Junior web developer 428 views

Zimbabwe’s top digital innovation and e-commerce company is looking for a Junior Web Developer to join their team in Harare.

Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years of experience

• Entrepreneurial skills and a self-starter

• Proficient in HTML, PHP Code Igniter/ Laravel Framework, Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, and Photoshop), CSS & WordPress

• Experience in digital media

• Have an understanding of brand building

• Strong layout and typographic skills

• Attention to detail

• Accuracy

• Able to work under pressure

• Motion graphics/animation/video experience would be beneficial

• Good copywriting/proof reading skills would be beneficial

• Graphic design

• Web design

• Digital design

• Adobe: Muse, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Flash, After Effects, Sketch

• A creative portfolio demonstrating previous print, web/digital work

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Producing attractive and effective designs for all media

• Ability to work with backend systems

• Digital: Website design, E-Newsletters, banner ads, Gifs, basic animated graphics for social media, newsletters, corporate identities, banners and the design other digital artwork etc.

• Keeping abreast of industry developments and trends in digital marketing and design

• Liaising effectively with team members

• Creating websites using standard HTML/CSS practices

• Working closely with web designers and programmers to produce the website

• Constant communication with other colleagues in the business to develop and deploy their content – and ensuring there is a clear establishment of what can be created within what timeframe

• Researching different software programs, maintaining software documentation

• Implementing contingency plans in case the website goes down

• Maintaining and expanding/enhancing the website once built

• Liaising effectively with team members

Duties And Responsibilities

Producing attractive and effective designs for all media

• Ability to work with backend systems

• Digital: Website design, E-Newsletters, banner ads, Gifs, basic animated graphics for social media, newsletters, corporate identities, banners and the design other digital artwork etc.

• Keeping abreast of industry developments and trends in digital marketing and design

• Liaising effectively with team members

• Creating websites using standard HTML/CSS practices

• Working closely with web designers and programmers to produce the website

• Constant communication with other colleagues in the business to develop and deploy their content – and ensuring there is a clear establishment of what can be created within what timeframe

• Researching different software programs, maintaining software documentation

• Implementing contingency plans in case the website goes down

• Maintaining and expanding/enhancing the website once built

• Liaising effectively with team members

Qualifications And Experience

Minimum 2 years of experience

• Entrepreneurial skills and a self-starter

• Proficient in HTML, PHP Code Igniter/ Laravel Framework, Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, and Photoshop), CSS & WordPress

• Experience in digital media

• Have an understanding of brand building

• Strong layout and typographic skills

• Attention to detail

• Accuracy

• Able to work under pressure

• Motion graphics/animation/video experience would be beneficial

• Good copywriting/proof reading skills would be beneficial

• Graphic design

• Web design

• Digital design

• Adobe: Muse, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Flash, After Eff