles from Heathrow, but away from the flightpaths and on a leafy business park. We’re just off the motorway and there’s plenty of free parking. You can reach us easily by public transport too.

We’re highly professional, of course, but the environment in our office is relaxed. We’ll pay a competitive salary, and throw in some great benefits too (like private heathcare, company pension and life assurance).

Core functions

• Working to brand guidelines, designing and building great templates and systems for our sites
• Bring our designs to life with standards compliant HTML-CSS
• Code server-side / template functionality
• Support the design team with your technical expertise
• Assist with site and product updates
• Improve visitor experience and sales revenue
• Increase natural page ranking through search engine optimisation

• Keep up to date with latest web technologies and skills (we think this is really important, and will help you fit it in with your other duties)

Essential experience

• Minimum 2-3 years web development experience as demonstrated through portfolio of work
• Education to degree level or equivalent commercial experience

• Core technical skills: (X)HTML, CSS2/3, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL

Desirable experience

• Experience in creating templates and content managed systems
• Demonstrable experience of .NET, SQL Server, AJAX
• Experience with version management software (e.g. Subversion)
• Photoshop experience / appreciation of the varying graphics file formats used for the web

• Unix server administration

To apply, please send us a covering letter and your curriculum vitae. Please also state your current and expected salary.