Designer - Yeovil

Description
To be fully responsible for the layout, visual appearance and usability of the company websites, ensuring brand continuity, and providing expert advice, in line with Screwfix standards.

Main Responsibilities

· To design Web sites and ensure that they are visually effective, usable and easy to access, and suitable for search engines.
· Work in an agile development team, pairing with software engineers, the project truth, and other non-technical team members.
· Develop CSS based web UI designs for dynamic web applications implemented in JSP
· Engage with business analysts and project managers and the business to gain an understanding of the business requirements to support design of the correct solution for the business
· Estimate for design work
· Develop material using video and images to educate users on new features
· Develop designs for publicising new projects internally and externally
· Decision making is largely based on mixture of judgement and precedent
· Create designs that work in multiple browsers and across multiple screen resolutions
· Must ensure competence in the specialism is sustained and developed.

Skills & Abilities

Experience of the following is essential:

· Strong understanding of HTML and the evolving web standards including W3C, WAI and Usability,
· CSS based design
· Cross browser compatible design techniques
· Knowledge of Photoshop
· JavaScript
· In depth knowledge of current web-design trends and techniques
· Excellent communication skills and attention to detail
· Experience in using a source control tool, such as Subversion, Git, Mercurial, etc
· Logical and structured approach to problem solving
· Awareness of the principles of creating 'clean code'
· Customer facing development experience
· A strong online portfolio displaying user-centred design, and ideally some experience with web application solutions.

Experience of the following is advantageous:

· Delivering solutions using Agile methods (scrum, XP, etc). Therefore a solid understanding and experience of SCRUM and/or XP practices (TDD and pair programming). Along with demonstrable collaboration and communication skills
· Designing dynamic applications developed, preferably using Java and JSP
· An Art, Design or Media based Honours Degree
· Dealing with distributed teams
· Experience working with Unix, including basic Scripting and file editing
· Experience of Acceptance Test Driven Development or Behavioural Driven Development
· Test automation, for example using Fitness, Web Driver, Selenium, Watir, etc
· Understanding of retail systems

Job Elements
· Commitment to results - Works in a focused, committed and purposeful way, overcoming obstacles to deliver high quality results
· Functional Expertise - Displays a level of technical functional or professional knowledge and expertise in own field and constantly updates knowledge to ensure expertise remains relevant.
· Interpersonal Effectiveness - Displays a positive personal impact with inner confidence. Is able to communicate effectively at all levels within the organisation and to influence the views of others through effective persuasion
· Decision Making - Assists in making high quality decisions by collaborating with the team and taking a balanced view of a situation, evaluating all relevant information and reaching a logical conclusion
· Problem Solving - Understands problems both broadly and in depth. Takes a multi-dimensional approach to problem solving, focussing on the important issues and establishing priorities
· Creativity & Ideas Generation - Develops creative solutions to problems and situations, thinks beyond the tried and tested ways of doing things
· Team Working - Works co-operatively and effectively with others in a team to achieve shared objectives. Is able to seek out expertise and input from others, and work effectively with others within and outside the team

Personal traits:
· Self motivation and drive
· Open and honest approach to challenges
· Strong team working skills
· Be able to deliver technology solutions within a dynamic environment
· An excellent level of attention to detail
· A strong sense of ownership
· Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
· Positive, constructive, and a focus on continuous improvement

.