Is in search of a Web Developer/Front End Web & Graphics Designer

[KencoPlenco]

Hey Guys

I am looking for some people to join a brand new Graphics/Web Design & Development Company (ICD Studio) and a Web Hosting Company(Jazzookie)

We are looking for? A talented, driven ambitious, enthusiastic, infectious and downright brilliant Web Developer, Front End Web & Graphics Designer and someone who is very good with business skills who can help us run a business properly.

We have a awesome GOLDEN seats waiting for you in a very, cool office in the Staffordshire Technology Park. (the seat is not gold)

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We are looking for a Front End Web & Graphics Designer with:
- experience of graphic design
- can work under pressure to very tight deadlines, with a strong focus on achieving results
- ability to deliver without being hand held
- confidence and personality

Key Skills Required:
- proficient in PhotoShop, Illustrator, InDesign and DreamWeaver
- able to do basic code (XHTML & CSS) or at least have been exposed to code during development stages
- a digital portfolio that shows off your design skills
- a good understanding of accessibility standards and browser compatibility
- front end developer experience (understanding of not essential)
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We are looking for a Front Wed Developer with:
- experience of web Development (Front & Back)
- can work under pressure to very tight deadlines, with a strong focus on achieving results
- ability to deliver without being hand held
- confidence and personality

Key Skills Required:
- proficient in DreamWeaver, Mircosoft Expression Web, Notepad, Notepad ++, Netbeans ete (any web developemtn tool kit basically)
- able to code in main different coding languafges like XHTML, PHP, CSS, C# etc or at least have been exposed to code during development stages
- a digital portfolio that shows off your design skills
- a good understanding of accessibility standards and browser compatibility
- front & back end developer experience (understanding of not essential)
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We are looking for somebody who is good with business and has run and business before

Key Skills Required:
- know how to run a business
- TAX
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If you would like to know more information about the jobs and any thing else that is not said in this post, then please get in touch. We really want to try and get the two companies up and running as quickly as possible

as we have got lots of clients and potential clients lined in the the next coming weeks and months

private message me if you would like to get in contact with me

 

[Toble]

All front end, no back end... so you're sorted for all your database and server needs?

"lots of potential clients?", that makes you a rarity.

Fresh graduates?
Oh i'm so cynical.

 

[KencoPlenco]

were looking for a back end developer more but if u do both then thats great

on the clients side we do have a lot lined up

 

[tek-monkey]

Good luck with it

 

[RJS]

I'm really interested. I'll pm you.

 

[Toble]

Sorry I was being so cynical, I was 3/4 pissed and 4/4 pissed off after dealing with my "problem client".

You wouldn't believe what the argument was about, suffice to say they wanted data from 5 years ago that they specifically did not want storing until last year. Now its my fault that they don't have a lot of customers' mobile numbers.

I wish you all the best, and hope you never have to deal with the same mupets as me.

Tony.

(will do php/mysql on spec for cash payment. won't do web design... ever)

 

[KencoPlenco]

Sorry I was being so cynical, I was 3/4 pissed and 4/4 pissed off after dealing with my "problem client".

You wouldn't believe what the argument was about, suffice to say they wanted data from 5 years ago that they specifically did not want storing until last year. Now its my fault that they don't have a lot of customers' mobile numbers.

I wish you all the best, and hope you never have to deal with the same mupets as me.

Tony.

(will do php/mysql on spec for cash payment. won't do web design... ever)

You will be very surprised about what are client want us to do for very little amount of money ¬¬ and that does pisses me off a lot. How can I make a full E-Commerce website which is about 700 odd pages for les then £150 and less amount of time, surely if they want a website that quickly would be charging more

 

[John Marwood]

Its tough going out there right now

People expect more for less because other people expect more for less

Most price structures that went before April 2010 have evaporated and a knock effect is taking place

Politicians call it a re adjustment, but its really about trying to avoid signing on

The only market that is still relatively happy is the very high end luxury sector but you wont find that on your doorstep

Our trade/ skills/ work will steadily lose value for the next three to four years. After that isnt worth considering

Just this week we have had three notices from communication companies instructing on their closure.

The public sector spend in the private sector was always a lot higher and a lot more influential on work in the private sector than estimated. Now that budgets are being set for the next three years it will be small private businesses that will shed jobs away from the headline grabbing public sector job losses we have just seen

I would advise against trading at the bottom end of the market as someone will always pile higher than you ( and then go bust .) And repeat

You sound like you need a sales director above any skills at the minute, and a budget to send them far and wide.

As previously posted the legal and financial sectors, agriculture, anything associated with John Lewis in retail are still areas with steady demand

Otherwise its listening out for organisations who plan on farming out their in house web work in the future

 

[tek-monkey]

The most important part of any job is the detail of the quote. No wooly statements, nail down everything. That way they have no comeback when they change their mind. Having dealt with enough people like this in the past we started putting a clause in that said something like 'Please ensure that all details in this quote are correct, and return a signed copy if acceptable. Any changes to the specification shall be considered, but once work has started may not be possible. No promises are made regarding additional cost or time involved, which could vary greatly depending on the changes requested'.

I've had to virtually rewrite systems in the past because customers just assumed it would do something they'd not mentioned to me.

 

[KencoPlenco]

I would advise against trading at the bottom end of the market as someone will always pile higher than you ( and then go bust .) And repeat

You sound like you need a sales director above any skills at the minute, and a budget to send them far and wide.

pretty much

 

[KencoPlenco]

The most important part of any job is the detail of the quote. No wooly statements, nail down everything. That way they have no comeback when they change their mind. Having dealt with enough people like this in the past we started putting a clause in that said something like 'Please ensure that all details in this quote are correct, and return a signed copy if acceptable. Any changes to the specification shall be considered, but once work has started may not be possible. No promises are made regarding additional cost or time involved, which could vary greatly depending on the changes requested'.

I've had to virtually rewrite systems in the past because customers just assumed it would do something they'd not mentioned to me.

yeah that might be handy

 

[John Marwood]

I would advise against trading at the bottom end of the market as someone will always pile higher than you ( and then go bust .) And repeat

You sound like you need a sales director above any skills at the minute, and a budget to send them far and wide.

pretty much

Could be tricky seeing as banks have ceased lending businesses money and now only offer personal loans against equity, badly disguised as a business loan ...

The exception maybe the Co-op, unless anyone knows otherwise....

 

[KencoPlenco]

I would advise against trading at the bottom end of the market as someone will always pile higher than you ( and then go bust .) And repeat

You sound like you need a sales director above any skills at the minute, and a budget to send them far and wide.

pretty much

Could be tricky seeing as banks have ceased lending businesses money and now only offer personal loans against equity, badly disguised as a business loan ...

The exception maybe the Co-op, unless anyone knows otherwise....

Yeah it used to be 6 month of trading before any business can apply for a loan now they have put it back to 12 months same with business overdraft

 

[gdavies]

all valid points I know pretty much refuse web design work if i am honest and i never really advertised it before but its gets to the point where a lot of work turns into very little money and lets not mention the fact that web development coding can be stressful.

 

[KencoPlenco]

lets not mention the fact that web development coding can be stressful.

yes web development can be stressful but i love doing it

 

[gdavies]

i enjoy it too a degree

 

[tek-monkey]

The most important part of any job is the detail of the quote. No wooly statements, nail down everything. That way they have no comeback when they change their mind. Having dealt with enough people like this in the past we started putting a clause in that said something like 'Please ensure that all details in this quote are correct, and return a signed copy if acceptable. Any changes to the specification shall be considered, but once work has started may not be possible. No promises are made regarding additional cost or time involved, which could vary greatly depending on the changes requested'.

I've had to virtually rewrite systems in the past because customers just assumed it would do something they'd not mentioned to me.

yeah that might be handy

No might about it, I seriously urge you to put something similar into all your contracts. I've been self employed, I've worked for a few very small firms, and I've lost count of the number of code re-writes I've had to do and can't charge for them because the spec wasn't detailed enough. Everything needs nailing down at specification stage, make sure a coder is involved in producing it and not a purely sales bloke.

EDIT: Just to add, full time web monkey here. Now that I work within an organisation and only do stuff for them the spec is a lot less relevant - lets face it I do what they want for a set wage, I merely have to point out the time constraints nowadays. Not sure I'd want to be self employed again, not now I have a mortgage.

 

[KencoPlenco]

The most important part of any job is the detail of the quote. No wooly statements, nail down everything. That way they have no comeback when they change their mind. Having dealt with enough people like this in the past we started putting a clause in that said something like 'Please ensure that all details in this quote are correct, and return a signed copy if acceptable. Any changes to the specification shall be considered, but once work has started may not be possible. No promises are made regarding additional cost or time involved, which could vary greatly depending on the changes requested'.

I've had to virtually rewrite systems in the past because customers just assumed it would do something they'd not mentioned to me.

yeah that might be handy

No might about it, I seriously urge you to put something similar into all your contracts. I've been self employed, I've worked for a few very small firms, and I've lost count of the number of code re-writes I've had to do and can't charge for them because the spec wasn't detailed enough. Everything needs nailing down at specification stage, make sure a coder is involved in producing it and not a purely sales bloke.

EDIT: Just to add, full time web monkey here. Now that I work within an organisation and only do stuff for them the spec is a lot less relevant - lets face it I do what they want for a set wage, I merely have to point out the time constraints nowadays. Not sure I'd want to be self employed again, not now I have a mortgage.

I will take your advice and do this to all my contracts, thanks Tek-Monkey this has been very helpful

 

[amicreative]

I wish you all the best, and hope you never have to deal with the same mupets as me.

lol

 

[age'd parent]

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