Mid-Senior Web Developer

Glasgow, to £45,000 + benefits / profit share

Our client is an award-winning, innovative and fresh digital design and marketing agency with offices in Glasgow and Dundee. They are looking for a new midweight-senior Developer to join their collaborative, fast-moving team. We can consider candidates from either Glasgow or Dundee / surrounding area. Preferably you will have your own car to move between the offices as required.

You will be dealing with clients across various industries and be free to use your creative passion, talent and technical know-how to turn out impressive projects that exceed expectations.

They deliver seamless, impactful, integrated, client campaigns in - and they’re growing at an impressive rate.

As an agency, they offer:

Design Consultancy ● Digital Strategy & Delivery ● PR & Digital Marketing

Role Requirements for Web Developer:

Proficiency in WordPress. Extensive experience working with WordPress CMS, including theme development, plugin customisation, and content management.
In-depth knowledge of PHP programming language to develop custom functionalities and troubleshoot issues within WordPress.
Ability to create responsive websites that are optimised for various devices and screen sizes using responsive design techniques.
Experience ensuring that WordPress websites are compatible with multiple browsersand devices
Experience in optimising WordPress websites for speed and performance, including minimizing load times and optimising images.
Proficiency in version control systems like Git for managing codebase and collaborating with team members.Knowledge of web accessibility standards (WCAG) to ensure websites are inclusive and usable by all users.
Experience with testing and debugging tools.
Experience with build tools and package managers like composer, webpack, npm, or yarn.
Bonus skills -Front-end framework/library such as React back-end framework/library such as Symfony
Ideally you will be working in or have experience of the agency environment

This opportunity is something a bit different in that you’ll be joining an employee owned organisation where it’s in everyone’s interests to drive efficiencies, work well together and share the rewards. It’s a growing environment, so there is plenty of room to develop your own skills and career.

Culturally, the right fit is key, so our client is looking at various levels of experience, ideally mid weight. Salary to £45,000 + other benefits.

FURTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Gilchrist Recruitment Partnership are a specialist recruitment agency and recruiting partner within the Marketing, Digital communications/PR, Creative & Design and Advertising industry for Scotland, both agency and client side.

When submitting your application, please outline your current salary, salary expectations and notice period. It is also essential that you are already legally permitted to work in the UK with the associated paperwork if you are not a UK citizen.

If you are not currently living in Scotland, please explain/outline your plans and timelines for relocation to Scotland. We are a Scottish based recruiter who generally do not represent “remote” opportunities - thus you will be either living in Scotland or have solid plans to relocate.

We cannot guarantee a response to each individual application, made necessary by the level of response we receive. We will contact only those candidates we wish to shortlist. Apologies in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that no applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race.

Unless clearly stated otherwise, the advertised position is a permanent contract.