Great Web Development Jobs on Offer Around Scotland...

Posted by Sara Dodd

Here’s a list of some well-paid IT jobs on offer around Scotland, focussing on web development, including CSS design and Flash.

First though, our friends at Below Zero are recruiting right now;

Operations Support Engineer, Below Zero

Below Zero, a specialist ISP operating from two data centres in Edinburgh, are looking to recruit an enthusiastic individual with 3-5 years of Linux experience to work on customer servers both onsite and remotely. Further information is available on their site: http://belowzero.biz

Candidates should live in central Edinburgh, be of smart appearance, ideally with corporate experience and be available for an immediate start. Actual working hours are between 10 and 20 hours each week hand-in-hand with oncall availability. Dependent on experience the salary is between £12k -18k p.a.

A cover letter and a CV should be sent to jobs@belowzero.biz

Senior Account Manager (Search Engine Marketing), Vizibility Search, Stirling /Edinburgh

This is an outstanding opportunity to make a name for yourself in this high profile role. You’ll form part of the senior management team, reshaping the agency to meet clients’ needs. You’ll need to be a bit of a search whiz and someone who can drive the search strategy, work independently and have a proven record in paid & natural search.

Vizibility Search is a specialist search marketing agency based in Stirling. We are a small but dynamic agency with a determination to win bigger and better contracts and expand into new profitable vertical markets.

Job Description

• Manage organic and pay per click search projects from strategy through to implementation
• Analyse customer web sites and provide well defined technical and marketing focused strategies for search engine improvement.
• Leverage skills in search engine writing to improve effectiveness of site content.
• Create and deliver written recommendations for SEO performance improvements.
• Manage day-to-day client relationships through face-to-face meetings, frequent conference calls, and presentations.

Requirements

• Must have proven experience delivering results through ethical search engine optimization techniques.
• An undergraduate degree with interest or emphasis in communications, marketing, advertising, computer science, or related field.
• Experience working with companies ranging from mid-size to blue chip companies.
• Strong understanding of search engine friendly web site design and ability to make critical design and technical recommendations to web developers.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects.

Skills & Achievements – Degree in either Information Technology or Marketing.

Qualifications Required – Google Adwords Professional

Salary – Negotiable depending on experience. Profits related scheme after Year 1 + Pension

Please email your CV along with details of why you consider yourself suitable for the position to aallfrey@vizibility.co.uk or call me on 01786 498253 to arrange a possible interview.

Trainee Account Manager – Search Engine Marketing, Vizibility Search, Stirling / Edinburgh

If you have a good understanding of web design / development and keen to start a career within online marketing then this is the ideal position for you. You’ll form part of a rapidly growing specialist search engine marketing company. You’ll need to be confident articulate and not afraid to work independently. You will be given all the necessary training in house and via industry recognised training courses.

Vizibility Search is a specialist search marketing agency based in Stirling. We are a small but dynamic agency with a determination to win bigger and better contracts and expand into new profitable vertical markets.

Project Manager, Web development, Edinburgh
Rate: £350 per day – 3 month contract

Ref: 14479-JW-4590
This is a role advertised on Jobsite for a Mainframe Web Development Project Manager. You will be required to successfully manage mainframe and web projects through all stages of project life cycles to implementation phases. This will invlove the analysis, design, development, system testing, UAT and implementations stages of the project life cycle. You will also be managing the project scope, budget and resourcing, within the client’s processes.

Please contact James Woods at Lorien Plc
on tel: 0113 200 2200 with above ref number.

Web Analyst, Edinburgh

6 month contract
Ref: 100753-AJS-WEB
Computer People is advertising for a Web Analyst to work with an Edinburgh-based financial group. Role will work with their business analysts and architects to develop estimates for web service change for Investment Account. You will be responsible for creating an HTML prototype that can be taken through high level and detailed design and going on to create functional analysis deliverables for the web elements of the project.

Essential knowledge/skills includes:

• Understanding of how to perform web-based analysis, and features of systems analysis as applied to the web channel (e.g. usability, data analysis)
• Financial services experience
• Ability to develop prototype in HTML
• Understanding of investment bonds, RA experience (Highly Desirable)
• Investment Management/ Investment experience.

Please forward CV documenting your experience of the above to alisonshaw@computerpeople.co.uk

Flash Graphic Designer, Glasgow
Salary: £25,000 – £28,000

Ref: 2647-99831
Large Mobile media technology company (300 staff) in Glasgow is looking for a Flash Graphic Designer to join their marketing dept. Role involves creating and designing icons, animation, page layout, font glyph design, branding and logos etc. Some writing, web design and consulting on graphic design issues will be required. Min 2 years in Flash Design and graphic design for web sites required. Knowldege of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Freehand and Macromedia Dreamweaver all essential. Portfolio of vector / raster animated graphics and web designs and images required. In addition to an attractive competitive salary the company offers generous benefits ie health, pension and 12 training days per year and excellent relocation package if required.

Please contact Alan Wood at Abraxas Plc in London on tel: 020 7255 5555

Web Developer, Eden Scott, Edinburgh
Salary: £31,000 and Benefits

Ref: S1/LK/Dev

Urgent Exciting New Role
Do you want to work for one of Scotland’s fastest growing Web Design Consultancies?
This is a fantastic opportunity for a creative web developer ideally from an agency background to join the team in Edinburgh.
This role is a mixture of development and support working with all the new technologies with a vast client base from very small organisations to major blue chip clients.
You will be versatile and adaptable in your approach and be able to work as part of a team or on your own. The ideal skills set for the right candidate will be:-

1. ASP
2. ASP.net
3. VB.net or C#
4. Java Script
5. SQL Server
6. XML
7. CSS

APPLY NOW..!!!! Short term contract opportunity and full time position available. Contact Leia Kane on 0131 550 1108or via email on leia.kane@edenscott.com

Contact Information

Leia Kane – Tel: 0131 550 1108
26 St Andrews Square
Edinburgh
EH2 1AF
http://www.edenscott.com/Home/Intro.aspx
Ref: S1/LK/Dev

Web Developer, Glasgow
Salary: circa £30,000 but negotiable

Our client is a dynamic & fast-growing creative agency, specialising in providing effective online solutions for their extensive ‘Blue-Chip’ client base. As part of their current expansion programme, they currently require experienced and talented developers to join their existing team.
Applications will only be considered from those applicants who possess the Essential Competencies within each area listed below:

1.Software Engineering

An ability to design robust, reusable OOP software is essential in this role. Knowledge of one or more design methodologies would also be useful.
Essential Competencies:
OOD/OOP / RDBMS schema design / Ensuring software correctness & robustness / Ensuring reusability
Desirable Competencies:
UML / Design patterns / Unit testing / Test-driven development

2.Programming

Most development work in this role will be in PHP, so a deep understanding of this language is essential. Knowledge of SQL is also essential, preferably more than one RDBMS. Knowledge of any other language is desirable, especially ActionScript. You may also be expected to learn new languages, so flexibility is important.
Essential Competencies:
PHP / SQL / Language-agnostic programming
Desirable Competencies:
Ability to learn new programming languages “on the job” / ActionScript / Java / Python / Ruby / C#.Net / Any other languages

3.Client Side Scripting

Part of the role will involve developing client-side scripts of varying complexity; from simple validation to complex Ajax frameworks. A working knowledge of cross-platform JavaScript is essential. A good understanding of the DOM and modern programming techniques (such as Ajax and progressive enhancement) are highly desirable.
Essential Competencies:
Client-side JavaScript (ECMAScript)
Desirable Competencies:
W3C DOM / progressive enhancement / Ajax

4.Web Mark-up

In this role you will need to work on a daily basis with essential web mark-up languages (html,xhtml,css). A clear understanding of these languages, as well as the practical aspects of standards compliance, accessibility, search-engine optimisation and browser compatibility is essential.
Essential Competencies:
XHTML / CSS / Cross-browser compatibility / Accessibility
Desirable Competencies:
W3C standards / SEO / XML / XSLT

5.Document Authoring

An important aspect of the role is the production of technical documentation (especially functional specifications) and end-user documentation such as operation manuals.
Essential Competencies:
Good written English / Technical document writing
Desirable Competencies:
Any written language other than English

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant contribution to the growth and development of our client’s business and ofcourse reap the rewards associated with doing so.
CV’s in the first instance to:
Tony Hamilton – Operations Manager
tony.hamilton@risejobs.com

Senior CSS Designer, Edinburgh
Salary: Negotiable (Dependent on experience)

Growing Digital agency seeks a designer who can build and design sites in CSS. This is a key role in the agency as they will look to you to be the authority on CSS and advise them on best practice and the latest trends in web standards. Essentially you will be a specialist in working within CSS and be passionate about it. In addition to this knowledge you will also have good knowledge of XHTML, JavaScript, Accessibility, Web Standards, Browser Technologies, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, ActionScript and AJAX. Ideally you will be from an agency background and will be enthusiastic about working in this kind of atmosphere. If you are interested, it will be necessary for you to send me a minimum of 3 URLs showcasing your CSS work, along with a CV to pamela@denholmassociates.com.

Contact Information

Pamela Cruickshank – Tel: 0131 554 6191
http://www.denholmassociates.com
Ref: S5360S
Closing date: 15-Jun-2007

Senior Web Designer, Edinburgh
Salary: Up to £35,000

Ref. 240247

Our client are a design agency based in the trendy Leith area of Edinburgh and have been tipped as the Edinburgh agency to watch in 2007. They specialise in branding and packaging with a focus on FMCG specifically within food and drinks. They’re looking to add two mid weight graphic designers to their growing team.

The two successful candidates will be excellent all round designers who can work across a range of mediums from branding and print design to web and multimedia. Your portfolio will demonstrate your capability to generate ideas and see your work though to artwork stage. Any experience in international packaging will be advantageous.

In return you will be welcomed into this growing company who are passionate about all things creative and who strive to maintain the personality of their agency. You will be given the opportunity to work with blue chip clients and pitch against big London agencies.

Email: jo@conceptpersonnel.com
T 0870 609 1915
http://www.conceptpersonnel.com
recruitment that works
Edinburgh Office: 9-10 St Andrews Square, Edinburgh, EH2 2AF.
Newcastle Office: Design Works, Gateshead, NE10 0JP.