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Form of workTravelDesk is a travel focused media partner delivering world class multi-channel campaigns for travel and tourism companies worldwide. We combine travel specific experience with proprietary data and extensive distribution options to help our travel-sector clients deliver on their business and marketing objectives.
Job purpose
As a Front End Web Developer, you will combine the art of design with the art of programming. Responsibilities will include building rich media advertisements deliverables from the provided UI/UX design. You will work under the guidance of the Production Director and alongside a team of designers and developers. You will take an active role defining how the execution looks as well as how it works.
Duties and responsibilities
- Build rich media advertising, HTML newsletters and small website campaigns
- Ensure all tracking and reporting metrics are included correctly
- Develop new user-facing features
- Build reusable code and libraries for future use
- Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
- Optimise application for maximum speed and scalability
- Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders
- Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies
- Always stay consistent with clients brand guidelines
- Get feedback from users and customers
- Make suggestions for better solutions to problems
- Comfort working with design teams and translating mockups into code
- Invested in performance testing and website optimizations
- We expect punctuality, respect deadlines and milestones and for you to work
- during established office hours
Qualifications
- 1-2 years’ experience (ideally in advertising or media)
- Proficient understanding of programmatic advertising would be beneficial.
- Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3
- Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms
- Solid experience writing HTML, CSS (LESS and /or SASS) and responsive design principles
- Good understanding of AWS is a bonus.
- Good knowledge of React, Javascript, ¡Query, PHP, SQL
- WordPress programming skills given the platform standards and best practices
- Understanding in Google Studio, Google Campaign Manager and Google Ads would be beneficial but not essential
- Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
- Basic knowledge of CMS system (open source) is a plus but not mandatory
- Basic knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on image / video
- Familiarity with tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Google Web Designer and Figma are a major plus
- Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as GITHUB
- Good understanding of SEO principles is beneficial
- It will be a benefit to enjoy the challenge of producing great, lean code
- Good communication skills: comfortable interacting with and working closely
- with your team
- Willing to adapt and learn new skills
Who Are We?
TravelDesk is part of the MMGY Group, a travel-obsessed collective of more than 600 people across the country and around the globe. And when we say we inspire people to go places, we mean ALL people. That’s why we’re focused on nurturing a workforce that’s as diverse as the places we visit — welcoming candidates of all ages, genders and gender identities; ethnicities and religions; people of colour; LGBTQIA+ people and their allies; working parents; veterans; and those with disabilities.
Our industry-leading benefits:
- A flexible hybrid work schedule of 4 days in office and 1 day at home
- Generous annual holiday package including 25 days of annual leave, 3 personal days and year-end holiday break over the Christmas period.
- Private medical insurance and pension scheme contribution from the company
- Lively social calendar with numerous activities and events to take part in.
- Weekly Office Pantry fresh fruit boxes
- Dog friendly office: your dogs are warmly welcomed here
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season Ticket Loan
- Industry-exclusive travel perks
- Go Explore! Global Travel Reward Programme: we offer exciting anniversary travel benefits that kick in after 2 years. We want our employees to go see the world - and help pay for it.
