Front-end Web Developer

It's an exciting time to join the Marketing Team at Newcastle University. We have a new opportunity to join our dynamic and innovative Web Development Team. Reporting in to the Web Development Manager, our Front-end Web Developer will be joining a specialist team, with the opportunity to advance and grow your web development skills.

As a Front-end Developer, you will be responsible for implementing visual elements that users see and interact with within a web application.

Your role is integral to the Web Development Team, who are our tech leaders for front-end website maintenance and development. The team works to translate visual design into something functional and productive, ensuring our technical systems and tools support and enable our web estate.

We are looking for an ambitious and determined Front-end Developer to join our team. As a Front-end Developer, you will be responsible for implementing visual elements that users see and interact with within a web application, which makes your role crucial for the success of our organisation.

At Newcastle University you will be working with a wide range of technology, and as part of our world-class organisation, you will have the opportunity to advance and grow your web development skills.

Your role is integral to the Web Development team, who are our tech leaders for front-end website maintenance and development. The team works to translate visual design into something functional and productive, ensuring our technical systems and tools support and enable our web estate., Newcastle University is open to consider flexible working arrangements, we promote hybrid working conditions where able to with a minumum expectation of 3 working days on campus arrangement in place., * Reporting to the Web Development Manager help maintain the University's web presence and other digital products, with particular attention to accessibility and browser/device compatibility

• To work with the colleagues across the organisation to design, test, iterate, and develop new components for the University's digital design system and web templates
• To build and maintain reusable code libraries for sustainable future use
• Contribute to the development teams testing and quality assurance processes. Maintain the application documentation to enable handover to other members of the team
• To technically optimise digital channels for better performance and improve SEO and accessibility across the web estate
• Assist in reporting on and ensuring that all developments meet WCAG 2.1 AA or AAA accessibility standards
• Other duties as required to support marketing website development as required by the Head of Web, CRM and Analytics and the Web Development Team Leader

• Practiced knowledge of HTML, SCSS/CSS, JavaScript (ES6), jQuery and modern responsive web design principles within a professional environment
• Good working knowledge of best practice and trends in CRO, UX and Web development and design (User-centred design, Quality Assurance processes, Software Development lifecycle, Agile development, CI/CD processes and website development best practices (DRY, SOLID, OOP)
• A keen desire to continuously develop your skills and keep up to date with various technologies, frameworks, platforms, methodologies, and processes
• Good knowledge of working with Version Control systems (Git/GitHub)
• Strong time management and administrative skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, * Generates a range of viable options and decides on an appropriate course of action that best fits organisational and area goals

Team-working

• Works collaboratively with others, plays a positive role in teams and establishes and grows relationships across the project where different skills, expertise and opinions are valued. A real team player with great interpersonal and communication skills

Communicating

• Uses clear, concise, and accurate communication, tailoring the approach accordingly and encouraging a two-way communication process, * Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or possess equivalent industry experience

Salary: £32,080 to £33,002 with progression to £34,610 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution. We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population. At Newcastle University we hold a Gold Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme. In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.