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You’ll be responsible for ensuring the successful development and retention of key client accounts. Your work will include budgetary management, project delivery, customer communications and consultancy. You’ll need to plan efficiently and work with other members of the team to ensure delivery.

Business development will be a key part of the role including; networking, sales presentations, the writing of proposal material, pitching and converting.

You will be a key client contact and will be responsible for supporting, strengthening and planning the relationship through regular communications (face–to–face, written, phone, e–mail). As their Aardvark representative, clients will expect you to provide timely advice and consultation and your approach will need to be expert, measured and representative of our brand values.

Key Requirements

• Business Development/Account Management within an agency environment
• Excellent communication skills (written, face–to–face, telephone)
• Very good understanding of web technologies especially user experience
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, work well with a team
• Independent problem solving skills; flexibility to meet tight deadlines
• Attention to detail, positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills

Desired Skills

• Experience within the leisure sector
• Experience of web based project management
• Experience of both large and small web projects
• Knowledge of corporate branding systems

Salary and Benefits

The right candidate will receive a competitive salary dependent on experience.

Important note

Sorry but the job is only open to people who have the appropriate work permits for the UK. We are not interested in hearing from any agencies at this point. Thanks.

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We're looking for an experienced PHP developer to join our team to help design, build, maintain and improve a range of web apps plus contribute to functional specifications for new projects.

The Ideal candidate will be an expert in PHP with strong SQL skills. You'll display excellent organizational and interpersonal skills. Ideally you'll have knowledge of Ruby, JavaScript, CSS, XML, HTML, Apache, Linux and WML.

Essential Skills

• PHP (3+ year's commercial experience)
• SQL skills (experience of PostgreSQL an added bonus)

Desired skills & Qualifications

• Project management experience
• Knowledge of Ruby, JavaScript, CSS, XHTML, XML, Apache, Linux, WML
• Object-oriented program design
• Computer Science Degree
• Experience of application development with an emphasis on user experience

Personal Profile

• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Independent problem solving skills
• Attention to detail and a positive attitude
• Ability and willingness to learn

Salary and Benefits

The right candidate will receive a competitive salary dependent on experience.

Important note

Sorry but the job is only open to people who have the appropriate work permits for the UK. We are not interested in hearing from any agencies at this point. Thanks.

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We are looking to recruit an experienced Web Designer to join our team.

The ideal candidate will have worked commercially as a web designer and preferably have had prior involvement in the design of web-based applications.

What You Will Be Doing

• Working with other team members to develop concepts, working models and final live websites and applications
• Maintaining and improving our existing portfolio of websites & web applications

Essential Skills

• CSS, XHTML (hand coded, W3C-compliant)
• Modern, DOM-friendly Javascript
• Fireworks or Photoshop and Illustrator or Freehand
• Flash
• Practical experience of user-centred design
• Understanding of SEO and of creating semantic XHTML

Desired skills & Qualifications

• Knowledge of JavaScript, Apache, Linux, WML
• Related Arts/Design degree

Personal Profile

• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Independent problem solving skills
• Attention to detail and a positive attitude
• Ability and willingness to learn

And finally: Knowledge of the Prototype JavaScript framework, XML and source control (SVN) would be very helpful.

Salary and Benefits

The right candidate will receive a competitive salary dependent on experience.

Important note

Sorry but the job is only open to people who have the appropriate work permits for the UK. We are not interested in hearing from any agencies at this point. Thanks.

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We're looking to recruit an experienced part-time marketing and PR executive to help with our communication and business development strategy.

The ideal candidate will be hardworking, entrepreneurial, with a willingness to learn and understands the importance of user experience and brand consistency.

Commercial experience within an agency environment is essential.

What You Will Be Doing

You will be responsible for ensuring the successful targeting and development of relevant media contacts, development and management of a target client database, writing of press releases and proofing of editorial generated by other members of staff.

You will be the key contact within the agency for Media and target clients and will be responsible for supporting and strengthening relationships through regular communications (face-to-face, written, phone, email). A key measurement of your success will be the increased presence of our profile within appropriate media.

You will be required to research target client markets, identifying suitable organizations and discovering key contact details. Research will need to be undertaken thoroughly and via multiple channels. The maintenance of a target client database is a vital part of the role.

You will have an editorial role in all material produced by the company and will be directly responsible for the production of press releases.

The position is suited to someone who wishes to work part-time and although some office-based time is required much of the work could be undertaken off-site. It is expected that the person will be employed for 1 day per week initially although this may increase dependent upon the success of the role.

Key Requirements

• PR/Marketing experience within an agency environment
• Excellent communication skills (written, face-to-face, telephone)
• An understanding of web technologies especially web standards
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, a good team worker
• Independent problem solving skills; flexibility to meet tight deadlines
• Attention to detail, positive, happy attitude
• Entrepreneurial approach for networking and developing contacts

Desired skills

• Comfortable with small business environment
• Ability to work flexible hours

Salary and Benefits

The right candidate will receive a competitive salary.

Important note

Sorry but the job is only open to people who have the appropriate work permits for the UK. We are not interested in hearing from any agencies at this point. Thanks.

Email us your details