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Front End Web Developer
at Holiday Extras in
Come and Join Us…..
We are a dynamic team where you can really make your mark….
We get results in our state-of-the-art building set in landscaped gardens and can offer a vibrant atmosphere and excellent opportunities to make a difference. We unleash the enthusiasm and expertise of our people and have won The Sunday Times “Best Companies to work for” award three years running. After spectacular growth in 2008, and as the market leader in Holiday Add-ons, (Airport Parking, Hotels and Theatre/Theme Park breaks) we now employ 900 people across the UK & Germany with a turnover in 2008/09 of £170 million. More than 90% of the 2.5 million bookings we handle every year are made on our web site making us one of the largest e-commerce businesses in the UK. Over the last year we’ve grown our web team to 70 people who build, support and promote some of the highest converting sites in the travel industry.
Benefits
Personal Pension Plan Quarterly Profit share Life Assurance Cycle to Work Scheme Childcare Vouchers For further benefits please visit our website www.holidayextras.co.uk/about-us/about-us.html
Job Description: A successful applicant would be working with in-house systems to develop and maintain highly optimised, traffic generating web landing pages. You would be working within a small, dedicated team as part of the larger Holiday Extras web department, focusing on improving landing pages for clients, customers and search engines.
As a Front End Developer you will be responsible for building Search Engine optimised pages with use of dynamic, database-driven templates and Smarty plugin implementation. Our pages require a focus on optimum download speed, table-less formatting, cross-browser compatibility and clean, error-less coding.
Key Requirements:
• Strong HTML knowledge (web forms, W3C compliant XHTML, table-less webpage design) • Strong CSS knowledge • Smarty template building • JavaScript and jQuery knowledge (form validation) • Knowledge of cross-browser compatibility issues • Awareness and implementation of plug-ins
Skills / Experience: • Basic PHP • Broad general internet knowledge • Good communication skills • Attention to detail • Knowledge of Photoshop and Image ready for image placements optimisation
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