Creative Designers & Developers

Posted by Sara Dodd

Fantasy League, the inventors of fantasy football are seeking a Web Developer to join their product development team immediately. You’ll be required to work as part of a team producing online football games for the World Cup and the next Premiership season. Working knowledge of HTML, XML, CSS and Photoshop is essential. An understanding of ASP.Net, C# and T-SQL would be useful. You must have 1-2 years exp in a commercial web production environment. Responsibilities will be to: configure customers’ web sites using XML, CSS & XHTML, assist in production and layout of content for their own web sites, assist production of online promotional material including GIF & Flash banner adverts, select and prepare photographic images for use in our content. You need to have:

• A proven track record in web site production
• Excellent working knowledge of XML, HTML & CSS
• Good Adobe Photoshop skills
• Experience of Macromedia Flash
• Any experience with MS Visual Studio .Net and MS Sourcesafe will be beneficial

This is a 2 month full-time contract based in Camden, London. Salary £500 per week. Email your CV with a covering letter to job@fantasyleague.com

WeeWorld, another London-based company, with offices in London, Glasgow and Boston works to build business and consumer brands and are the creators of the WeeMees (over 9 million worldwide and found on MSN Messenger, on Skype, Friends Reunited and others). The company emphasises that they celebrate self-expression, integrity and fun, with a vision to provide the most entertaining way to project who you are into all areas of digital life. They are looking for a talented and creative Senior Graphic Designer to join the expanding Glasgow web development team. You will be involved in the ongoing development of the website and in the preparation of updates and promotional material. You must have a min of 3 years agency exp working for high-profile clients, predominantly on web-based designs, an outstanding portfolio that showcases your highly creative graphic design abilities (ideally we would like to see URLs for 3 recent sites for which you were responsible). You need a good understanding of Flash and Illustrator and web usability. Contact: recruitment@weeworld.com

The Big Picture in Aberdeen likes to think of themselves as an integrated agency with a vast knowledge, tremendous imagination and the ability to bring these together in creative campaigns that improve their clients’ business. Client list includes: The Macallan, Strathclyde University, Tern TV, Scottish Qualifications Authority, Talisman Energy, The Robert Gordon University, and Rémy Martin. They are now looking for Art Directors to join their team. Email: glasgow@big-picture.co.uk for more information.

Mountain Creative Design Consultants are searching for a talented Designer to join them in Glasgow. you should be friendly and enthusiastic with a love for arty stuff and have 2-4 years expwith good Photoshop skills. Send your CV to Mountain Creative Design Consultants by email: info@mountaincdc.com

Art is an Option based in Alloa is looking for a Designer who is qualified to degree level with a min of 2 years studio exp to join their team. You will be working with a broad spectrum of clients covering a wide range of projects incorporating print, new media, packaging and exhibition work. You need to have an exceptional creative ability and be able to follow through ideas from concept to finished artwork. You should also be able to communicate and present ideas with clarity and enthusiasm to clients. A flair in designing interfaces for new media is a must. Essential skills are proficiency in Studio MX, Creative Suite (Knowledge of HTML, javascript, actionscript would be a welcomed bonus). We are also looking for Freelance Fash/Web developers due to increase in web projects. To apply, send your CV and work samples/URLs to: trevor@artisanoption.co.uk

The Shine Agency in Glasgow is looking a New Media Designer who has a min of 3 years exp and a good knowledge of the latest development software and industry standards. The ability to code cross-browsers is essential and you must be able to carry a project from brief to build. Skills should include: Dreamweaver, Fireworks/ImageReady, Flash, Photoshop, Freehand/ Illustrator, XHTML, CSS, Javascript and a working knowledge of ASP, PHP and SQL.

They are also looking for Print Designers with 2+ years experience (or strong portfolio) and good knowledge of the usual software packages. You must be comfortable dealing with both suppliers and clients and capable of leading a project and working within a team. Web skills a bonus.

The successful applicant(s) will have all the qualities listed, but above all – must have an excellent portfolio, full of idea driven design with excellent attention to detail.

Contact: Craig Mackie – craig@theshineagency.com or call him on 0141 332 9941

Hard-working, passionate Web Designer required by ambitious interactive Scottish agency. You will be proficient with Illustrator, Photoshop and ideally have exp in Flash and HTML. You will need a solid web design background and are also likely to have good Illustrator experience, with a min of 2 years solid agency exp specialising in animation. Please contact Quantum in Edinburgh (0131) 220 6656 or Galsgow (0141 220 0800) or email: marketing@quantumpeople.com

An expert Flash Web Designer with basic ActionScript knowledge is required for one of Scotland’s leading creative agencies. You will be able to manage your own time and provide a high level of creativity. To be considered for the role, you will have a min of 3 years’ solid exp of producing high quality creative Flash sites and your portfolio will reflect this level of skill. For full job descriptions, please contact the marketing team at Quantum: marketing@quantumpeople.com ref: 0606-36 JG

Arnold Clark in Glasgow is looking to recruit 2 webbies for their huge company (over 7500 employees and a turnover in excess of £1.6 billion). They need a Website Designer/Developer with solid exp of building and designing solutions from the users’ perspective to make them attractive, highly functional and easy to use. Following skills are necessary: XML, XSLT, ASP, CSS, Java Script, HTML/DHTML, Flash, Dreamweaver and Fireworks. A knowledge of ASP.net, C#, SQL, MySQL, VB.net would be preferred but not essential.

They also need a Website Marketing Executive who is career-driven with a high level of enthusiasm, energy and excellent interpersonal and multi-tasking skills. You will have the following skills: attention to detail, project management, ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team working closely with IT staff.

Both roles are based in the south side of Glasgow and provide an excellent salary, bonus scheme, private healthcare and other bens. Please send your CV stating current salary by email to marketing@arnoldclark.co.uk

Experienced C# or C++ Application Developer with strong knowledge of C# and Oracle or SQL Server skills required for 3 month contract based in West Lothian (£250 – 275 per day). You must have knowledge of web services along with hardware and software exp. Oracle client knowledge and network infrastructure knowledge would also be beneficial. Contact Keith Bowden at Hays Information Technology, ref: 124803-00464630

Edinburgh based software/hardware firm is seeking an experienced Software Development Team Leader to manage a team of 10 developers working on new product developments, support and maintenance of released products. You must be able to work in a process-orientated environment to professional standards, be a strong team player, and have outstanding team leader skills. Essential skills/exp include in-depth, relevant technical knowledge of all levels of software development withcurrent exp in a team leading role. Exp of dab and web development for business critical applications is essential. Exp in SQL Server, Delphi, .NET would be good too. Salary range: £40,000 – £45,000 + bens. Contact Tim Hagger on tel: (0131) 558 4800 (Elan) with ref: 102838-JBS-200825-TH-STL-1