Senior Developer

Company:

Graymatter Ltd

Location:

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Contract:

Permanent

Graymatter is a growing design agency providing integrated digital and traditional design and business consultancy services. Based in Milton Keynes, we provide services for a wide range of clients including those in the automotive, IT and technology and healthcare sectors, developing exciting and innovative marketing solutions across print, mobile and digital platforms.

As an experienced PHP developer you will take technical lead on assigned projects, working closely with your team, the account team and the project office to define requirements and advise on the best technical solution whilst always ensuring the integrity of other areas of software development and integration between different applications as required.

Essential

• > Senior development experience within a digital team/agency
• > Extensive demonstrable experience of PHP and MySQL
• > Experience of PHP frameworks (preferably Zend)
• > Understanding of MVC architecture
• > Expert in XHTML and CSS web builds
• > JavaScript frameworks – jQuery/Mootools/Dojo/Spry/Prototype
• > Excellent knowledge of web application technologies including AJAX
• > Demonstrable source control experience (preferably SVN)
• > Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• > Demonstrable experience of working with content management systems
• > Applied understanding of web services
• > Demonstrable ability to manage people and monitor project output
• > Demonstrable commercial awareness, including the importance of planning, forecasting and managing and minimising risk to retain profit margins.

A relevant degree in computer science or programming would be highly desirable as would familiarity with project workflow tools such as Basecamp and Redmine, Concrete5 management experience, demonstrable experience with paired programming and a keen interest in mobile/iphone applications. Experience with Flash and ActionScript an advantage.

Core Responsibilities

• > To propose suitable and commercially viable technical solutions to answer clients' stated and underlying business needs
• > Where necessary to be a key point of contact for your clients, attending meetings and presenting technical solutions, development and project approaches
• > Help clarify client briefs to understand requirements, deliverables, end goals and risks. Communicate these effectively to internal stakeholders, the Head of Production and the studio
• > To assist the Heads of Digital and Production in planning and ensuring adequate internal and 3rd party resource when necessary
• > To assist in the functional requirements gathering process and ensure all developments use scalable, secure, robust and re-usable concepts throughout.
• > To be responsible for ensuring all projects meet a high technical standard.
• > To understand and document all relevant technical design decisions and requirements.
• > To seek to continually improve, formalise and standardise the technical design process to meet with changes in the industry.
• > To contribute to the maintenance and continuous improvement of quality standards within the company through team procedures and internal audit.
• > To ensure applications are technically tested throughout the development process, tracking and verifying the proper and complete implementation of the application architecture and technical specifications.
• > Responsible for ensuring that code and design meets quality standards, is secure and easily maintainable.
• > To ensure that on-going support for projects is to the highest standard. This includes technical solutions to proactively maintain developments

PHP Developer

Company:

Graymatter Ltd

Location:

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Contract:

Permanent

Graymatter is a growing design agency providing integrated digital and traditional design and business consultancy services. Based in Milton Keynes, we provide services for a wide range of clients including those in the automotive, IT and technology and healthcare sectors, developing exciting and innovative marketing solutions across print, mobile and digital platforms.

A PHP developer with some demonstrable commercial experience you will work closely with the digital team, the account team and the project office to help define requirements and provide input on the best technical solution whilst always helping to ensure the integrity of other areas of software development and integration between different applications as required.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

Essential

• > Extensive demonstrable experience of PHP and MySQL
• > Experience of PHP frameworks (preferably Zend)
• > XML, HTML, CSS
• > JavaScript frameworks – jQuery,Mootools
• > Excellent knowledge of web application technologies including AJAX
• > Demonstrable source control experience
• > Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• > Experience gained working within a creative agency environment

A relevant degree in computer science or programming would be highly desirable as would familiarity with project workflow tools such as Basecamp and Redmine, some Concrete5 management experience, demonstrable experience with paired programming and a keen interest in mobile/iphone applications.

Core Responsibilities

• > To propose suitable and commercially viable technical solutions to answer clients' stated and underlying business needs
• > Where necessary to be a key point of contact for your clients, attending meetings and presenting technical solutions, development and project approaches
• > Help clarify client briefs to understand requirements, deliverables, end goals and risks. Communicate these effectively to internal stakeholders, the Head of Production and the studio
• > To assist the Heads of Digital and Production in planning and ensuring adequate internal and 3rd party resource when necessary
• > To assist Production in ensuring clients' projects are scheduled, run and delivered effectively and to high quality
• > To identify and share relevant technical and quality issues at internal meetings and post-delivery wash-ups in order to increase internal learning and inform improvements.
• > To employ excellent communication skills to fully understand client requirements as well as explain technical solutions to the client in layman’s terms where necessary.
• > To assist in the functional requirements gathering process and ensure all developments use scalable, secure, robust and re-usable concepts throughout.
• > To be responsible for ensuring all projects meet a high technical standard.
• > To ensure applications are technically tested throughout the development process, tracking and verifying the proper and complete implementation of the application architecture and technical specifications.
• > Responsible for ensuring that code and design meets quality standards, is secure and easily maintainable.
• > To seek to continually improve, formalise and standardise the technical design process to meet with changes in the industry.
• > To understand and document all relevant technical design decisions and requirements.
• > To contribute to the maintenance and continuous improvement of quality standards within the company through team procedures and internal audit.
• > To ensure applications are technically tested throughout the development process, tracking and verifying the proper and complete implementation of the application architecture and technical specifications.
• > To ensure that on-going support for projects is to the highest standard.

freelance developers

Graymatter is a fast growing creative digital design agency looking for experienced web developers to help the team. You will be capable of managing a project from brief through to completion and will be experienced in working closely with account services to develop innovative, technical solutions to answer client requirements. Applicants must have proven experience and demonstrate a passion for web and mobile channels.

• > Extensive experience of PHP and MySQL
• > Experience of Zend as well as Javascript frameworks such as jQuery, MooTools
• > Knowledge of XML, XHTML, CSS
• > Proven source control experience
• > Excellent written and verbal communication skills

freelance seo copywriters

Graymatter is a fast growing creative digital design agency looking for experienced SEO copywriters. You will be capable of managing a project from brief through to completion and will be experienced in working closely with account services to develop relevant and engaging content to drive traffic. Your SEO copywriting must use best practice methodologies ensuring content is optimised to achieve the best SEO possible.

• > Demonstrable experience of writing content for a range of clients across multiple sectors
• > Proven accuracy and attention to detail
• > Proven results against business KPIs
• > Proven ability to meet deadlines
• > Social media and paid search experience
• > Excellent time management skills

Senior Digital Project Manager

Company:

Graymatter Ltd

Location:

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Contract:

Permanent

Job Start Date:

ASAP

Closing Date

25.02.2013

An exciting opportunity has arisen for another experienced digital project manager to join our project team. Providing integrated digital and traditional design and business consultancy services, Graymatter are based in Milton Keynes, providing services for a wide range of clients including those in the automotive, IT and technology and healthcare sectors, developing exciting and innovative marketing solutions across print, mobile and digital platforms.

We offer a competitive salary, rewarding development opportunities and a great working environment in a growing and reputable agency

Liaising with various internal and external resources and project stakeholders, the project manager needs strong organisation skills to take ownership and responsibility for defining, planning, coordinating and delivering web and digital media projects for key clients. Some projects may include integrated elements of traditional print media where there is a bias towards web/digital/data solutions.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following:

• > Examples of delivering large digital projects including redeveloping and relaunching large websites to time, budget and quality with excellent time management skills
• > Previous experience of working on both large scale and smaller digital projects
• > Demonstrable experience at building, managing and leading a multi-disciplined team and project managing enterprise solutions with multiple stakeholders and specialist service providers
• > Proven computer skills and literacy, including MS Project and Excel
• > Proven accuracy and attention to detail
• > Proven ability to meet deadlines
• > Excellent written and verbal communication skills – internal and client facing
• > Project Professional Certification
• > An enthusiasm for and understanding of online technologies and digital channel marketing, demonstrated over a range of digital projects
• > Demonstrable commercial awareness, including the importance of planning, forecasting and managing and minimising risk to retain profit margins.
• > Experience of writing business documentation
• > Experience of writing and testing against user acceptance test plans

Prince2 practitioner certification or experience with another recognised project management methodology is highly desirable as is an understanding of the IT and automotive sectors.

Core Responsibilities

• > Primarily to lead, define, plan, execute and deliver digital solution projects working alongside the relevant Account Services team member(s).
• > Provide support defining, planning and executing a variety of projects across other traditional and digital media as required.
• > To lead and coordinate activity across several projects at a time and between the respective teams, ensuring efficient use of people and other resources.
• > To work with Production to ensure all project plans are ‘booked in’ and bookings monitored, managed and updates communicated to Production in a timely manner.
• > To work with the respective teams to establish effective estimates.
• > To facilitate accurate proposals, working with all required personnel (technical designers/graphic designers). Proposals to state precisely what will be delivered and when with exclusions and
dependencies clearly defined.
• > To propose and maintain project plans and milestones alongside the all stakeholders and other staff resource, including planning around the holiday plan and communicate on minimum weekly basis.
• > To provide clear project planning which avoids resource conflicts against the department Block Planner.
• > Provide clear planning and resource requirements to Production.
• > To uphold the Project Management internal methodology and quality processes.
• > To compile and test web solutions against user acceptance test plans
• > Provide a structure within your project management approach that will successfully translate client requirements into management briefs and proposal specifications.
• > Work with the Head of Production to continually review, improve and maintain all areas of project management as a business discipline and the full project life cycle.
• > To demonstrate, monitor and evaluate flexible contingency procedures that forecast and manage the accepted levels of risk and estimate a limited allowance for changes and alterations.
• > To contribute to the maintenance of quality standards within the company through team procedures, internal audit and the on-going development of an intranet system.
• > Participate actively in communication strategies for the monitoring, evaluation and improvement of quality issues across the project team and where applicable within other departmental teams.
• > To undertake to manage project team members and provide support.
• > To manage the project commercials with the client (internal and external) and monitor the account budget, reporting and recording time spent together with a brief explanation and highlighting any cost overrun.
• > Provide project management support for all areas of the business as required.
• > To be prepared to cover during the production manager’s absence or on a business need basis including managing and updating the Block Planner.
• > Hold project closedown meetings at the end of each delivery or key phase, reporting on successes, areas of improvement and enter key performance information into Synergist

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Senior Digital Project Manager (Temp to Perm)

Company:

Graymatter Ltd

Location:

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Contract:

Temporary to Permanent: Full Time

Job Start Date:

ASAP Two- three month contract

Closing Date

25.02.2013

An exciting opportunity has arisen for another experienced digital project manager to join our project team. Providing integrated digital and traditional design and business consultancy services, Graymatter are based in Milton Keynes, providing services for a wide range of clients including those in the automotive, IT and technology and healthcare sectors, developing exciting and innovative marketing solutions across print, mobile and digital platforms.

We offer a competitive salary, rewarding development opportunities and a great working environment in a growing and reputable agency

Liaising with various internal and external resources and project stakeholders, the project manager needs strong organisation skills to take ownership and responsibility for defining, planning, coordinating and delivering web and digital media projects for key clients. Some projects may include integrated elements of traditional print media where there is a bias towards web/digital/data solutions.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following:

• > Examples of delivering large digital projects including redeveloping and relaunching large websites to time, budget and quality with excellent time management skills
• > Previous experience of working on both large scale and smaller digital projects
• > Demonstrable experience at building, managing and leading a multi-disciplined team and project managing enterprise solutions with multiple stakeholders and specialist service providers
• > Proven computer skills and literacy, including MS Project and Excel
• > Proven accuracy and attention to detail
• > Proven ability to meet deadlines
• > Excellent written and verbal communication skills – internal and client facing
• > Project Professional Certification
• > An enthusiasm for and understanding of online technologies and digital channel marketing, demonstrated over a range of digital projects
• > Demonstrable commercial awareness, including the importance of planning, forecasting and managing and minimising risk to retain profit margins.
• > Experience of writing business documentation
• > Experience of writing and testing against user acceptance test plans

Prince2 practitioner certification or experience with another recognised project management methodology is highly desirable as is an understanding of the IT and automotive sectors.

Core Responsibilities

• > Primarily to lead, define, plan, execute and deliver digital solution projects working alongside the relevant Account Services team member(s).
• > Provide support defining, planning and executing a variety of projects across other traditional and digital media as required.
• > To lead and coordinate activity across several projects at a time and between the respective teams, ensuring efficient use of people and other resources.
• > To work with Production to ensure all project plans are ‘booked in’ and bookings monitored, managed and updates communicated to Production in a timely manner.
• > To work with the respective teams to establish effective estimates.
• > To facilitate accurate proposals, working with all required personnel (technical designers/graphic designers). Proposals to state precisely what will be delivered and when with exclusions and
dependencies clearly defined.
• > To propose and maintain project plans and milestones alongside the all stakeholders and other staff resource, including planning around the holiday plan and communicate on minimum weekly basis.
• > To provide clear project planning which avoids resource conflicts against the department Block Planner.
• > Provide clear planning and resource requirements to Production.
• > To uphold the Project Management internal methodology and quality processes.
• > To compile and test web solutions against user acceptance test plans
• > Provide a structure within your project management approach that will successfully translate client requirements into management briefs and proposal specifications.
• > Work with the Head of Production to continually review, improve and maintain all areas of project management as a business discipline and the full project life cycle.
• > To demonstrate, monitor and evaluate flexible contingency procedures that forecast and manage the accepted levels of risk and estimate a limited allowance for changes and alterations.
• > To contribute to the maintenance of quality standards within the company through team procedures, internal audit and the on-going development of an intranet system.
• > Participate actively in communication strategies for the monitoring, evaluation and improvement of quality issues across the project team and where applicable within other departmental teams.
• > To undertake to manage project team members and provide support.
• > To manage the project commercials with the client (internal and external) and monitor the account budget, reporting and recording time spent together with a brief explanation and highlighting any cost overrun.
• > Provide project management support for all areas of the business as required.
• > To be prepared to cover during the production manager’s absence or on a business need basis including managing and updating the Block Planner.
• > Hold project closedown meetings at the end of each delivery or key phase, reporting on successes, areas of improvement and enter key performance information into Synergist

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